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Tajne przez poufne (2008)

Burn After Reading certainly feels like a film from the Coen Brothers. With its oddball characters, meticulous cinematography, and stirring Carter Burwell score, there’s little to complain about if you’re

Tokyo! (2008)

Tokyo! is an interesting art film, and like most anthologies, some stories stick better than others. Both Gondry’s and Bong’s tales, while stylistically different, feature engaging, realistic performances.

Pozwól mi wejść (2008)

I’m not sure how a movie can be both chilling and warm, but Let the Right One In finds a way to marry these two feelings with success. While watching it, I was reminded of Harold and Maude and Del Toro’s

JCVD (2008)

Whatever you think this film is, it isn’t. And whatever you think about Van Damme going in, will be changed completely by the time you come out of this movie. Here is an actor laying himself bare, in

Sauna (2008)

This atmospheric, creepy “thinking man’s” horror film is the kind of movie that you really hope develops an audience, even a cult one, because it’s totally deserving of the attention. The unusual time

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

When this movie is being satirical, it works really, really well. Almost too well, as the moments when it goes for more straightforward action seem dull in comparison. Long-time FX man, Nishimura, literally

Niesamowici bracia Bloom (2008)

Rian Johnson almost does for romantic comedies what he did with the noir thriller in Brick, creating a labor of love that pays tribute while also turning conventions askew. The Brothers Bloom is a con

Appaloosa (2008)

“Old-fashioned” is the first word that comes to mind when describing Ed Harris’s directorial sophomore effort, the new Western Appaloosa. There’s no post-modern spin, no personal drama pretending to be

Quantum of Solace

Last night, almost directly after seeing the new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, I posted the following on a message board that I frequent: “Well, it’s definitely a James Bond movie, but it feels

Wyrolowani (2008)

Paul Rudd can finally lay claim to being a comedic leading man. Managing to avoid mugging or schtick, Rudd brings a distinct kind of sarcasm to his comedy, one that comes from a place an audience can

Miasto cienia (2008)

For roughly forty minutes of running time, City of Ember looks to be the film that succeeds where the other potential kids’ fantasy franchises have failed. Right out of the gate, City of Ember shows a

Eagle Eye (2008)

It looks like a good movie. It’s got the sheen of a polished, expensive Hollywood techno-thriller, complete with movie stars, and Steven Spielberg’s name up there in the opening credits. Make no mistake,

Kwarantanna (2008)

For some of you, Quarantine’s final half-hour is going to work so well that you’ll be telling your friends it’s one of the scariest movies you’ve seen in ages. I wish I was you; I honestly do. I just

My Name Is Bruce (2007)

A month or so ago, I saw the film JCVD, a meta-fictonal crime drama starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as himself. Van Damme, once a bonafide worldwide superstar, lays his soul bare in the film, causing me

Zack i Miri kręcą porno (2008)

Kevin Smith, the filmmaker, brings out conflicting feelings in me. Kevin Smith, the personality, I’m perfectly fine with. He can talk all he wants, and I’ll listen; sometimes, I might even buy his merch,

Oszukana (2008)

Changeling, the new film from director Clint Eastwood, is an unabashed melodrama. What exactly does that mean? Webster’s defines it as “a work (as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

I refuse to believe that there are Madagascar fans out there among us–people who cite the first film as one of their all-time favorite films ever. If those people existed, then their Christmas is truly

Synekdocha, Nowy Jork (2008)

What does this film say to me as an overweight writer with health issues and women problems? Nothing I didn’t already know. And what does this film say to me about death–the larger theme at work throughout

Punisher War Zone

“Let me axe you a question,” says Doug Hutchison as the villainous Loony Bin Jim, seconds before repeatedly bringing an axe down into the body of a hapless accomplice of vigilante Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson)

Piorun (2008)

When it comes to movies, the folks at Disney know how to craft one heck of a pop song. Their movies keep the beat, they’re cheerful, and they have a memorable hook. I know “pop” is almost a dirty word