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Movie Review | 'Special': Going Bonkers, Superhero Style

Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:19am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Special” puts an indie spin on the current Hollywood vogue for moody superhero psychodrama.

Movie Review | 'Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback': United by Shared Ambivalence

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 4:43am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback,” an ambitious but unfocused documentary, bids to immortalize this short-lived if influential group.

Movie Review | 'Saw V': Grand Guignol, by Way of the Tool Shed

Posted: October 25th, 2008, 4:38am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

The latest and least of the “Saw” films is just plain boring and even a little tame — albeit by the standards of a genre that helped bring the phrase “torture porn” into the lexicon.

Movie Review | 'Disaster Movie': Chipmunks With Rabies? That Is So L L Not Cool J

Posted: August 30th, 2008, 4:29am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Disaster Movie,” the latest disposable parody of disposable Hollywood movies, has a shelf life of about five minutes, tops.

Movie Review | 'Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild': Gay Again

Posted: August 28th, 2008, 11:56pm GMT by By NATHAN LEE

There’s nothing generic about “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!” This wretched gaysploitation number is, in fact, the worst gay sequel ever.

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Movie Review | 'Beautiful Losers': Keeping It Real, Totally, Y’Know, Back in the Day

Posted: August 8th, 2008, 2:19am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Beautiful Losers” bids to immortalize the ethos and achievement of a group of artists affiliated with the Alleged Gallery in Manhattan.

Movie Review | 'Passing Poston': Bearing Witness to a Historical Disgrace

Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:07pm GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Passing Poston” recollects one of the most shameful episodes in United States history: the forced internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II.

Movie Review | 'The Forgotten Woman': Stigmatized by Society

Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:59pm GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“The Forgotten Woman,” about the marginalization of widows in India, has visual beauty, graceful compassion and understated anger.

Movie Review | 'Last Stop for Paul': An Arrival for the Dearly Departed

Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:47pm GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Last Stop for Paul” follows two goofy dudes, Charlie (Neil Mandt) and Cliff (Marc Carter), as they gallivant around the globe in search of adventure.

Movie Review | 'The Animation Show': Life in Motion

Posted: July 25th, 2008, 3:26am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

There is plenty of sleek, expensive-looking computer animation on display in the fourth edition of “The Animation Show.”

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Movie Review | 'Bustin’ Down the Door': Making a Splash

Posted: July 25th, 2008, 3:11am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“Bustin’ Down the Door,” a documentary about the rise of professional surfing, hits all the standard notes of the awestruck historical sports saga.

Movie Review | 'No Regret': Sexual Identity Collides With Economic Need

Posted: July 25th, 2008, 2:58am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

In overlighted hallways and shady side rooms, the director, Leesong Hee-il, presents a remarkably frank portrait of low-rent South Korean homosexuality.

Movie Review | 'As Tears Go By': Struck by Love in a Moody Underworld

Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 3:30am GMT by By NATHAN LEE

“As Tears Go By,” Wong Kar-wai’s first feature film, heralds a new vision not yet in perfect focus.