‘Babel’
Alejandro González Iñárritus sprawling Babel forsakes character for story.
Month: January 2007
‘Catch and Release’
Jennifer Garner gives a great performance in Catch and Release but the film doesn’t do right by her.
‘Children of Men’
Children of Men a haunting and gorgeous view of bleak times is a must-see.
‘The Painted Veil’
The W. Somerset Maugham story The Painted Veil gets yet another screen adaptation, this time directed by John Curran.
‘Notes on a Scandal’
Richard Eyres brilliant study of a friendship gone awry, Notes on a Scandal features two of the years greatest performances.
‘Dreamgirls’
Despite some problems there are many pleasures to be found in the screen adaptation of Dreamgirls.
‘The Good German’
Soderbergh tries so hard to make The Good German feel like an old-style film, that he forgets to make it a good one.
‘Letters From Iwo Jima’
Clint Eastwood’s second look at Iwo Jima this year is a must-see.