THE CULLING Pros: Umm…sound design is pretty cool Cons: Most everything about this film is abhorrent, and the characters? “They’re idiots!” Dealing with a group
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Pros: Comprehensive and factual, with a nice selection of archival film footage Cons: Quite dry – it plays like a television
NO-NO: A DOCKUMENTARY Pros: Outstanding selection of archival footage; everyone likes a story of redemption right? Cons: Doesn’t stray much from the typical trajectory of
THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE Pros: Not terribly bad as a mockumentary horror flick Cons: Story covers familiar territory and the ending is a letdown “Dr. Henry
THE WAR GAME Pros: Harrowing, realistic, thought-provoking, and still very timely Cons: There’s a reason why this wasn’t broadcast on British television back in 1965:
NIGHTINGALE Pros: Oyelowo at least tries to generate interest… Cons: …but his efforts of undermined by a script that’s entirely predictable and lacks genuine insight.
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW Pros: Claustrophobic settings and nice photography make it effectively suspenseful Cons: Goes overboard in the last act, getting pretty goofy in
New Criterion Release of Costa-Garvas “State of Siege” Pros: Montand, Weber, blue look Cons: torture class made me squirm I saw Costa-Gavras’s (1972) “State of
The World at War (2010 Blu-ray Set) Pros: Better video quality, subtitles for deaf/hearing impaired viewers Cons: The restored version was reformatted for widescreen TVs.
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