Frequencies (aka OXV: The Manual) movie review: do you feel me?
A film to warm the cockles of your geeky heart, an incredibly ambitious and profoundly provocative sci-fi drama about ideas that require no FX to sell them.
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Honour movie review: oh woman oh why
A whole lotta violent bigoted men discussing women’s lives as if they merit any say in the matter.
The Punk Singer documentary review: rage against the misogyny
A fantastic introduction to original riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna and her groundbreaking work in music, feminism, and all-around kickass awesomeness.
Beyond the Edge 3D documentary review: because it’s there
Through gorgeous archival footage and new re-creations, thrillingly places us amidst the first successful summit of Everest in 1953.
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia documentary review: repeating history
A hugely entertaining biography of one of the great observers of the American century whose witty, bitter obstinance offers essential criticism of the U.S.
Blended movie review: smug addiction
Adam Sandler goes to Africa, via the tampon aisle, and assumes you’ll agree with him that racism and sexism are family values worth celebrating.
X-Men: Days of Future Past movie review: time for hope
With its time-twisting plot, sci-fi soapiness, powerful humanism, and to-die-for cast, this is the summer blockbuster done with elegance and heart.
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist and The Armstrong Lie documentaries review
Two compelling documentaries about famed competitive cyclists and the corrupted sport that chewed them up.
The Two Faces of January movie review: without a Hitch
There’s delicious movie-movie elegance in the exotic locales and the period dress, but not much tension to be found in the murderous misadventures on offer.
A Touch of Sin movie review: people’s uprising
It’s banned in China for its savage criticism of that nation’s economic and social policies. But its horrors look awfully familiar to us in the West, too.
