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Interview: Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat unleashes another not-so-funny comedy
"Not many people may know of my films, but I think they may have more legs than, like, a Kate Hudson movie."
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  September 01, 2009
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Review: $9.99

Gives you your money's worth
In this Israeli-Australian production, Sydney apartment dwellers culled from stories by Etgar Keret pursue (or avoid) various duties and desires, intersecting in elevator encounters.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  June 24, 2009
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Ashes of Time Redux

Sumptuous, angsty swordplay drama
Ashes ’ sumptuous tapestry depicts intersecting tales in a mediæval China teeming with 20th-century angst.  
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  October 25, 2008
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An American Carol

A dissent-bashing tale
A Michael Moore–esque documentarian changes his stars and stripes after trying to abolish the Fourth of July.  
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  October 09, 2008
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The Pool

Quietly moving, and full of dark secrets
Chris Smith, maker of the hilarious indie gems American Job and American Movie , set this quietly moving story in the Indian state of Goa, using a mostly non-professional cast.  
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  October 01, 2008
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Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

A smart, refreshing teen romance
In what has been an excellent year for comedies, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist ensures that the young ’uns won’t be left out.  
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  October 01, 2008
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Beautiful Losers (2008)

An energized portrait of Alleged Gallery artists
A documentary, directed with Joshua Leonard, about an energized group portrait whose accessibility is abetted by the artists’ collectively keen sense of humor.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  October 06, 2009
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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild

A campy, smutty, neon-hued, extremely silly good time
Todd Stephens brings back the characters from Another Gay Movie for a homo-erotic Where the Boys Are .
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  September 23, 2008
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Momma's Man

A lovely cocoon of a movie
Jacobs films his childhood home with grace and endows it with an air of mystery.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  September 16, 2008
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Babylon A.D.

Incoherent and somewhat amusing
Vin Diesel’s bad-ass boomfest will do if you’re in the mood for post-environmental-apocalypse action that doesn’t make you think too hard.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  September 03, 2008
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What We Do Is Secret

Exposition trumps atmosphere
That staple of the musical bio-pic — a close-up of dope bubbling on a spoon — punctuates Rodger Grossman’s account of the short life of Darby Crash.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  August 20, 2008
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Mamma Mia!

Passable, frothy fun
The Abba musical, helmed by stage director Phyllida Lloyd, sails to a real Greek island with its fairy-tale aura intact.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  July 16, 2008
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Elsa y Fred | Elsa + Fred

Geriatric hijinks abound
Set in modern-day Madrid, Marco Carnevale’s gentle romantic comedy slaps two touchstone images from Italian cinema on the screen.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  July 16, 2008
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The Promotion

A bumpy seesaw ride
Reilly is an actor who excels at both realism and caricature — too bad the director doesn’t have the chops to take advantage either way.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  June 11, 2008
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Sputnik Mania

A brisk, informative documentary
The film underlines the political consequences of the space race.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  June 11, 2008
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The Animation Show 4

Skewed humor and sophisticated animation
The traveling collection of international animation gems is back.
By BETSY SHERMAN  |  June 11, 2008
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Sick puppy

Sleeping Dogs Lie and Boy Culture
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait’s audacious premise for his 2006 feature Sleeping Dogs Lie did him in.
By GERALD PEARY  |  May 01, 2007
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Pedro, Borat, and a castrato

The 31st Toronto International Film Festival
As usual, dedicated film critics were too occupied seeing four or five movies a day to note the swarm of A-list celebrities at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival.
By GERALD PEARY  |  September 20, 2006

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