Let’s Meet in a Dream
I’ve known Shigesato Itoi’s name since about 1995, but didn’t start connecting him to other things I like until just a few years ago.
Pete Timmermann
John Carter (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, PG-13)
The ex-military captain, circa the late 1800s, inexplicably finds himself on Mars after a series of events that don’t much make sense to either him or the viewer.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Oscilloscope Pictures, R)
I’m happy to report that We Need to Talk About Kevin is a resounding success.
The Secret World of Arrietty (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, G)
That is to say The Secret World of Arrietty is a brilliant film, surely one of the year’s best.
A Separation (Sony Pictures Classics, PG-13)
You’ll be hard pressed to find a more engrossing, dramatic portrayal of how annoying it often is to be alive.
Young Goethe in Love (Music Box Films, NR)
Where everyone knows Shakespeare and can hop right on board with Shakespeare in Love, how many people are going to be rushing to the theater to see this on account of being interested in […]
Pina (IFC Films/Sundance Selects, PG)
There’s a little bit of biographical information here, but the majority of Pina’s 103-minute running time is just people dancing in 3-D.
Tomboy (Rocket Releasing, NR)
The film hinges on Héran’s performance, and she pulls it off rather remarkably.
A Dangerous Method (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
I tend to prefer David Cronenberg when he’s heavier on action and lighter on psychological fare.
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life (Sundance Selects, NR)
Werner Herzog doesn’t seem terribly interested in making this anything like a mystery, despite the fact that most of the people in the film can’t seem to agree on what actually happened.