Film Reviews
55th Sydney Film Festival—Part 2
Socially meaningful, but limited
Rain of the Children
By Richard Phillips and Ismet Redzovic, September 17, 2008
This is the second in a series of articles on the 2008 Sydney Film Festival. Part 1 was posted on September 16.
Complete print of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis discovered in Argentina
Metropolis
By Hiram Lee, September 16, 2008
A complete version of Fritz Lang’s silent film classic Metropolis was discovered in Argentina in June. Long believed lost in its complete form, the 1927 masterpiece has until now only been avail...
The play’s the thing: Andrew Fleming’s Hamlet 2
By Hiram Lee, September 9, 2008
Almost immediately, Hamlet 2, the new film from director Andrew Fleming and South Park writer Pam Brady, takes up a number of interesting and important themes. The film contains more than its share of...
Films on US television: capsule reviews from the WSWS
September 4, 2008
Listed below in alphabetical order are the nearly one thousand capsule film reviews, written and compiled by Marty Jonas and David Walsh, that appeared on the World Socialist Web Site between March 24...
Tropic Thunder and Vicky Cristina Barcelona: The unfocused and the flat as a pancake
By David Walsh, August 29, 2008
Tropic Thunder, directed by Ben Stiller, written by Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen; Vicky Cristina Barcelona, written and directed by Woody Allen
Control: The fate of Joy Division's Ian Curtis
By Kevin Martinez, August 26, 2008
Directed by Anton Corbijn, written by Matt Greenhalgh, based on Touching from a distance by Deborah Curtis
Tell No One: An undying love unproven
By David Walsh, August 15, 2008
Directed by Guillaume Canet, written by Canet and Philippe Lefebvre, based on the novel by Harlan Coben
Letters on The Dark Knight
July 31, 2008
The following letters were sent to the World Socialist Web Site in response to the article, “The Dark Knight: Striving to be impressive, but essentially empty”and a subsequent letter sent ...
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson—a documentary
By Joanne Laurier, July 30, 2008
Written and directed by Alex Gibney
The Dark Knight: Striving to be impressive, but essentially empty
By David Walsh, July 25, 2008
Directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer.
Boy A: An antidote to the “law and order” mania
By Joanne Laurier, July 23, 2008
Directed by John Crowley, written by Mark O’Rowe, based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell
Brick Lane: Immigrants in East London
By Joanne Laurier, July 18, 2008
Brick Lane is currently showing in North America. This comment on the film was originally posted as part of the coverage of the 2007 Toronto film festival.
