Film
This well-done mystery supplies an insightful look at how money, politics, and religion have become intertwined—and where that may be taking us.
True to its name, “Nirvanna the Band The Movie” is bigger and crazier than anything Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have ever conceived of, a feat of gonzo filmmaking that would make Werner Herzog sweat.
It’s a bad sign that such an entertaining and visually stunning film, shot in CinemaScope, couldn’t play in theaters in this country.
A trio of good documentaries: Benita, Flophouse America, and The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs and Who Has Control.
“Wicked: For Good” has its faults, but it still stands out as one of the stronger adaptations of a musical to film.
Three independent films got a bounce out of the New York Film Festival and could be coming to you soon.
Knowing that artist Peter Hujar died of AIDS in 1987—one of countless casualties of a devastating epidemic that cut short so many artists’ lives—gives the film a sad, mortal urgency.
“The Seduction” is visually stunning but, even though it is the magnificently clothed French aristocracy, it all comes down to unremarkable people behaving badly.
There’s no question that the author of “Criss-Cross” approaches “Strangers on a Train” from a gay-centric viewpoint.
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