Review

Two Lovers

by Sean Burns

Awash in romantic ambivalence and pained, inarticulate yearning, director James Gray’s new melodrama Two Lovers should probably be considered ridiculous. And while I’ll concede that on some level it’s… » more

TV

Being Erica

by Daniel McQuade

Thursdays, 10pm, SOAPnet D+ We can learn a lot about Canada from the television it sends south. The latest Canadian import is Being Erica, which attracted some controversy because it replaced… » more

The Six Pack

Six Actors Who Staged Early Retirements

by Matt Prigge

Greta Garbo: With Ernst Lubitsch’s Ninotchka (1939), the Swedish Garbo made a bold transition from sudsters to comedies. One film later she retired. After the failure of 1941’s rom-com Two-Faced Woman,… » more

Capsules

Gomorrah, Cherry Blossoms

New Releases Gomorrah Directed by Matteo Garrone B- Reviewed by Matt Prigge Opens Fri., Feb. 27 However impressive the sprawling Italian crime saga Gomorrah, it’d be more impressive… » more