This unique and carefully constructed impressionistic narrative encourages viewers to free-associate, assess, and imagine the romantic relationship through the filter of their own memories a…
This new commercially distributed movie gives writer/director Harmony Korine an opportunity to create a vision of decadence that wallows with cartoon glee in a libidinous pop culture wonderl…
Whether or not there's a real lover, or whether all of this is an elaborate fantasy is beside the point. For Harold Pinter, it may all be the same thing.
Employing every trick of digital capability to astound and amaze eventually becomes little more than hocus-pocus.
The pre-festival film season features free screenings, a selection of international cinemas, many great documentary films, and a weekend of feminist films.
By planning ahead, and purchasing one flexpass, I was able to see a trio of plays in New York during a single weekend for well under $200 -- a bargain price for world-class theater productio…
Few events draw more prognosticators than the Oscars, and the Arts Fuse movie critics join in on the universal guessing game. The trio agree on one thing: the field this year is rich with wo…
February is a rich month for film-lovers, filled with screenings of alternative movies and film festivals. There are classics, documentaries, genre films, science fiction, appearances by fil…
One might call "Mama," one of the classiest horror films in years, a case of shock and awww ...
Broken City covers familiar territory, but this time it's Marky-Mark to the rescue and he brings a gruff and troubled groundedness to the role of a man on a mission to find out The Truth in…
Fuse film critic Tim Jackson picks the best of the past year in movies, a round-up that includes some grievously overlooked documentaries, independent, and foreign films.
'Tis the pre-Oscar season, but you might pause for some uncommon documentaries on the arts, sports, or farming. And take in one great revival.
In his book "Ferocious Reality," Eric Ames offers an insightful, well organized, and readable study of Werner Herzog's documentary work that explores the director's earliest films as well as…
As we head into 2013 there will be some fine new films opening. Commercial houses and small independent theaters are jockeying for the next hit: my best bets include Michael Henke's "Amour",…
Sophisticates may recoil at the deliberate symbolism and guileless self-assurance of "Life of Pi." But this is a fable of storytelling, faith, spirituality, and coming of age whose sympathie…
Two impressive documentaries deal with the trials and tribulations of old age and the history of dance in Israel.
Each film demonstrates a distinct female sensibility as well as a strong and unique stylistic vision.
School is in full session, family holidays are looming, a nail biting election is imminent (or past), but films are up to the challenge, whether you are looking for art or escape. The Boston…
"The Sessions" quietly and lovingly engages humor, philosophy, sexuality, and spirituality to create a poetic meditation on the nature of physical love and emotional connection.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson doesn't provide answers nor does he pose questions: the ambiguity of his characters and his confounding storytelling style are what drive "The Master."
The month features a number of ambitious film festivals and the predictable cinematic excursions, classy and crass, into the spooky.
"There aren't a lot of roles for Middle Eastern actors in the United States. And it does mean something to me to be able to create roles like this."
A list of unusual and compelling films coming up in September that you may not have a second chance to experience if you don't plan your evening ahead!
Todd Solondz's lack of commercial appeal as a filmmaker is understandable. His movies deal overtly with some of the most uncomfortable aspects of American life.
Two superb new films, "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild," revolve around children and the power of love.