previewing the Tribeca Film Festival

I haven’t been to the Tribeca Film Festival since 2003, and man, has it grown! Launching this Wednesday and running through May 6, more than 160 screenings, programs, and other events are taking over not just the neighborhood of Tribeca — in lower Manhattan near the former World Trade Center site — but theaters and … more…

new commenting features…

Been foolin’ around with the site today. You’ll notice a new permanent feature on the main blog page, under the most recent entry and the rectangular advertisement: a purple box listing the 10 most recent comments. This box will not, alas, update dynamically — if you post a comment on an entry and then surf … more…

my recent postings at Film.com

Ooops, just realized I haven’t posted any links to my Film.com stuff in a bit. Here’s what you’ve missed if you haven’t been reading my postings over there: • today’s weekend preview • I make love to the Hot Fuzz guys • is Jericho the anti-24? • my week’s worth of screenings • the new … more…

In the Land of Women (review)

And oh, Jonathan Kasdan thinks he’s cute, too, in more ways than one. All the women in his imaginary mythical “land of women” — I keep expecting, I dunno, girl-leprechauns in pink dresses or something — are madly in love with him, of course.

Pathfinder (review)

I was prepared for awful. I wasn’t prepared for what ‘Pathfinder’ actually is: a compelling example of purely cinematic storytelling that eschews almost all dialogue and lets moody colors and visceral action tell a tale that is mythic and metaphoric.