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EATING RAOUL: CRITERION COLLECTION

Matthew Sorrento — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:01:18 +0000

In an obsessively consumptive culture like America’s, the only way for a common couple to strive is through killing, then consuming...

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A NATURAL TO TRADITION: SPIKE LEE ON “RED HOOK SUMMER”

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:03:06 +0000

You could imagine Spike Lee, in his preteen years, taking in every classic movie that came on TV. In his 25-plus-year career he's included enough allusions and genres to suggest he was raised on film history. But during a recent phone conversation, Spike says it ain't so...

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GOD BLESS AMERICA

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:00:26 +0000

Goldthwait's distinctive style should leave no one questioning the value of this comedian/actor-turned-filmmaker. He ponders his art and has the ability to execute ideas...

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GOOD FOR NOTHING

Matthew Sorrento — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:01:00 +0000

Taking the western to glorious landscapes of New Zealand, "Good for Nothing" has an admirable spirit, even if its goals in genre treatment are puzzling...

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IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:01:35 +0000

Though Jolie's intentions seem honest, any seasoned cineaste would wonder why a debuting filmmaker would go for material as challenging as the Serbian genocide in Bosnia...

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THE ARTIST

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:05:32 +0000

It's no small feat to inform and entertain; perhaps this is why such tributes, like the films of Guy Maddin (which often reinterpret or deconstruct the style of old) come from passion...

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THE SKIN I LIVE IN

Matthew Sorrento — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:05:24 +0000

How eerie and satisfying is it to see Pedro Almodóvar take on science...

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WHERE’S DADDY? THE LEGACY OF “THE BAD SEED” (1956)

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:20 +0000

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Mervyn LeRoy's The Bad Seed (1956) premiered an anxiety that would soon blossom in the American cinema: a fear that our offspring could prove rotten, devilish...

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REAL STEEL

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:01:29 +0000

The film serves a broad audience without exploiting the classic boxing tradition...

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HAPPY ACCIDENTS: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER EVAN GLODELL ON “BELLFLOWER”

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:03:04 +0000

Actor-writer-director Evan Glodell made “Bellflower” over a number of years, on his own time and dollar. He speaks from experience, and yet – like many debuting filmmakers – seems caught in the headlights...

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RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Matthew Sorrento — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:01:57 +0000

"Rise" wears “Planet's” mask to use “2001's” conceit. In this sense, Franco-stein begets a monster worthy of our consideration and viewing pleasure...

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KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:51:26 +0000

2011 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! It's fast, funny, and a pleasure for the eye. In my mind, that's a triumph of popcorn-crunching entertainment...

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FINISTERRAE

Matthew Sorrento — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:04:06 +0000

2011 PHILADELPHIA DANGER AFTER DARK FEATURE! With absurdism relying on comical irony, the film has its share of legit jokes, though we soon expect far more than the film can deliver...

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BIRTHRIGHT

Matthew Sorrento — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:07:57 +0000

2011 PHILADELPHIA DANGER AFTER DARK FEATURE! Can a film redeem itself for excessive tedium?

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THE LAST MOUNTAIN

Matthew Sorrento — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:01:37 +0000

This film is a case where content trumps any criticisms about the style. Haney's film relates information with clarity sans any special flourish...

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FERRELL WAS FINE WHEN THEY SAID “EVERYTHING MUST GO”

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:21:02 +0000

The film allows Ferrell the chance work on his own, discovering nuance in the quiet out beyond Nick's stormy mind. It's a triumphant performance that promises much range from what seemed a one-burner hot plate of an actor...

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THE HANGOVER PART II

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:10:31 +0000

Phillips wants us to feel like the drunk guy wedged between two others in a backseat, with the car seeming to whip by, even if it's probably a beater doing 30 mph...

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VISION: FROM THE LIFE OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:34:59 +0000

When it comes to nuns onscreen, more viewers are wary than curious. Today, they too easily embody repression, their habits suggesting all they restrict from themselves and stifle within...

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CRACKS

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:23:49 +0000

From a Scott, especially a young one, we expect snappy scenes and editing down the high school hallways. "Cracks" begins on a quieter tone, though perversion and rivalry will find their way in...

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TRICKED BY THE SURFACE; OR, WHY “INSIDIOUS” WORKS

Matthew Sorrento — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:24:42 +0000

"Insidious" still works on the surface of horror by tossing clichés in a well orchestrated attack. But the film grows most powerful when leaving the topical and reaching to the mythical roots of the genre...

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CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:01:16 +0000

Werner Herzog may be obsessed with filming extremes – personalities or natural phenomena – but he finds the grandeur in style to do them justice...

