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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

By J. Hoberman, November 24, 2011

"The revolution will not be televised." So Gil Scott-Heron asserted in 1970, and so it was not — at least not on American TV. As... More>>

New Times web feature

By Nick Pinkerton, November 24, 2011

"I don't think about the home where my films will land," says Alexander Payne, free-range in a film culture fenced off into art house and... More>>

Bella and Edward Lock It Down in Breaking Dawn — Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1

By Dan Kois, November 17, 2011

The single advantage the awful Twilight movies have over Stephenie Meyer's awful-but-gripping novels is that, unlike the books' sad sack, movie... More>>

The Descendants

By J. Hoberman, November 17, 2011

As life-or-death dramedy, The Descendants poses several important questions: Why has it taken Alexander Payne seven years to follow up on his... More>>

The Other F Word

By Rob Harvilla, November 17, 2011

Flea almost cries. Twice. There's your four-word summation of The Other F Word, a half-poignant, half-absurd documentary on punk-rocker dads,... More>>

J. Edgar

By J. Hoberman, November 10, 2011

A resounding "yes" to the question trembling on every lip: There is life after Hereafter! Clint Eastwood goes deep into Oliver Stone territory... More>>

Le Havre

By J. Hoberman, November 10, 2011

Aki Kaurismäki's Le Havre is something of a comeback for the Finnish filmmaker. His warmhearted comedy of underdog working-class solidarity,... More>>

Mitchell 20: Education Documentary Shot in Phoenix Stands and Delivers

New Times film

By Julie Peterson, November 03, 2011

"Oddly enough," says Randy Murray, producer and co-director of Mitchell 20: Teacher Quality Is the Answer producer, "we're blowing away the other... More>>

Tower Heist

By Nick Pinkerton, November 03, 2011

A revenge of the have-nots playing on the clear class stratification of the luxury high-rise, Tower Heist pits lobby against penthouse. Josh... More>>

The Skin I Live In

By Karina Longworth, November 03, 2011

The morality of the mad-scientist tale has remained more or less fixed since the beginning of sound cinema: From Dr. Frankenstein's hubristic... More>>

Martha Marcy May Marlene

By J. Hoberman, November 03, 2011

As taut and economical as its title is unwieldy, Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene — a first feature that won the Best Director award... More>>

The Rum Diary

By J. Hoberman, October 27, 2011

Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary is what the Brits might call a rum movie — an oddly inoffensive piece and a personal... More>>

Margin Call

By Melissa Anderson, October 27, 2011

Drowned out by the drum circles at Occupy Wall Street, writer-director J.C. Chandor's lifeless Margin Call depicts 36 hours at a Manhattan... More>>

Anonymous

By Nick Pinkerton, October 27, 2011

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the close-second candidate to be attributed authorship of the 37 plays of William Shakespeare, the... More>>

Take Shelter

By Melissa Anderson, October 27, 2011

Standing outside his small-town Ohio home, his wife and child busy preparing breakfast inside, Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) looks up at the... More>>

Just How Far Can the Paranormal Activity Franchise Go with "Found" Footage?

New Times film feature

By Jason Guerrasio, October 20, 2011

In 2009, Oren Peli's low-budget, "found footage" thriller Paranormal Activity came out of nowhere to gross more than $100 million domestically at... More>>

Andrew Haigh Discusses His Modern Yet Classic Romance Weekend

New Times film feature

By Ernest Hardy, October 20, 2011

Andrew Haigh's smart, engaging Weekend is filled with ideas and heart, humor and sadness. Unfolding over the course of a single weekend in which... More>>

Footloose

By Karina Longworth, October 13, 2011

In hindsight, the 1984 hit Footloose — starring Kevin Bacon and directed by Herbert Ross — along with its contemporary Flashdance,... More>>

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

By Alan Scherstuhl, October 13, 2011

Recent research suggests that swearing — as in cursing, cussing, or unleashing any stream of invective that newspaper comics would render... More>>

The Ides of March

By Karina Longworth, October 06, 2011

A procedural on the political manipulation of medium and message, George Clooney's fourth directorial effort is bookended with scenes of media-op... More>>

Real Steel

By Nick Pinkerton, October 06, 2011

Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a two-bit trainer traveling the state fair circuit in a not-too-distant future. His line is robot fighting, a... More>>

John Sayles Brings the Philippine-American War Into the 21st Century

Amigo

By J. Hoberman, October 06, 2011

John Sayles' Amigo aspires more to educate than entertain, but it's no less engrossing for that. Torn from the pages of history, if not those of... More>>

50/50

By Dan Kois, September 29, 2011

One single scene captures the tricky tonal balance of Jonathan Levine's cancer comedy 50/50. Adam, the straight-edge radio producer played by... More>>

Moneyball

By Robert Wilonsky, September 22, 2011

At the time of this writing, the Oakland Athletics sit at a distant third in the American League West, 18 games behind the Texas Rangers managed... More>>