Articles By: Ilan Tzitrin

Mon, Jan 9 2012
War Horse

War Horse

They say that a pessimist is merely an experienced optimist. This is a rather pessimistic way of looking at things. As such, it appears as though Hollywood either tailors to the inexperienced optimist... 

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Sat, Sep 18 2010
Special Review: Hereafter

Special Review: Hereafter

From the Toronto International Film Festival Since the beginning of the art form, writers have exploited death as a cinematic plot device in a myriad of ways to invoke a myriad of emotions. In horror... 

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Mon, Aug 16 2010
Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

“Dinner for Schmucks” is easy to deride. One may claim that it is about schmucks and has been made for the same demographic, or that this review is a comeback by an insulted intelligence, or that in... 

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Mon, Jul 19 2010
Inception: Nolan’s Recurring Dream

Inception: Nolan’s Recurring Dream

This article is an overview of the film “Inception” as a continuation of the director’s filmography. For the review of “Inception,” click here. “Inception” is, unmistakeably, a Christopher... 

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Sun, Jan 3 2010
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

In a non-scientific observation, Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” appears to have a fairly shallow relationship with modern generations. He is at once a pop culture icon that everyone... 

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Tue, Nov 10 2009
The Box

The Box

It is difficult to imagine anybody being keen on seeing a film entitled as blandly as John Carpenter’s 1982 horror remake “The Thing.” Nevertheless, no work of art should be judged on... 

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Tue, Sep 15 2009
Special Review: A Serious Man

Special Review: A Serious Man

From Toronto International Film Festival Hardheartedness frequently plagues the films of two of the most talented, clever, unconventional and elaborate filmmakers working today, Joel and Ethan Coen. Almost... 

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Tue, Aug 25 2009
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

Cinema is in many ways like chemistry, with directors analogous to chemists, and their films the products of complex, unpredictable chemical reactions. And in a market flooded with pure substances, straightforward... 

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Tue, Aug 18 2009
Funny People

Funny People

For the simpleton, comedies can be roughly divided into four general combinations, comprised of the adjectives pointed, pointless, funny, and unfunny. There are the pointed and funny, à la “Groundhog... 

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Sun, Aug 2 2009
First Look: ‘A Serious Man’

First Look: ‘A Serious Man’

Following in their own footsteps and apparently staying true to their accustomed genres, styles, and leitmotifs, venerable directors Joel and Ethan Coen are about to place another film – and another... 

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