The hospital illusion
If a London hospital is paragon of integration, life outside its do-no-harm walls is far less kind.
True lies
How close do documentary makers really get to the truth, let alone the Truth?
Neo-nebbish
Comedian Louis C.K. gives Woody Allen a 21st-century run for his New York money.
Alex Zhang Hungtai
For composer Alex Zhang Hungtai of Dirty Beaches, movies are motif and motive.
Biopic as death
One-time captive Natascha Kampusch worries about how she'll be portrayed, rightly so.
Unfamiliar Fishes
With the checkered history of Hawaii at her disposal, Vowell offers mostly kitsch.
Necessary women
Shirley Clarke, Wertmüller, Deren, Varda and Farrokhzad are the makers of must-see works.
Sunset Park
Paul Auster's latest novel shows none of the craft that once made him a literary staple.
Winter’s Bone
Director Debra Granik's movie is a film noir for the neglected American South.
Shock values
Out of nowhere, an Italian documentary riveted the pre-global world.
Titicut Follies
The genius of Frederick Wiseman's 1967 documentary is its brutal honesty.
Io sono l’amore (I Am Love)
Luca Guadagnino's second feature finds beauty in mundane moments.