Screening Room
January 13, 2010
The Girl Who Played Bestselling Literary Heroines 2
by Emily Colette Wilkinson
As Stieg Larsson’s thrillers hit the screen, speculation on who will play the leading lady.
January 12, 2010
Pandora’s Box: Avatar Sparks Debate in China 5
by Ben Dooley
Chinese viewers see parallels between the movie’s plot and one of the nation’s most prominent social issues: the forced removal of Chinese citizens from their homes for government development projects.
January 8, 2010
Avatar: Dances with Clichés 20
by Lincoln Michel
If this was a screen saver, you’d have to say James Cameron did one heck of a job. Unfortunately, it is a film and all the other aspects feel glossed over.
December 18, 2009
Holiday Film Review: The Road As Incarnation 1
by Sonya Chung
If the novel moved you, that’s the main reason to see The Road in film version.
December 10, 2009
The Holy Trinity: Three Iraq War Films Define a New Apolitical Aesthetic 5
by James Kaelan
For the last five years, movies about America’s various Middle East conflicts have been, broadly speaking, polemical, didactic, and forgettable. Then came The Hurt Locker, The Messenger, and now Brothers.
November 13, 2009
Precious and Pain 4
by James Kaelan
Precious is much more than an exposé of poverty or an argument against government aid. It earns its optimism, if only because the labors necessary to achieve that hope are so awful.