A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong
By Andrew O'Hehir Jul 3, 2009
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And also killing people. The Pinochet-era ultra-dark comedy "Tony Manero" is the feel-bad movie of the year
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 3, 2009
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The tough-guy character actor leaves behind a memorable career in movies and TV -- and then there's "Sekulovich"
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 1, 2009
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Action queen Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal talk about "The Hurt Locker," their pulse-elevating Iraq drama
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 26, 2009
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Nine years after the "Crouching Tiger" breakthrough, Asian cinema has virtually disappeared from American screens
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 25, 2009
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In a return to glorious Hollywood tradition (i.e., ass-kissing), the Oscars will feature 10 nominated films
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 24, 2009
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Which is worse: The Lyme disease coverup, the devastation of global fisheries or undead Nazis in Norway?
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 20, 2009
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The Internet cinema revolution of 2009 is real -- although the convergence of all media is nowhere in sight
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 17, 2009
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Michael Pollan and director Robert Kenner talk about "Food, Inc.," the movie agribusiness doesn't want you to see.
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 12, 2009
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John Travolta and Denzel Washington face off in this New York subway thriller. But will they hijack a classic?
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 12, 2009
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Reborn as a brash indie auteur at age 70, the "Godfather" director uncorks a loony, black-and-white tango fantasy
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 11, 2009
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A heartbroken monk looks for his lost master among 2-year-olds. Plus: Bisexuality, rediscovered yet again!
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 6, 2009
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A delightful journey through the realm of invented languages and its cast of dreamers, weirdos and obsessives.
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 3, 2009
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An American indie filmmaker's amazing Rwandan odyssey. Plus: Blame Canada! (For the virus eating your brain.)
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 30, 2009
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Trumbo's antiwar parable, Maddin's gorgeous weirdness, a children's film by Tarkovsky, arty French erotica, more.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 28, 2009
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The indie film legend talks about his latest experiment: Casting a real-life porn star as a high-class call girl
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 22, 2009
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Two of Buñuel's weirdest, Chris Marker's magnum opus, Riviera Hitchcock, the original "Odd Couple" and more.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 21, 2009
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Danish bad boy's gruesome horror venture outrages some, thrills others. In other news from 1995, "Piano" director debuts a poetic period piece, Francis Coppola goes indie and more.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 18, 2009
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"Brick" creator plus Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo in "Brothers Bloom"; a pair of crackerjack Teutonic thrillers, and a Japanese superhero on the skids.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 16, 2009
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Cheap, sexist and nerdy? Check, check and check. But the original Kirk and Spock offered an erotic, Apollonian beacon of hope amid the darkness of '70s culture.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 13, 2009
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Colson Whitehead's autobiographical summer-nostalgia novel mixes nerdy teen boys and barbecues gone awry in this affectionate portrait of an African-American seasonal community.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 11, 2009
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Closeted gay politicians like you-know-who and hm-hm aren't just personally screwed-up, says filmmaker Kirby Dick. They're hopelessly distorting democracy.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 7, 2009
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An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 5, 2009
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An Israeli film explores the ambiguous death of Rachel Corrie, peacenik angel to some and "terrorist-loving swine" to others.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 3, 2009
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The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 30, 2009
The un-American way of life
Disco dancin' with the dictator
Karl Malden 1912-2009
Defusing bombs at 115 degrees
Exit the dragon
Oscars to double down on best-picture nods
Roundup: Movies not to miss
Movies online: The future is (almost) here
Behind the food industry's iron curtain
"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3"
Coppola's unhinged dream world
Movies not to miss: "Unmistaken Child"
Excuse me, do you speak Klingon?
Movies not to miss: "Munyurangabo"
Still more DVDs you should have seen (but didn't)
Steven Soderbergh and Sasha Grey deliver "The Girlfriend Experience"
DVDs you should have seen, but didn't: Buñuel, Visconti, Hitchcock, Chris Marker and more
Cannes roundup: Lars von Trier and Jane Campion ... they're ba-a-ack!
Roundup: Movies not to miss
Why the original "Star Trek" still matters
"Sag Harbor"
Behind Washington's closet door
Tribeca: Best of the fest
Rorschach "Rachel"
Jim Jarmusch takes control
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald