by Shawn Stone
May 15, 2013

This is not the “hip-hop Great Gatsby.”
Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “great American novel” is remarkably faithful to the spirit of the original. Yes, Luhrmann takes certain liberties with the text and adds ...
by John Rodat
January 26, 2012

Steve McQueen’s Shame might be as good as its hype—if, that is, you’re willing to accept certain prejudices about promiscuity or sexual behavior, generally.
There are explicit indications that the lead character, Brandon (Michael Fassbender), and ...