Havoc (2005)

Havoc (Barbara Kopple, 2005) The plot is not unfamiliar: Bored rich kids faking it out by pumping it up with the ghetto accent, the gang cul...

Be With Me (2005)

Be With Me (Eric Khoo, 2005) Eric Khoo has matured as a filmmaker ever since his feature film debut Mee Pok Man (1995) . Be With Me , Khoo...

The Wicker Man (2006)

The Wicker Man (Neil LaBute, 2006) It's easy to review a remake by comparing it to the original film from which it was based. It's e...

Modern Times (1936)

Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) In Modern Times , the iconic cinematic character The Tramp (Chaplin) is pitted against the woes of mode...

Life on a String (1991)

Life on a String (Chen Kaige, 1991) Mandarin Title: Bian zou bian chang Chen Kaige's Life on a String opens and ends with death. It beg...

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Dusan Makavejev, 1971) Croatian Title: W.R. - Misterije organizma There's so many unconnected things ha...

Elephant (2003)

Elephant (Gus Van Sant, 2003) The title alludes to the parable wherein some blind men were asked to describe an elephant. Unable to see the ...