Herzog is two for two with MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE (2009)
Dir. Werner Herzog
IFC Center (New York, NY), 12/20/09, 5:45pm
I went into this film pretty blind and I was so pleased. This is a magnificent film, and Herzog, after his magnificent The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans, is certainly on fire. Both pictures of his double-whammy are in the top films [...]
LES PLAGES D’AGNÈS (2008)
Dir. Agnès Varda
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, 12/9/09, 7:00pm
Agnès Varda is often called the grandmother of the French New Wave. While I think that is an exaggeration, I do think she deserves credit as one of the foundational French directors during a period of questioning and challenging the dominant “quality” cinema of the time. As [...]
FANTASTIC MR FOX (2009)
Dir. Wes Anderson
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 11/27/09, 3:45pm
Am I disappointed by Wes Anderson’s newest film, an animated, extended version of a children’s novel by Roald Dahl? I must admit I was pretty excited for the film. Anderson is one of our best directors, and I spent the past week watching Rushmore, The Royal [...]
BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN (2009)
Dir. John Krasinski
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, 11/19/09, 5:00pm
Here’s what I knew about this film going in:
1. It is directed by that guy from the Office and Away We Go
2. It is based on a book by that dead author whose lobster book Corinna is reading
3. It has Gob Bluth in it
4. Peter Travers liked it
The film [...]
