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A Hen in the Wind
directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Broken Pride A Hen in the Wind is one of Yasujiro Ozu's most disturbing films. |
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A History of Violence
directed by David Cronenberg
There's No Escaping Violence Cronenberg continues to prove why he is one of the last great auteurs with A History of Violence, an uncompromising look at one of our country's oldest hertiages. |
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A Kid For Two Farthings
directed by Carol Reed
Flesh and Fantasy A Kid for Two Farthings is Carol Reed's last good movie before decline set in. |
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A Man Apart
directed by F. Gary Gray
Vin Diesel does the whole revenge thing in A Man Apart A Man Apart will do just fine for a rainy day. It misses greatness but works just fine as far as genre pictures go. |
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A Man Called Hero
directed by Andrew Lau
Style Over Substance—But in a Good Way Ekin Cheng lives by the sword in A Man Called Hero. |
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Ŕ Nous la Liberté
directed by Rene Clair
Freedom for us! A funny, charming little movie that wisely never takes itself as seriously as the critics do. |
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A Scandal in Paris
directed by Douglas Sirk
Nobody's Perfect Douglas Sirk's A Scandal in Paris is a scandalous masterwork. |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
directed by Steven Spielberg
Spielberg's Pinocchio Spielberg created a very adult movie for the 2001 summer blockbuster season. Worth a look, but don't expect another E.T. |
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A.I.-Artificial Intelligence
directed by Steven Spielberg
Do Mechas Dream of Blue Fairies? A.I. is a wonderful visual achievement, but it fails thematically. |
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ABC Africa
directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Kiarostami Visits Uganda Fascinating "home movies" of life in Uganda, recorded by Iran's most prominent film director. |
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