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Body of Lies

Not since the days of Jack Ryan has there been a film that blended political espionage with cat and mouse thrills as adeptly...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Projections

AFI Night At The Movies

If you’re reading this right now and would like to be there when Steve Martin introduces a screening of The Jerk or Dustin Hoffman...

Sarah Bennett

Film Interviews

Rachel Getting Married

In a perfect world, we’d all get the chance to choose the people we’re related to. But in this one, it’s simply a matter of making...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Poor Paul

With the recent explosion of popularity of all things Web 2.0 (i.e. YouTube and MySpace), more and more people are starting to...

Zach Bourque

Film Movie Reviews

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers tells the story of Mr. Shi, an elderly Chinese, and his American immigrant daughter, Yilan....

Nick Day

Film Movie Reviews

Ghost Town

There are little pieces of hard candy out there that are all dolled up in bright and shiny plastic wrappers. You pop one into...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Forever Strong

Want to see Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”) sporting a weird faux hawk mullet hybrid? If so, Forever Strong is your chance to do...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Eagle Eye

Going into the film a little hesitant about the storyline, Eagle Eye blew me completely out of the water. Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)...

Jennifer Driessen

Film Movie Reviews

August Evening

At the heart of August Evening is Pedro Castaneda’s performance as Jaime, an aging Mexican farm worker who must lead his widowed...

James Famera

Film Movie Reviews

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela

Olaf de Fleur Johannesson’s Queen Raquela employs a creative near-documentary style to explore the world of the Filipino ladyboy...

Natasha Desianto

Film Movie Reviews

The Lucky Ones

Like Boys on the Side with the Iraq war as a backdrop, The Lucky Ones follows three unlikely friends, tossed together by extenuating...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Interviews

Battle in Seatle

Politics, more than anything else in this world, possesses the ability to polarize or galvanize the people. The new film, Battle...

Ebony March

Film Interviews

My Best Friend's Girl

Jason Biggs. Dane Cook. Kate Hudson. These three stars have each made an indelible mark on the comedy world at large. Biggs...

Ebony March

Film Projections

Found Footage Festival

While we’re on the subject of going green (read: this month’s special feature), nothing says, “I love the Earth” more than recycled...

Sarah Bennett

Film Movie Reviews

Choke

Sex addiction, self-inflicted asphyxiation, Alzheimer’s, colonial reenactments … welcome back to the world of Chuck Palahniuk....

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Interviews

The Oly Girls

“Sunset Tan” revolves around the California-based tanning salon chain. Viewers get an inside look at what is described by the...

Lauren Rosenblum

Film Movie Reviews

Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude is, quite simply, one of the worst movies ever made. It makes Blue Crush look like Citizen Kane. Matthew McConaughey...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

Save Me

Following his successful feature film premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival (Ira & Abby), and Anything But Love appearing...

Bonnie Priever

Film Movie Reviews

Igor

In a land ruled by mad scientists, each with a loyal assistant, an Igor, whose job can be summed up in two words: “Yes, Master,”...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

Hounddog

Hounddog, also known as the infamous “Dakota Fanning rape movie,” has been desperately seeking distribution since its debut at...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

Take Out

Depressing and difficult-to-watch at times, Take Out offers a look into the harsh reality of undocumented Chinese deliverymen...

Jessica Koslow

Film Movie Reviews

Yella

Yella is a young businesswoman, about to embark upon a journey to a new job in the former West German town of Hannover. But her...

Natasha Desianto

Film Movie Reviews

Righteous Kill

For decades, film lovers have pined for the onscreen coupling of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. After a tantalizing, 10-minute...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Movie Reviews

The Pool

The lanky, 18-year-old Venkatesh and his 12-year-old cohort Jhangir work menial jobs and sell plastic bags on the street to make...

Natasha Desianto

Film Movie Reviews

Appaloosa

Ed Harris wrote, directed and stars alongside Viggo Mortensen in Appaloosa, a western about two friends hired to police a small...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Interviews

The Duchess

It’s the tale of a fashion-forward socialite and her torrid affair with a charismatic politico. Director Saul Dibb takes the...

Ebony March

Film Movie Reviews

Lakeview Terrace

Neil LaBute isn’t afraid of controversy, as anyone who’s seen his debut, In the Company of Men, can attest. His latest directorial...

Sasha Perl-Raver

Film Projections

WORD IS BORN: HIP HOP AT THE MOVIES, 1979-1984

Ever since Cinefamily took over the Silent Movie Theatre, Los Angeles’ obscure movie fanatics have had their weeks full. In addition...

Sarah Bennett

Film Movie Reviews

Sukiyaki Western Django

Sukiyaki Western Django is a play on the concept of the spaghetti western. Specifically, Takashi Miike, the director of the notorious...

Jonathan Knell

Film Movie Reviews

Flow

Flow is a powerful documentary that delivers an urgent message that we, blinded by having plentiful water at our disposal that...

Natasha Desianto