Compliance Review
Based on a shockingly true story, the controversial, low key thriller Compliance will leave viewers' stomachs in knots whether they like it or not.
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2 Days in New York Review
While not as great as the Paris set original, actress Julie Delpy's 2 Days in New York offers some nice late summer fluff and a return to form for co-star Chris Rock.
Interview: Compliance Director Craig Zobel
We talked to Craig Zobel, one of the co-creators of Homestar Runner, about his decidedly different and vastly darker new film Compliance and the film's astonishing and shocking real life basis.
Killer Joe Review
It certainly can't be recommended for everybody, but for keen viewers familiar with a stomach for pitch black humour and a cast of irredeemable characters, William Friedkin and Tracy Letts' Killer Joe might be one of the best movies of the year.
Oslo, August 31st Review
Far from being a feel good film by any stretch, Oslo, August 31st is a harrowing look at one day in the life of an aging addict without a clue of how to get his life together and a deep, soul crushing sense of regret that resonates far after the final credits.
Interview: William Friedkin
We talk to master filmmaker William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection about his latest film Killer Joe, and the casting of Matthew McConaughey, his working relationship with playwright Tracy Letts, his thoughts on the NC-17 rating, what he thinks movies are missing these days, why he doesn't make many films, the writing of his memoirs, which Hollywood classic he never liked, and the status of two of his films that have never surfaced on DVD in this in-depth interview.
Interview: Rodrigo Cortes and Cillian Murphy
We talk to Buried director Rodrigo Cortes and actor Cillian Murphy about their work together on the psychic thriller Red Lights and just what it takes to make a film that gives equal time to believers, skeptics, and academics.
The New Old: Not-So-Teenage Wasteland
This week's archival DVD column takes a look at various people of different backgrounds struggling to find themselves, as we look at Martin Scorsese's debut, Mean Streets, a pair of films from Whit Stillman, the first season of the UK TV show The Inbetweeners, and Jim Jarmusch's Down By Law
Total Recall Review
Pointless.
Interview: Kirby Dick
We talk to documentarian Kirby Dick about his latest incendiary work, The Invisible War, which looks at the American military's desire to cover up the in service rape of thousands of men and women.
Ruby Sparks Review
Though it might start out as a standard quirky rom-com, Ruby Sparks is actually a charming, nuanced, funny, bittersweet, and wholly satisfying enterprise designed to take the manic pixie dream girl cliche down from the inside.
360 Review
Unremittingly bleak and down tempo, Fernando Meirelles 360 is the highbrow depressive equivalent of a modern day Garry Marshall film.
Celeste and Jesse Forever Review
While it sticks to more rom-com cliches than it would care to admit, the indie comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever succeeds largely thanks to great performances from Andy Samberg and the film's writer, Rashida Jones
Interview: Lauren Greenfield
We talk to documentarian and photographer Lauren Greenfield about her latest project, The Queen of Versailles, and the challenges of making extremely rich Americans sympathetic.
This Week in DVD: 7/31/12
Not much new to report on the home video front this week aside from a pair of teen movies: the extremely successful and entertaining Detention and the only kind of okay LOL.
