Film Reviews
Lo sceicco bianco
Fellini's solo debut was a comedy about the high price of falling for celebrity.
Un americano a Roma
Alberto Sordi's American obsession still plays into Italian life six decades later.
La Mafia uccide solo d’estate
Pierfrancesco Diliberto, or "Pif," conjures up a bittersweet and poignant Mafia movie.
The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
Gregory Peck shows his remarkable versatility in a movie about the 1950s urban rat race.
Accattone
Pasolini's debut feature demonstrated a willingness to play by (and change) neorealist rules.
Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi steal the show in Paul Greengrass's brilliant thriller.
Gravity
While special effects minus monsters are a joy to behold, "Gravity" lacks gravitas.
Ghosts With Shit Jobs
Turning the outsourcing paradigm upside down makes for subversive science fiction.
Fists in Pockets
Marco Bellochio's tough 1965 debut presaged a wave of social change.
Machete Kills
Roberto Rodriguez spews most of his action in an hour, leaving behind flaccid remains.