Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)

There is sometimes a fine line between the pitiless, unflinching gaze that sees things as they are and the impulse to glory in moral squalor. Todd Solondz doesn’t avoid crossing it.

Taste of Cherry by the Iranian director, Abbas Kiarostami, is not for those whose idea of movie fun is explosions and shootings, yet its concerns with matters of life and death are no less exigent for that. Over the opening credits, Mr Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) is cruising in his Range Rover, peering intently at knots…

Ridley Scott has produced a masterpiece about men in battle. As you might expect, The New York Times hated it.

A movie to promote the self-conceit of ageing hippies left behind by "history"

Maybe Steven Spielberg has “found his dark side” but, typically, he doesn’t really know what to do with it.

[See “Conventional Cuts,” The American Spectator of December, 2006-January, 2007, under “Articles”] Discover more from James Bowman Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe