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Back in the Spotlight

By Duncan Shepherd, Feb. 3, 2010

It seems impossible to speak of Mel Gibson’s “comeback” in Edge of Darkness without speaking of what it is he is coming back from. But speaking strictly, the aftermath of his arrest for drunk driving in 2006 was altogether ... More Comments (11)

Past Reviews

Gray Day

Published Jan. 27, 2010

Revivals aside, we are lucky to get one black-and-white film a year. So we must count ourselves lucky, already in January, to get Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, a common choice in cultural hubs as the ... More Post a comment

Good Buy

Published Jan. 13, 2010

First let me confess. I do not know what I’m talking about. Anything naive, ill-informed, mistaken in what follows will be admitted freely without need of threat or torture. I am confident I speak for a ... More Comments (4)

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Seen on DVD

Peep Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Seven Days in May

Leland Batson,

Cinephile

Seldom have gender stereotypes been explored in such an inventive and playful fashion as in director Charlie Call’s terrific short film, Peep Show. A young woman treats herself to a verbal peepshow in which ...

The Milky Way, Before Sunrise, The Pillow Book

Dan Whitworth
Writer and reformed projectionist

Neglected Russian filmmaker Larisa Shepitkov’s debut Wings stars Maya Bulgakova as a former Soviet fighter pilot now serving as a school administrator in the early 1960s. Disappointed with ...

Walk Hard, The Omega Man, Toute une Nuit

John Tighe

Graphic artist

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang was one of the steps that Robert Downey Jr. made on his way back from jail and rehab to A-list billing that culminated with Iron Man. Unfortunately, few ...

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