DANTON
A powerful historical film, as well as an allegory for any nation that grappled with a totalitarian past. Or flirts with one at present.
May 7, 2009
DODES’KA-DEN
This film has been referred to as 'minor Kurosawa', and if those two terms ever belonged together , then I ...
April 19, 2009
WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL 2009
A moderate sized but respectable film festival, the WFF has grown each year to its current crop of 198 films ...
April 11, 2009
GOODBYE SOLO
In its own way, this film is perfect. From start to finish, the performances are flawless, not a moment is ...
April 7, 2009
TOKYO SONATA
The creeping dread of a faltering global economy is likely to inspire a wave of films with themes of depression, ...
April 7, 2009
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
Intelligence services for any nation have in common an innate need for secrecy regarding their actions and a defensive posture ...
April 5, 2009
Vagabond
How does one conduct a character study of a complete void? The human soul is elusive enough when it has ...
March 29, 2009