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Martin McDonagh’s second film, Seven Psychopaths
Unlike his debut feature, In Bruges, the title of prolific playwright and filmmaker Martin McDonagh's hilarious, ingenious, and sneakily profound second movie, Seven Psychopaths , gives you a good idea of what you're in for.

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 17, 2012

Ten fall film releases

Unlike his debut feature, In Bruges, the title of prolific playwright and filmmaker Martin McDonagh's hilarious, ingenious, and sneakily profound second movie, Seven Psychopaths, gives you a good idea of what you're in for.

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 24, 2012

Review: Arbitrage

The rich guy's point of view
Enough of all this whining about the millions of regular people ruined by the financial collapse of 2007 — how about a movie sympathizing with one of the unfortunate guys responsible?

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 11, 2012

Interview: Leslye Headland on the women behaving badly in Bachelorette

Sins & Sensibility
Leslye Headland was flabbergasted.

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 07, 2012

Review: It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl

Richard Trank's documentary
In 50 years, Theodor Herzl predicted in his diary during the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897, he would be recognized as the founder of the first Jewish state.

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 04, 2012

Review: Bachelorette

Leslye Headland's debut
The premise might seem familiar: three 30ish high-school classmates — Regan (Kirsten Dunst), Gena (Lizzy Caplan), and Katie (Isla Fisher) — celebrate the impending nuptials of a fourth, Becky (Rebel Wilson).

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 05, 2012

Review: The Words

Klugman and Sternthal's gimcrack
Ironically, the words are the worst part of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal's matryoshka-doll-like gimcrack.

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 07, 2012

Review: The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

The first Chinese martial-arts film in 3D
Swords aren't the only things flying in Tsui Hark's splendidly absurd wuxia — the first Chinese martial-arts film in 3D.

By: PETER KEOUGH | August 28, 2012

Review: Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

Matthew Akers's provocative documentary
Matthew Akers's provocative documentary opens with an image we don't see that often: a long close-up of a human face.

By: PETER KEOUGH | August 28, 2012

Review: Lawless

John Hillcoat's gangster melodrama
Of all the films that John Hillcoat's gangster melodrama resembles, Roger Corman's pulp classic Bloody Mama might be the most instructive.

By: PETER KEOUGH | August 31, 2012

Review: Sleepwalk With Me

Mike Birbiglia's autobiographical feature
What compels people to perform comedy? And how does it relate to profound sleep disorders?

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 05, 2012

Are we voting at the box office?

Movie projections
The accompanying chart classifies various big budget releases over the past 15 months according to their political leanings based on my interpretation of the film.

By: PETER KEOUGH | August 22, 2012

Review: Cosmopolis

Cronenberg's adaptation of Don DeLillo's novella
In a scene in David Cronenberg's adaptation of Don DeLillo's novella, as Robert Pattinson grimaces while having a proctological exam, you realize that throughout the whole movie he's been acting like he has a finger up his butt.

By: PETER KEOUGH | August 23, 2012