Set in 1979, Argo is a political thriller that follows CIA operative and ‘exfiltration’ specialist Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) as he tries to extract six American citizens who are... Read more
Martin Papazian, who has that kind of face and demeanor that leads him to be cast as military men or cops (he’s appeared in films like Jarhead and on TV shows like 24) has written and... Read more
Moonrise Kingdom remains one of my favorite films of 2012, and I stand by everything I wrote in this review back in May. As a big fan of Wes Anderson‘s films, I own most of them on DV... Read more
Richard Wilkinson, a famous British sociologist, once said “If you want to live the American dream, move to Denmark.” The theory behind his statement is that social mobility, an... Read more
The biggest complaint most viewers have of David Chase‘s masterpiece HBO series The Sopranos is the finale’s unresolved ending. Fans of The Sopranos who might want to check out... Read more
I know what you’re thinking, that this crown belongs to Beasts of the Southern Wild, and you may be right, but I haven’t seen that yet and so right now I’m sticking to my g... Read more
Based on a true story and the bestselling novel by Pete Dexter, The Paperboy follows Miami Times journalist Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his writing partner Yardley Acheman (David O... Read more
Before the screening of Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, it was announced that the just-completed documentary (that is more than a decade in the making) has yet to... Read more
Touted as one of the most anticipated Chinese movie blockbusters of the year, actor-director Stephen Fung’s TAI CHI ZERO is a revisionist take of a classic martial-art movie with a ste... Read more
One of the last films I screened at the 2011 NYAFF was a great Korean film called Bedevilled. It was a favorite at film festivals across the world and also earned a few awards for its parti... Read more
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