Film Reviews
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Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine)
Just in time for the end of spring break, and the film's theatrical run, here's the No Ripcord take on one of the most controversial movies of the year.
Mark Davison wishes that it could be spring break forever... -
The Comedy (Rick Alverson)
The film is a self-defeating character portrait of an aimless, aging hipster and his equally cruel cast of misfits in New York City.
Grant Phipps isn't amused by... -
The Kid with a Bike (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
Harnessing nostalgic feelings of Neorealist and even French New Wave cinema, the film tells a timeless coming-of-age (fairy)tale.
Grant Phipps pursues... -
To The Wonder (Terrence Malick)
Terrence Malick's latest is a scattered but determined exploration of love and family.
Forrest Cardamenis goes... -
Holy Motors (Leos Carax)
Simultaneously mocking and celebrating itself, the surrealist film deconstructs cinema and proposes to reinvent it in nine vignettes or "appointments."
Grant Phipps trips on... -
Tabu (Miguel Gomes)
The distinctively stylized yet uneven film pays tribute to early twentieth century cinema while musing on memory and forbidden love.
Grant Phipps exposes... -
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
Alas, will Quentin ever grow up? Not bloody likely.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Indie Game: The Movie (Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky)
Remarkably capturing the trials of developing a video game, the documentary is a love letter to the resolve of the underdogs; it is as much of a personal statement as the film's three featured games.
Grant Phipps replays... -
Lincoln (Steven Spielberg)
What'ya know? A movie with great writing, acting, cinematography, etc. Suck on that Lena Dunham.
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Cloud Atlas (Lana and Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer)
It certainly seems important, but is it?
Alan Shulman reviews
