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By | January 01, 0001

Review: Splice

Splitting heirs: Variety is the life of Splice
Like its synthetic creature, Dren (Delphine Chanéac), Vincenzo Natali’s unwieldy but provocative thriller recombines DNA from many different movie and literary sources.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 02, 2010

The Oscars go to Hell

The Devil knows what the nominations will be for this year’s Oscars
Maybe it’s just as well if the writers’ strike forces a cancellation of the Oscars show.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 18, 2008

Backstage masterpiece

Is Slings + Arrows better than The Sopranos?
As much as I adored The Sopranos , I have to wonder about the rush to anoint it the best television series ever.
By ED SIEGEL | July 03, 2007

Away from Her

Unforgettable performances in a forgettable debut film
Sarah Polley’s feature-directing debut boasts outstanding performances, but she’s confused Alice Munro’s elegantly straightforward structure.
By BRETT MICHEL | May 08, 2007

Beowulf & Grendel

Beguiles, thanks largely to the sparse Icelandic landscape
Icelandic director Sturla Gunnarsson treats the Old English epic about a foreign warrior enlisted by a broken Dane king to rid the land of a scourge with both respect and irreverence. Watch the trailer for Beowulf & Grendel
By TOM MEEK | August 09, 2006