Reviews Archive

February 23, 2007

Gray Matters

Manhattan coming-out comedy brain dead on arrival

By Eric Kohn

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The Taste of Tea

Character drama meets trippy clip show in Ishii's triumphant family saga

By Vadim Rizov

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February 22, 2007

The Astronaut Farmer

Billy Bob's wannabe space cadet family drama keeps it light and pleasant

By Matt Singer

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February 19, 2007

The Wayward Cloud

Taiwanese formalist turns in a fruit-fisting fever dream -- with a twist

By Vadim Rizov

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February 15, 2007

Days of Glory (Indigènes)

Long-view history lesson about Algerians in WWII hits its mark

By Michelle Orange

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Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

A mother and daughter learn to be a family in the aching aftermath of war

By Michelle Orange

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February 12, 2007

Bamako

African debt-relief courtroom drama too dogmatic and elusive for embrace

By Vadim Rizov

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February 9, 2007

The Lives of Others

Two Good Germans meet at the corner of ethics and empathy in the GDR

By Michelle Orange

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February 6, 2007

The Decomposition of the Soul

Former Stasi prisoners supply a fascinating, if insular, look at the shame of the GDR

By Eric Kohn

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February 4, 2007

Factory Girl

Miller's performance nearly redeems messy, misbegotten Sedgwick biopic

By Michelle Orange

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