Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

3rd-Grade Dimension
Film review by: Witney Seibold

            I have a personal genre I apply to certain films; one that can be applied to “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.” That is the genre of Films I Would Have Loved When I was 10.

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Film review by: Witney Seibold

            When people refer to Hollywood sentimentality or schmaltz, they’re talking about films like “Seabiscuit.”

Garage Days

Garage Days
Film review by: Witney Seibold

            Australian director Alex Proyas is best known in this country (as of 2003) for his two surreal and nightmarishly beautiful science fiction films “The Crow” and “Dark City,” and while he’s expressed in interviews that he wants to sidle away from genre films, it’s still something of a shock to see him helming a film as bright, as energetic, and with such an ordinary story as “Garage Days.”

Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things
Film review by: Witney Seibold

            Stephen Frears has given us a mixed bag over the years.

Madame Satã

What a Drag Queen
Film review by: Witney Seibold

            Madame Satã was a famed transvestite on the Carnival circuit in Rio de Janeiro. He constantly won costume contests, and was a regular fixture in parades and celebrations. He raised the bar when it came to over-the-top. His past is shrouded in mystery, and there are rumors that he once committed murder. His real name was João Francisco dos Santos, and in Karim Aïnoz’s new biopic, “Madame Satã,” we get a potential past of the legend. Unfortunately, the Aïnouz portrait is not pleasant, or, I dare say, interesting.

Northfork

Angels in the Outland
Film review by: Witney Seibold

            When describing the Polish Bothers’ new film “Northfork,” words like “myth,” “dream,” and “ethereal” pop up frequently. The film embodies those things.