Drama Rated PG-13
“What is the one image you remember from reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre? Got it? Well, it’s missing from this latest adaptation.
Drama Rated NR
Wow. What was the thermostat set at during production of this Tennessee Williams adaptation? The way the actors go from limp to irate and back again – all while dripping with sweat – you would think that director Richard Brooks had it set at 98 degrees. The performances are sweltering. This isn’t a good thing.
Action/Adventure Rated NR
Pure Danish craziness. Director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson) offers a Viking picture that’s like a Terrence Malick film on steroids. It’s brutal and terrifying, yet every frame drips with beauty. (The clouds are so imposing in these ancient skies, they almost count as characters.) In 1,000 A.D., a mute warrior with one eye (Mads Mikkelsen)
Comedy Rated R
A delightfully oddball effort from the lo-fi writing-directing team of Mark and Jay Duplass (Baghead), this muted farce benefits from the pitch-perfect performances of its cast. John C. Reilly stars as a depressed divorce who finds a goofy match in a single mom played by Marisa Tomei. They’re a sweet fit – too much so
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
“To watch Super 8 is to witness the birth of our current geek culture.
Drama Rated PG
Now playing at Chicago’s Siskel Film Center, The Leopard is an indulgent bubble bath – albeit one in which the fragrance from the soap is overwhelming.
Action/Adventure Rated PG
“It must have taken a lot of computers to pull this thing off; too bad the movie talks like one of them.
Drama Rated R
“Despite being intensely topical, The Company Men is deadly dull.
Meek’s Cutoff represents a significant step forward for director Kelly Reichardt, a critical darling whose work to this point (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy) I’ve faintly admired. Reichardt’s previous films were small-scale indie doodles – slight exercises in atmosphere and introspection. This is an ambitious period piece that nonetheless retains Reichardt’s talent for capturing human
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