Frida: conservative bio-pic turns artist Frida Kahlo’s life into unfunny and crude soap opera melodrama
Julie Taymor, “Frida” (2001) A very pretty and colourful film on the life of Mexican
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
British Films | North American Films
The Prestige: fussy plot with flat characters turns on class and cultural rivalries of its setting
Christopher Nolan, “The Prestige” (2006) Rather fussy if good-looking film about duplicity and duplications, duelling
Alternative Views’ Gulf War documentary: damning criticism of UK and US complicity in Iraq-Kuwaiti discord
Frank Morrow / Alternative Views, Gulf War documentary (1990s?) Found an interesting documentary on the
A compelling character study in “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince”
Martin Scorsese, “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince” (1978) After making his break-through films
Two comedy horror shorts by Martin Scorsese about self-destructive compulsions and obsessions
Martin Scorsese, “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” (1963)
It’s Not Just You, Murray! – a clever comedy piece by budding film director great
Martin Scorsese, “It’s Not Just You, Murray!” (1964) Made by Scorsese as a film student
Beasts of the Southern Wild: a celebration of life and hope in the struggle against catastrophe and sinister forces
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) Can’t be very many films where the
Russia’s new sorrow in “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” – possible cheap exploitation and political grandstanding by VICE
Alison Severs / Vice, “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” (2011) I stumbled across short video clips made
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb: black satire on fetishisation of war and technology
Stanley Kubrick, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb”
9/11 Intercepted: dry and technical presentation of what may have actually occurred in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks
Rob Balsamo, “9/11 Intercepted” (2011) Over a decade has passed since the World Trade Center