Movie Reviews

REVIEW | Effective Optimism: Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno's "The Yes Men Fix The World"

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was original published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. "The Yes Men Fix The World" opens this Wednesday in theaters.

REVIEW | Eternal Beauty: Margot Benacerraf’s “Araya”

Continuing its mission to rescue lost classics from obscurity, Milestone Films follows up recently restored releases "Killer of Sheep" and "The Exiles" with Margot Benacerraf's lyrical and commanding "Araya," a film which, though it shared the International Cri...

NOT-SO-OLD MOVIES

A friend of my daughter’s recently admitted that she likes to watch “old” movies...like 'Dazed and Confused' (1993). I suppose age is in the eye of the beholder; to a girl in her 20s, the early 90s would seem a long time ago. I, of course, have neckties older than that, and when I think of old movie...

Digging Into Disney

THE BOYS—dvd review

Richard and Robert Sherman have made the world a happier place through their infectiously upbeat songs. Their names are synonymous with Walt Disney, for whom they wrote the scores for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, as well as indelible themes for TV shows, ...

REVIEW | The Coens Get Personal With Oddly Compelling "Serious Man"

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. "A Serious Man" opens this Friday in limited release.

Nine New York Film Festival Reviews

The 47th Annual New York Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night, and indieWIRE be bringing you two weeks worth of coverage from the scene. In the meantime, we've assembled this list of reviews of films screening in the festival:

REVIEW | Simplistically Charming "Capitalism" Doesn't Quite Add Up

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens in theaters today.

REVIEW | Distinctly Non-Commercial: John Krasinski's "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men"

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" opens in theaters this Friday.