Julie Sokolowski in Bruno Dumont's Hadewijch. Hadewijch, the new feature from the...what's the word? "interesting?" "problematic?" depends on who you talk to, I guess, I myself think both or either…
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"WHAT is an award?" asked Dave Thomas as Richard Harris in an SCTV sketch I'm fond of. (What SCTV sketch am I not fond of, I sometimes wonder.) In today's…
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The ineffable Mr. Cook, Jr., does not spend a whole lot of his brief screen time in this exceptionally engaging RKO B-picture looking so chipper. Rather, up until precisely this…
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I have some thoughts on the greatness of the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, whose work is getting highlighted in a welcome and innovative retrospective at Film Forum, for The Daily…
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I'm sure some will think me a pig for even noticing it, let alone pointing it out, but sometimes a critic just has to stand up for what he believes…
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I shall not equivocate on either point: the film is nuts, and I love it. My review for MSN Movies is here. Fights have started already, and are likely to…
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