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THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:48:58 +0000

2011 PHILADELPHIA CINEFEST SELECTION! "Manager's" power, like many works of art, lies in its ability to see the larger truth through the minimal, in character, setting, and visual style. It's a well-made piece we must admire, even if it doesn't grab us by the heart.

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EXPORTING RAYMOND

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:31:51 +0000

2011 PHILADELPHIA CINEFEST SELECTION! "Exporting" delivers humor and emotion to a broader audience. When trying to take the lead in another culture, we're all fish out of water...

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FILM THREAT AT 2011 PHILADELPHIA CINEFEST

Matthew Sorrento — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:55:10 +0000

I hope it won't disappoint you to learn that yours truly, FT writer since 2005, will be frequenting Cinefest screenings from April 7-14, 2011...

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JOHN CARPENTER’S THE WARD

Matthew Sorrento — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:47:05 +0000

2011 PHILADELPHIA CINEFEST DANGER AFTER DARK FEATURE! It won't be a spoiler to reveal that “The Ward” is John Carpenter's entry in explain-it-away psychological horror...

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BASTARD SON OF A PRODIGAL SON: INTERVIEW ON “THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD”

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:05:24 +0000

The story behind Romero's "Dead" series, as grand as it is, has become overwritten. Authors Christian Sellers and Gary Smart consider an unsung offshoot, the "Return of the Living Dead" series...

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SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:51:05 +0000

It all begins with the title. The irony aside, its lightness and alliteration suggest the last breaths of one of the film's victims...

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RANGO

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:46:53 +0000

A film so committed (and respectful) to the western flubs by basing itself off another style...

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I AM NUMBER FOUR

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:05:27 +0000

Perhaps it's best that Caruso kept his hero locked down in high school. This film has the imaginative power of concrete walls and rows of lockers...

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EDGAR G. ULMER’S STRANGE ILLUSION (1945) (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:09:18 +0000

Though saddled with the script's fetish for Freud, Ulmer stylizes his thriller without sending it adrift. Like his other great films, "Strange Illusion" is a shaggy quickie that takes fine shape throughout...

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SEASON OF THE WITCH

Matthew Sorrento — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:21:09 +0000

We need a serious suspension of disbelief to accept these two aging actors as faultless warriors in tip-top shape...

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NIGHT CATCHES US

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:01:53 +0000

Writer-director Tanya Hamilton has crafted an intriguing narrative even if she struggles to realize it onscreen...

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SKYLINE

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:02:12 +0000

“Skyline,” if not always successful, refashions the modern alien invasion motif as the hopeless siege that it should be...

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TRUTH OR DARE? A CRITICAL MADNESS

Matthew Sorrento — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:01:24 +0000

The cornball synthesizer score and hammy amateur performances will have thirtysomethings recalling fond, bygone viewings...

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“I DON’T INTELLECTUALIZE IT TOO MUCH”: INTERVIEW WITH RYAN DUNN

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:01:43 +0000

Sitting down with Ryan Dunn, star of the television series "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam," is like meeting up with an old high school buddy who's kept the party alive ever since. Dunn talks about his new film, "Living Will," and his career in television, movies, and everything in between...

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NICHOLAS RAY’S BIGGER THAN LIFE: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:01:24 +0000

As far as the narrative goes, drop the “Reefer” and call this film “Cortisone Madness”...

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MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:11:33 +0000

The early Hollywood studio system loved to sensationalize. A property rooted in character would turn melodramatic for the populace, making true drama a rarity for the time. Leo McCarey's "Make Way for Tomorrow" (1937) is this kind of rarity...

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MEAT LOAF “BAT OUT OF HELL”: THE ORIGINAL TOUR (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

If there's a purgatory for wedding haters, I'd guess that Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" is on the soundtrack loop.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CINE: INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS EDITOR GARY MORRIS

Matthew Sorrento — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Having published a new anthology of interviews, Bright Lights Film Journal editor Gary Morris talks about film culture, online criticism, and the interview as a form of commentary...

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FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Critics galore are fawning over Wes Anderson's move to animation. Why all the fuss? – the man's been staging puppet shows for years.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION (1953-58): THE CRITERION COLLECTION SET

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The high-pressure environment of live television was described as “Summer Stock in an iron lung.” Perhaps the programs' invigorating style required such energy.

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PROMETHEUS TRIUMPHANT: A FUGUE IN THE KEY OF FLESH

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Shortchanging on plot, the film is still a fun celebration of a classical tradition.

