film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
Apparently this is a dramatic tale about responsibility, the consequences of addiction, and the trust that comes with friendship… or should: Max and Eddy return to their hard partying ways when their snowboarding school achieves success, which threatens to undermine everything they have worked for. Or else it’s just a soft-core-porn excuse to keep “Tom … more…
WHY IS THIS ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR?: Even moreso than the TV version of Borat pushed TV boundaries, this film challenges our perceptions of what a film can do, what a film should do. In an arena in which art is necessarily secondary to commerce, Sacha Baron Cohen proved that making … more…
Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius. A crazy genius, maybe, a man who takes dedication to his art to a level courting criminal prosecution and bodily harm, but a genius nevertheless.
