An extraordinary display of directorial craft, but an ugly movie—so ugly that it seems as if the director is daring his harshest detractors to see it as a confirmation of their worst fears about his art.
An exhilarating ride, filled with archetypal characters with plausible psychologies, melodramatic confrontations fueled by soaring emotions, and performances that can be described as good, period, rather than "good, for 'Star Wars.'"
This drama about the true story behind "Moby Dick" is a magnificently produced adventure story that ultimately doesn't add up to much.
"Who is the National Board of Review, anyway?" is the question. The answer: one of the few major awards groups that's routinely capable of surprise.
The 24th edition of The Unloved focuses on the potential of filmmaking within both Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and the year 2011.
Matt Zoller Seitz reviews and reflects upon Jesse Eisenberg's New Yorker piece about film critics.
A typically panoramic but atypically cheerful city movie by Frederick Wiseman, a master of documentary cinema.
The latest Unloved looks at Mexican cinema, particularly The Mansion of Madness by Juan Lopez Moctezuma.
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