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NEW BLOOD FOR “NEW MOON”: INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL CUDMORE AND CHARLEY BEWLEY

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Having stopped at Philadelphia as part of their press run for "New Moon," these actors seemed delighted to be on the “Twilight” juggernaut.

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PIRATE RADIO

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Things start sinking by the opening minutes.

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LUIS BUNUEL’S DEATH IN THE GARDEN (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

One of the masters of cinema continually thrills because he grabs us from the outside (i.e., through social commentary) and the inside (by tapping into the psychological).

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THE FOURTH KIND

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“The Fourth Kind” musters all its strength to set up a purportedly true-life scenario about alien sightings, only to give itself away at every turn.

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THE BOX

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

TWILIGHT ZONE FRIDAY! Like in the better moments of "Donnie Darko," Kelly serves up suspense and dread - until he moves into act three by sending his story into a nebulous orbit.

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SHADOW BILLIONAIRE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“Shadow Billionaire” sports many twists and turns, with the intrigue and insight of top-tier journalism.

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ON GREENING THE CITY: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER IAN CHENEY

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In "The Greening of Southie," filmmaker Ian Cheney documents the excitement and consequences of an environmentally conscious construction movement.

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ANTICHRIST

Matthew Sorrento — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This wretched thing should have been snuffed out at the drawing board.

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AMELIA

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hilary Swank settles into a stylized groove that's miles from the viscerally realistic approach to her best work.

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A SERIOUS MAN

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As in “Barton Fink,” all these roles are stylized, artificial; like dream images, they represent fears and desires more than people.

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URS

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Moritz Mayerhofer cleverly revises an ancient narrative archetype. “Urs” is cinema as a fleeting dream image.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Jonze's camera gazes upon Carrol and company just like countless readers have, and thus “Where the Wild Things Are” tributes and adds to its inspiration.

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BRIGHT STAR

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Masterpieces of literature-to-film are a rare breed; this film falls short with satisfaction.

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IN A DREAM (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The elements of this documentary on mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar hum into a glorious experience, with its narrative as captivating as its visualization.

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TURN ME ON, DEAD MAN

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The filmmakers allegorize a theory about the popular “Paul is Dead” rumor: that it signaled the band's death by hoaxing its member's.

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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The fantastic journey stems from the kids' housebound daydreaming - dinner time is inescapable, after all.

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THE BURNING PLAIN

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Fate breeds fatalism in a tale that Guillermo Arriaga masterfully writes and directs. It's realized so beautifully and viscerally that – I hate to say it – Alejandro González Iñárritu now seems a little obsolete.

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ONCE AGAIN, “NY POST’S” KYLE SMITH ASKS FOR A BEATDOWN…

Matthew Sorrento — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Must a children's film be politicized?

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DAVID MAMET’S HOMICIDE (CRITERION COLLECTION) (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As Mamet writes, so he directs – his shots get to the point, usually one we don't forget.

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MURNAU: THE SIX-DISC KINO COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Even the most passionate lover of cinema couldn't dream up an origin myth better than F.W. Murnau.

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THE HEADLESS WOMAN (LA MUJER SIN CABEZA)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! “The Headless Woman” settles into the episodic without the necessary character development – it's a slice of life too slight for its own good.

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DISTRICT 9

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The humanity of “District 9” adds another dimension to this multilayered, rewarding work – one of the best of the summer, and undoubtedly the most inventive from the multiplex this year.

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JULIE & JULIA

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Julie's setbacks are dealt out like the hand in a game we don't want to play anymore. We want to drop the cards and stay over at Julia's winning table.

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THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO CINEMA (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Cinematically speaking, you my find your meeting with psychoanalyst/film theorist Slavoj Zizek to be a near-religious experience.

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FUNNY PEOPLE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Judd Apatow deconstructs show business and reconciles humanity with the industry that often loses it. And he delivers the funniest release of the summer. (Move over, "Hangover.")

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ROMAN POLANSKI’S REPULSION: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The director deploys suspense techniques with surrealistic touches – both of which would seem dated today were they not so sharply weaved together.

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LEFT BANK

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE! Hell is upon us in the opening minutes of “Left Bank,” especially if we think of hell as a state of mind.

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I SELL THE DEAD

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Glenn McQuaid's “I Sell the Dead” sports playful genre inventiveness, in which fans can delight and even outsiders can enjoy.

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WEAK SPECIES

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

PHILADELPHIA QFEST SHORT FILM! Writer/director Dan Faltz seems at odds with the formulaic expectations we have for such roles, and serves up an equally disturbing and darkly comic experience.

