In Another Country
March 2, 2013 | French actress Isabelle Huppert isn’t only the star of In Another Country, she’s also the center of gravity for this playfully wispy yet oddly captivating doodle by…
Manhunter
August 15, 1986 | These days, Michael Mann is best known as the executive producer of Miami Vice, the sleek and stylish TV series that places a high premium on…
Howard the Duck
August 1, 1986 | Howard the Duck isn’t kid stuff. It's a wack!-wack!-wacky comedy-adventure, but much of its humor has a sarcastic, satirical edge best appreciated by teen-agers and adults.…
Lone Star
June 27, 1996 | Early in John Sayles’ Lone Star, there is a heated discussion about textbooks that, quite obviously, is really about something else. The scene is a parent-teacher meeting…
El Mariachi
March 12, 1993 | With El Mariachi, his already near-legendary debut feature, Robert Rodriguez establishes himself as a filmmaker of impressive self-assurance and — considering his puny budget of $7,000 and…
Hail to Queen Latifah
January 8, 2006 | In an era when movies, music videos and other mass media constantly reinforce the notion that women can never be too thin – that skinny is…
Stormy Monday
May 20, 1988 | Stormy Monday is a sleek, smoky romantic thriller, the sort of atmospheric neo-film noir that even very experienced directors seldom manage to pull off. Surprisingly enough,…
Ned Beatty on “Hear My Song”
February 16, 1992 | For Britishers of a certain age, the onstage performances and offstage misadventures of tenor Josef Locke are the stuff of legend. For director Peter Chelsom and co-screenwriter…
Hear My Song
February 21, 1992 | With a strut to its walk and a lilt to its talk, and a crafty bit of whimsy up its sleeve, Hear My Song is a…
Feed
June 25, 1993 | Comedy, Steve Martin once noted, is not pretty. The makers of Feed, the savagely clever documentary premiering this weekend at the Rice University Media Center, would likely…