Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

Martin Scorsese’s new movie, Bringing Out the Dead is yet further evidence of its director’s fascination with the manic personality as well as his undoubted skill with the camera. Unfortunately, those of us who do not share this fascination are likely to find one manic personality looking rather too much like another, and the would-be…

Le Huitième Jour(The Eighth Day) by Jaco Van Dormael begins with a somewhat whimsical attempt to portray the world as seen through the eyes of Georges (Pascal Duquenne), a Downs syndrome sufferer. Like Genesis (the pop group of the same name makes an appearance later in the film), it begins “In the beginning. . .”…

A charming French romantic comedy that is also something of a throwback

An often funny movie which will nearly as often make you feel at least a little ashamed for laughing at it

A well-made and emotionally satisfying study in elemental human passions that is splendidly down-to-earth — in more ways than one

The idea behind this movie is mistaken, I think, but its execution makes it very watchable