I’ve always maintained that, compared with many of its peers, the musical Les Misérables is in a class of its own. Set in the aftermath of the French Revolu...
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To warn any reader, I am going to be even more ignorant in this piece than I usually am, for a ...
I tend to be cautious about movies produced and directed by their stars. Turning the camera on oneself begets temptations to egotism that few can completely res...
Knocked Up. Dir. Judd Apatow. Universal, 2006.
Knocked Up, writer/director Judd Apatow's follow-up to 2005's wildly popular The 40 Year Old Virgin, was no disap...
Children of Men. Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Universal, 2006.
London, 2027: the world is a depressing place, devoid of the laughter of children. Everyone in the world ...
Blood Diamond. Dir. Edward Zwick. Warner Bros., 2006.
After seeing Blood Diamond, I was swept up in a rush of strong emotions, like most others who have seen th...
Jesus Camp. Dir. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Loki Films, 2006.
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films are known for making controversial films, such ...
V for Vendetta. Dir. James McTeigue.
Screenplay by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. Warner Brothers, 2005.
Open a newsmagazine and see the terrified fa...
As a child, I was fascinated with monsters. And not just any monster would do—it had to be big, ferocious, and savage, capable of drawing fearful gasps from its...
Brokeback Mountain. Dir. Ang Lee. Focus Features, 2005.
A few Saturday mornings ago at a local coffee shop, I overheard a group of middle aged men discussing...
