Two new films explore the provocative premise that slavery in America didn’t end after the Civil War.
csa, Film, Kevin willmott, lars von trier, Manderlay, the confederate states of america

Michael Haneke may be the only living director who really matters, but you might not guess that from “Cache” (“Hidden”), the new film that has finally brought the brilliant Austrian auteur some serious media attention. It’s far easier, actually, to guess from “Cache” why he’s suddenly a press darling: the film treats the problem of […]

Woody Allen’s big comeback? His best work in a decade? Genius rivaling “Annie Hall”!? What potent, absorbing, and thoroughly compelling version of “Match Point” were these critics watching? Look, it’s set in London, not New York! Listen, that crackling soundtrack is opera, not jazz! And wait a minute, there is no would-be Woody character in […]

Michael Haneke’s sharp and timely thriller explores how the shadows of a man’s past can come back to haunt him with a vengeance.
cache, daniel auteuil, Film, french, michael haneke, thriller

Woody Allen’s freshest and most potent film in years manages to be much more than an erotic thriller.
Film, match point, scarlett johansson, woody Allen

Young love never completely fades. The sight of a group of elderly ladies sighing over the perfect physique and gentlemanly mannerisms they remember embodied in the young George Zoritch is the centerpiece of Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s sweet new documentary “Ballets Russes,” which is at the Landmark Cinemas in Kendall Square, Cambridge and other […]

Ana Rivas send in this piece on a recent confab at Boston University featuring two film critics – Renata Adler, who for a short time in the ’60s was a film critic for The New York Times and A.O. Scott, who is the current chief film critic for the paper. The conversation contained some interesting […]

At a time when special effects in films are increasingly computerized, it is inspiring to be reminded that images can be more than surfaces that thrill. A festival of movies by the master of the silent cinema, F.W. Murnau, will screen at the Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard Film Archive (with support from the […]

The new film “North Country” gives superb dramatic life to a fictionalized version of the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the U.S.
charlize theron, femimisn, Film, Niki caro, north country, working class

The films of the neglected Japanese master Mikio Naruse spotlight the plight of women on the margins of society.
Film, japanese, mikio naruse