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Human Nature, Dissected in Enough Said

Enough Said is interesting if you think people are interesting.

A Late Quartet: The Messiness of Life, Set to Music

A Late Quartet: the inherent messiness of life, set to music.

There’s Nothing Funny About Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding

Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding: Stop making movies about hippies.

Cyrus: Mumblecore’s Polite Foray into Legitimacy

The Duplass brothers make a restrained foray into legitimate cinema with Cyrus.

Nicole Holofcener’s Lacerating Please Give

Nicole Holofcener makes another complex and uncompromising film about the way women really are.

The Director of Please Give Talks About Good Intentions, Catherine Keener, and Puke

The director of Please Give talks about good intentions, Catherine Keener, and puke.

Let’s Get Stoned on Lotus Flowers with Percy Jackson!

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has a ridiculously convoluted title. Also, monsters.

All Games and No Fun in Charlie Kaufman’sSynecdoche, New York

Can you handle the dour meta-conceits of Synecdoche, New York?