- February 14, 2005
- Porn, Again
A sharp and thought-provoking documentary revisits the skin flick’s age of innocence.
- January 24, 2005
- Pro Formula
Even in lackluster roles, Laurence Fishburne and Samuel L. Jackson light up the screen.
- January 12, 2004
- Prescient Tense
Re-creating the carnage of fifties Algeria—bombings, assassinations, police torture—The Battle of Algiers is as relevant today as it was in 1965.
- January 10, 2005
- Man Overboard
The Sea Inside is a classy tearjerker, starring Javier Bardem as a quadriplegic with a case.
- January 3, 2005
- Small Blunders
In two earnest indies, Sean Penn and John Travolta aim for authenticity�and miss by a mile.
- December 20, 2004
- Emperor of the Air
Martin Scorsese regains his form with the Howard Hughes biopic� Leo DiCaprio vehicle The Aviator.
- December 13, 2004
- Half-Baked Dozen
Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney return in Ocean’s Twelve, a sequel so fizzy it nearly fizzles out.
- December 6, 2004
- Original Cynics
In Mike Nichols’s smart, sexy Closer, beautiful people get their hearts smashed into tiny bits.
- November 29, 2004
- The Big Picture
Oliver Stone’s ambition pays off in this lusty historical epic, full of elephants and eye contact.
- November 22, 2004
- Boys 2 Men
In Almodóvar’s poignant new drama, gender twists like a corkscrew and first love lasts forever.