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William Rast Fall 2009 – New York Fashion Week
Inga VascenkovaPosted on June 17, 2009 | No CommentsWhile the William Rast Fall 2009 collection was a definite step up from the previous season, many looks felt over-embellished and over-layered. -
![Day after day all I see are dead people. And so the dead appear to me as serene, even beautiful. By contrast, the despicableness of the living began to irk […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Departures-115x115.jpg "Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 14, 2009 | No CommentsDay after day all I see are dead people. And so the dead appear to me as serene, even beautiful. By contrast, the despicableness of the living began to irk […] -
![What kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review")
“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on May 6, 2009 | No CommentsWhat kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […] -
![Much of the independent film world has now become a frightening landscape of “Juno” clones, and Matt Aselton’s film “Gigantic” (co-scripted by Aselton and Adam Nagata) is proof of this. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/still1-115x115.jpg "Matt Aselton’s “Gigantic” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review")
Matt Aselton’s “Gigantic” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsMuch of the independent film world has now become a frightening landscape of “Juno” clones, and Matt Aselton’s film “Gigantic” (co-scripted by Aselton and Adam Nagata) is proof of this. […] -
“Kobe Doin’ Work” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 2, 2009 | No CommentsSpike Lee's documentary on Kobe Bryant brings the perceived glamour of pro basketball down to a workmanlike science, nearly to the point of monotony. -
![Alexis Manya Spraic’s debut film looks back at the surreal life of Larry Hillblom, the founder and ‘H’ in shipping company DHL who disappeared in a 1995 plane crash. At […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/still5-115x115.jpg "“Shadow Billionaire” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
“Shadow Billionaire” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 2, 2009 | No CommentsAlexis Manya Spraic’s debut film looks back at the surreal life of Larry Hillblom, the founder and ‘H’ in shipping company DHL who disappeared in a 1995 plane crash. At […] -
![The précis of Bradley Rust Gray’s film “The Exploding Girl” sounds like boilerplate mumblecore. Vacationing college girl Ivy (Zoe Kazan), battling an epileptic condition, has halting and increasingly awkward conversations […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/exploding-girl-still-115x115.jpg "Bradley Rust Gray’s “The Exploding Girl” – Movie Review")
Bradley Rust Gray’s “The Exploding Girl” – Movie Review
Christopher BournePosted on May 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe précis of Bradley Rust Gray’s film “The Exploding Girl” sounds like boilerplate mumblecore. Vacationing college girl Ivy (Zoe Kazan), battling an epileptic condition, has halting and increasingly awkward conversations […] -
![Jose Padilha creates a devastating and depressing observation of hunger in Brazilian cities and outskirts in the documentary “Garapa.” Leaving behind his usual tales of the Rio favelas in “Bus […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/garapa-still-115x115.jpg "Jose Padilha’s “Garapa” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review")
Jose Padilha’s “Garapa” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 30, 2009 | No CommentsJose Padilha creates a devastating and depressing observation of hunger in Brazilian cities and outskirts in the documentary “Garapa.” Leaving behind his usual tales of the Rio favelas in “Bus […] -
![The title of Leslie Cockburn’s nothing-if-not-timely documentary “American Casino” says it all, an apt description of the world created by the reckless Wall Street financiers who have brought the U.S. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/american-casino-still-115x115.jpg "Leslie Cockburn’s “American Casino” – Documentary Review")
Leslie Cockburn’s “American Casino” – Documentary Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2009 | No CommentsThe title of Leslie Cockburn’s nothing-if-not-timely documentary “American Casino” says it all, an apt description of the world created by the reckless Wall Street financiers who have brought the U.S. […] -
Asghar Farhadi’s “About Elly” – 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 26, 2009 | No Comments"About Elly" is a psychologically penetrating film from Iran in which a woman’s disappearance gives rise to all sorts of complex issues of morality.