To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it.
By Joy Press Apr 30, 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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Foulmouthed Geena Davis can't save a suburban yarn made by aliens (or Australians); a mythic fable of desert greed; a neo-retro horror delight.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 29, 2009
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Newly downsized and shorn of Hollywood glitz, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival remains a vigorous venue for cinematic discoveries.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 24, 2009
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Is Robert De Niro's big-city festival at war with Robert Redford's ski-slope festival? OK, maybe not. But the backstage drama has the indie world in a tizzy.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 23, 2009
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A wrenching, sexy marriage drama from the new Ireland. Plus: Potter fans go berserk, and a dose of arty, self-indulgent Euro-erotica.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 15, 2008
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Suburban realism gets an injection of fresh blood (ha!) in the gory, satirical and haunting Swedish vampire flick "Let the Right One In."
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 27, 2008
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The filmmakers behind "Chevolution" explain how Che Guevara's face ended up on all those T-shirts, posters, beer bottles and bikini bottoms.
By Amy Reiter
May 5, 2008
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A hot Swedish girlfriend (who's undead), a Spanish math thriller, getting high with Ben Kingsley and the rest of the best from NYC's spring fest.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 5, 2008
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And all I got was this documentary. Paul H-O on his film about the iconic photographer and the perils of being an art world sidekick.
By Joy Press
May 2, 2008
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"Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 28, 2008
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"Speed Racer" zooms, David Mamet knows kung fu, a Fellini rediscovery and much more at New York's downsized (but still glitzy) spring fest.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 24, 2008
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler make a dynamite duo, but this spoof of our child-centric culture doesn't go as far as it could.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 23, 2008
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This week: Cannes announces its selections (almost), Tribeca kicks off, and Errol Morris plumbs the dark secrets behind those torture photos.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 22, 2008
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Now "Burn After Reading" probably won't premiere in France. Will Spielberg or Sarah Jessica claim opening night?
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 20, 2008
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The 10 buzziest films out of Tribeca. Plus: An interview/podcast with Guy Maddin about his latest film, a debauched melodrama that will invade your dreams.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 10, 2007
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The actress and former talk show host takes us on a magical mystery tour through natural childbirth in her new documentary.
By Rebecca Traister
May 4, 2007
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Actress Sarah Polley talks about her moving directorial debut in this interview and podcast. Plus: Serial killers, skinheads and spaceships in China.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 3, 2007
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Eva Mendes preens and flirts, Marilyn style, at the opening of her outrageous new film. Plus: Werner Herzog as ... "The German"!
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 2, 2007
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A movie about the Bush-Cheney policy of torture that will make you shake with rage. Plus: Alec Baldwin's unintended laugh lines.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 30, 2007
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Howard Stern and Tiki Barber take in Adam Carolla's "The Hammer." Plus: A dark indie from an "Entourage" actor and a compelling doc about U.S. soldiers.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 27, 2007
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To understand how Bush justifies a torture policy that is the bane of our nation, consider the sentimental cowboy art that decks his Oval Office walls.
By Sidney Blumenthal
April 26, 2007
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Do men who have sex with horses deserve our sympathy? A podcast interview with the director of a movie about animal love -- "Zoo."
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 26, 2007
The great foreskin debate
Behind Washington's closet door
Tribeca: Best of the fest
Rorschach "Rachel"
Tribeca: From fake suburbia to Vegas, with devil worship
Handicapping Manhattan's spring movie fling
The Tribeca-Sundance throwdown
Teen tarts, sleeping nubiles -- and Harry
The (undead) girl next door
Che anything
10 to watch from Tribeca
I dated Cindy Sherman ...
"Baby Mama"
Beyond the Multiplex
Ricki Lake's "awesome" vagina
Beyond the Multiplex
Beyond the Multiplex
Beyond the Multiplex
Beyond the Multiplex
From Norman Rockwell to Abu Ghraib
Beyond the Multiplex
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald