Film

Dancing the plot away

by Tom Horgen
Published February 12, 2004

Robert Altman's mock ballet documentary sacrifices narrative for a touch of class.

McNamara’s wall

by Tom Horgen
Published February 12, 2004

Filmmaker Errol Morris describes a life lived through the deaths of others.

A stranger from the north

by Tom Horgen
Published February 5, 2004

Guy Maddin's creepy, mannered cinema worms its way into the Walker.

20 angry men

by Brian Stensaas
Published February 5, 2004

"Miracle" tells the story of Herb Brooks' determination to forge a team that could beat the world.

Crises on the high seas

by Tom Horgen
Published February 5, 2004

"Balseros" floats along the surface of U.S.-Cuba tensions.

Lies of our times

by Keri Carlson
Published January 29, 2004

Tim Burton's father-son melodrama blurs fantasy and falsehood.

See how high she flies

by Niels Strandskov
Published January 29, 2004

It's always a bit surprising to go to Hayao Miyazaki films like "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" and not find any vicious, slavering religious zealots blocking the entrance. There's so much in his...

Life is brutal

by Niels Strandskov
Published January 29, 2004

"The Match Factory Girl" finds that the urge to destroy is also a creative urge.

Persistence of vision

by Tom Horgen
Published January 22, 2004

The stars of "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" hold forth on being star-struck.

A labyrinth of pain

by Tom Horgen
Published January 22, 2004

"Monster" describes half the reasons Aileen Wuornos died.