Screen Reviews

Our writers scour the globe, rewind endless tapes, and press pause as many times as it takes to bring you the ultimate collection of film, broadcast, and streaming visual content to feed your endless appetite for movies.

The Majestic

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Christmas Day brings with it Jim Carrey’s latest stab at Oscar gold, The Majestic. While we can’t predict the whims of the Academy voters, James Mann can at least tell you if the Capra-esque flick is worth seeing.

Pagan Poetry

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Bjork pushes the envelope again with “Pagan Poetry,” a video you’re unlikely to see on MTV. Phil Bailey caught a limited engagement theatrical presentation, and files this report.

Waking Life

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Director Richard Linklater goes beyond past cult hits like Dazed And Confused and into the animated world in his new film, Waking Life. Phil Bailey lets you know whether the film’s worth staying up for.

Dark Days

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Who are “the mole people”? Director Marc Singer explores the answers in his documentary, Dark Days. Kiran Aditham delves into the film.

Amélie

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French film comedy isn’t all Jerry Lewis – they do romantic comedies, just like us. As if to prove this point, Carl F. Gauze takes a look at director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s new romantic comedy, Amélie.

The Show

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Brian Kruger takes a look at the first volume of The Show, an LA-based TV series featuring performances by H2O, No Use For a Name, Kill Your Idols, Flogging Molly, Avail, Less Than Jake, 7 Seconds, Madcap, The Ataris, MXPX, and AFI.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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If we have to tell you what Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is about, you must live under a rock. Even noted art film aficionado Carl F. Gauze has been sucked in by the unstoppable juggernaut.

Mulholland Drive

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Carl F. Gauze takes a ride down Mulholland Drive, director David Lynch’s latest entry into the “surreal film of the century” sweepstakes.

Citizen Kane

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It’s been called the greatest film ever made. Now Orson Welles’ masterpiece, Citizen Kane, makes the jump to deluxe DVD. But is this two-disc set the “Rosebud” that movie fans are dying for? Matt Cibula asks the questions.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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No longer a knight who says “nee!,” Carl F. Gauze instead has a few words to say about the anniversary director’s cut edition of the comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But is that African or European?

Memento

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Matt Cibula digs into the new DVD of the celebrated film Memento, in which nothing is what it seems. Plus a guy gets a lot of gnarly tattoos.

Greenfingers

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It may seem implausible that a group of British convicts could become gardening champs, but Joel Hershman’s new film Greenfingers is actually loosely based on a true story! Carl F. Gauze lets you know whether this film deserves a (green) thumbs up.

Apocalypse Now Redux

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It’s bigger, louder, brighter, and longer, but is the reissue of Francis Ford Coppola’s classic Apocalypse Now… better? Carl F. Gauze does a long tour of duty in the theater to file this report.

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

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New facts are discovered and questions are raised about the infamous Robin Hood Hills child murders and the “West Memphis 3” in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s sequel to their acclaimed doumentary, Paradise Lost. James Mann digs into the DVD of Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.

Rock ‘N’ Roll High School

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Do your parents know that you’re Ramones? The legendary punk icons’ defining cinematic moment gets a deluxe DVD reissue as a tribute to the late, great Joey Ramone. James Mann takes you back to Rock ‘N’ Roll High School.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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What can you do when you’re the victim of a botched sex change operation and your boyfriend ditches you to become a rock star – with songs you wrote? John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch answers these burning questions, and Carl F. Gauze lets you know if they were worth asking.

Hutch Owen: Aristotle

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Underground comics make their way online with Top Shelf’s dot.comics online anthology. Ian Koss takes a look at Tom Hart’s contribution, Hutch Owen: Aristotle.

The Road Home

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Before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Ziyi starred in a little movie called The Road Home. The film has finally made it stateside, and Carl F. Gauze tells you if it was worthy of the trip.

Ghost World

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Daniel Clowes’ brilliant graphic novel, Ghost World comes to the silver screen courtesy of director Terry Zwigoff. And according to Phil Bailey, this is one comics-to-film translation that gets it right.

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Dark Water

Dark Water

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J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.

The Shootist

The Shootist

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John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.