Animated adventure about a self-absorbed South American monarch (David Spade, irritating even when only a voice) who is enlighteningly transformed into a llama. Made in the latter-day Disney style -- brassy, sassy, myopically "modern" -- and on the latter-day accelerated production schedule: thus the simplified graphics and limited cast of …
Watching writer-director Sam Mendes’ latest, it’s hard to shake the suspicion that he fell in love with the setting — an achingly beautiful old movie house/general nightspot in an English seaside town — and set out to make a movie around it. Because while the place looks fantastic — Roger …
The title might lead one to expect that Nagisa Oshima has made a direct followup to his In the Realm of the Senses (or if not to that, then to Star Wars). But it's not in the same world, let alone same realm or same empire. There is little visible …
Chinese family (melo)drama, played out against the backdrop of the financial world circa 1899. There are epic aspirations at work here; it’s hard not to see traces of the Karamazovs in the interaction of Old Master and his four sons: the mute Buddhist, the violent hothead, the simpleton, and the …
Many consider this to be spielberg's finest film. The 1972 poster art from Gone With the Wind used in a film set during World War II leads one to believe otherwise.
Wherein we learn a little something more about The Force and a big something more about Luke Skywalker's parentage, but the main idea seems to be to lay the groundwork for another Star Wars sequel rather than make any real headway. The moviemakers pretty well annihilate all narrative in a …
Lenore Miller is a plus size, insecure teen whose talent for fashion is discovered by her confident, plus-sized classmate, forcing her into the spotlight—and into the path of both bullies and new friends. Lenore’s father Mark (Wilson) is her biggest cheerleader, but the fears of her image-conscious mother (Pyle) and …
A 17-year-old takes over his uncle's rent-by-the-hour motel in Veracruz, Mexico. Written and directed by Aarón Fernández Lesur.
What will the cultured couple do with themselves after the last chick has flown? A common midlife problem, approached with sensitivity and sense of humor, but neither the element of fantasy nor the Argentine locale can evade banality. With Oscar Martínez and Cecilia Roth; written and directed by Daniel Burman.
Student organizers at elite universities, including the recently detained Mahmoud Khalil, take a historic stand against their institutions’ investments in the Gaza genocide.