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ROD SERLING’S PATTERNS: THEATRICAL VERSION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Patterns" depicts a call of humanity caught in a competitive world.

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NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF OZPLOITATION!

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Oddball horror flicks, sexploitation romps, car-chase extravaganzas – the clips burn throughout this film with a tone as giddy as its subject.

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PORNOGRAPHY

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

PHILADEPLHIA QFEST REVIEW! Sometimes terror comes so strong that clarity need not apply.

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PUBLIC ENEMIES

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This is the purest of American narratives, and this, indeed, is one of our finest storytellers.

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JOHN HUSTON’S WISE BLOOD: CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Huston stays true to the novel's events but draws from the story all the black comedy he can find. We are in strange territory.

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FOOD, INC.

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! Be prepared when seeing this film: you'll ponder the old adage about being what you eat.

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WHITE RADISHES

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Filmmaker Christina Won intends for us to revel in the ambiguity, if only there were enough present.

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PRESSURE COOKER

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! I grew a deep hunger while watching "Pressure Cooker," not just from the students' mouthwatering dishes, but from the fact that teacher/chef Wilma Stephenson could uniformly inspire such success.

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UP

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

After a strong takeoff, "Up" lands on dead grounds.

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DRAG ME TO HELL

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Resistance and rebellion to the studio routine resounds throughout “Drag Me to Hell,” and as a return to the filmmaker's original witty shocks and gross-outs, how goddamn touching it is.

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JEAN GENET’S UN CHANT D’AMOUR (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

So playful that it plays like a series of whims with little sensibility to unify them. Artistic inspiration is undoubtedly at work, but the ideas cannot solidify into art.

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OUTRAGE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! Do I sound outraged? Well, this film about closeted gay politicians will do it to you.

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BACK TO THE TRICKY PAST: THE JOYS AND FALLOUT OF THE NEW “TREK”

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ATTACK OF THE NEW TREK! Caught in the current remake craze, the new "Trek," alas, wants to transcend time.

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SAUNA

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Director AJ Annila bends the tone before our eyes, as the characters' duties to the nation and the future collapse into guttural B-movie terror. We follow his lead and don't give a damn if it all amounts to nonsense.

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MAKE-OUT WITH VIOLENCE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“Make-Out with Violence” is proud of its dual identity, yet it suffers from an identity crisis.

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DAVID LYNCH & CRISPIN GLOVER’S BIG OFFICE BLOCKBUSTER!

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This parody series is a delightful slap to any film geek's face.

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RUSS MEYER’S BLACK SNAKE (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Forget the "Moan" – Russ Meyer sensationalizes the whip and offers maniacal slaveowners in this screwy vision of a colonial plantation, circa 1835.

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DUPLICITY

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This film entertains through gameplay, turning suspenseful, comic, then romantic as if in the hands of a master card dealer. But Gilroy's trickeries can be revealed by just slightly encroaching the stage.

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THE EARLY WORKS OF CHERYL DUNYE (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Dunye's documentary style is so personal that it seems confessional, almost therapeutic. The results are self-assured, natural, and fascinating.

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RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Kids will want to root for their alien counterparts on screen. But they are second fiddle to the Rock wracking it up.

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THE DRILLER KILLER (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This 1979 budgeter from Abel Ferrara takes up from the 70s grindhouse and precedes the flourishing horror-comedies of the 80s.

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THE CLASS

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The film's stunt is to unveil a simple truth, and its reputation relies on the fact that other filmmakers have yet to make the jump.

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VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 2009 Once again, Johansson is out of step in Woody's contrived universe, the rest of which hums the film into an intelligent late-summer diversion...

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THE READER

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ACTRESS 2009 Is it possible to make a bare Winslet, both posing and in coitus, flat-out boring? This miraculous piece of crap proves it so.

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ODE TO THE DAVID LYNCH WEEPIES

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREATS SEVEN DAYS OF VD!!! Lynch has tread a “Highway,” a “Drive,” and an “Empire,”...but does his best work let tears dampen the fires?

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CORALINE (3D)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A mastery of inspiration by writer-director Henry Selick. At the finale of this visual delight, every hired hand and technician also deserve acclaim.

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INKHEART

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This children's fantasy flirts with the dark side, though family values win out.

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ALICE IN WASTELAND (DVD)

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

NEW THIS WEEK ON DVD... In this "Kill Billish" revenger pastiche, the humorous tone of the script appears alien to the filmmakers.

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DEFIANCE

Matthew Sorrento — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A little sentimentality can fuel a lot of action, yet Zwick buries his film in cloying guilt, in the end sinking "Defiance" with the holocaust film's bait.

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