The last time I watched Manhunter (the first time I saw the director’s cut), my friend maintained the film’s superiority laid in the added scenes. The director’s cut mostly features more scenes concerning the effect of manhunting serial killers on William Petersen’s character. On this viewing, it’s clear the film’s greatness isn’t so simply assigned. […]
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Manhunter (1986, Michael Mann), the director’s cut
June 9th, 2008 1 Comment
Recommend on MahaloPleasantville (1998, Gary Ross)
October 17th, 2007 No Comments
All through Pleasantville, I kept wondering how–for a film with so many problems–it could have not only some of the most emotionally affecting (not effective) scenes I can remember seeing, but also an overwhelming ending, which makes the whole film seem like it was better than it was… Then I saw Steven Soderbergh’s name at […]
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, Paul Greengrass)
August 27th, 2007 No Comments
The only good thing about The Bourne Ultimatum, besides Joan Allen, who can apparently survive (and fluorish in) anything, is how rabidly anti-Republican the film’s details get. The film’s CIA bad guys in this one are using the “war on terror“ to assasinate US citizens. I haven’t read an outcry about it, so I imagine […]
The Ice Storm (1997, Ang Lee)
January 17th, 2006 No Comments
When I was a wee lad, I loved Ang Lee. I loved him only for The Ice Storm, never having seen Sense and Sensibility or his Chinese language films. I avoided Ride With the Devil after the reviews (both professional and from peers) and Hidden Tiger, Crouching Dragon was a truly sleep-inducing experience. I gave […]
