By Rex Reed 6/13/12 12:25pm

movies

The Tortured Leaves Audience Past Pain Threshold

The Tortured, unconvincingly written by Marek Posival and awkwardly directed by Robert Lieberman, is a nasty piece of work that’s been hanging around for two years looking for an audience. It’s a revolting horror film that wastes the talents and good looks of Erika Christensen and Jesse Metcalfe in favor of severed penises and other violent atrocities performed on a kitchen table. Be forewarned: it’s not for the demure or easily shocked. Read More

By Rex Reed 3/13/12 8:01pm

movies

Jones and Cage.

Oft-Knocked Coppola Bad Boy Seeking Justice in Cajun Country

Nicolas Cage might sleepwalk through much of his career, but if you think he can’t act, take another look at his staggering work in Leaving Las Vegas, or catch up with his cathartic, above-average performance in the new urban crime thriller Seeking Justice. It’s a welcome surprise.

Directed by New Zealand’s king of pain Roger Donaldson, it begins with an SUV pushed off the roof of a New Orleans parking garage in the middle of Mardi Gras. Nobody gets hurt except the driver, thus setting the scene for a formulaic explosion of mayhem and silliness. But brace yourself. What follows is a roller coaster ride, off the beaten track and dashed with detours, and unexpectedly plausible. Read More

By Foster Kamer 7/06/11 8:00am

DSK

How Soon Is Now: Rushing to Judgement on DSK

Je te l’avais dit.

It’s French for “I told you so.” The French do not have a phrase, however, for “jumping the gun”—at least nothing catchy.

As a result, some may find themselves ill-equipped to discuss recent events concerning the potential trial (and recent release) of former I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose public criminal prosecution took a nosedive last week. Read More