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Do I Want to Discuss the Symbolic Use of Firewood as a Weapon...? Nonew

Sometimes, I think Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier is a genius (The Kingdom, for example). Other times, I think he’s just an asshole (let’s go with Dogville). His newest film, the controversy-baiting horror whatsit Antichrist, is a coin toss.
Weekly Alibi  |  Devin D. O’Leary  |  02-02-2010  |  Reviews

Humans are Evilnew

Antichrist might be worth hating, but the film is nonetheless incredibly compelling.
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  12-03-2009  |  Reviews

'Antichrist' Canonizes Genital Mutilationnew

An instantly notorious award-winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Antichrist proves to be an alternately draggy, repellent and opaque cinematic experience, while clearly representing devoted efforts from several master screen artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  11-11-2009  |  Reviews

'Antichrist' is Kinda Like Taking a Pair of Rusty Scissors to Your Lady Placenew

I've been thinking about this film for weeks, slowly turning it over in my head, and while I still haven't fully sussed it out, I do know that Antichrist is visually arresting, relentlessly cruel, and intensely, genuinely interesting.
The Portland Mercury  |  Courtney Ferguson  |  10-29-2009  |  Reviews

'Antichrist' is the Best Horror Film of the Last 30 Years

Von Trier is a master filmmaker, and his exploration into the genre of horror has given us a film far more frightening than anything Hollywood would ever allow.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  10-27-2009  |  Reviews

The Controversial 'Antichrist' Is 'Saw VI' As Told By Carl Dreyernew

I'm torn between dismissing the film as gross-out juvenilia and regarding it as raw religious mythmaking. Either way, you won't find a livelier time at the movies these days, if only because of the outraged groans and dumfounded gasps from the audience.
Boston Phoenix  |  Peter Keough  |  10-23-2009  |  Reviews

Return of the Kingdomnew

The second (and final) third of Lars von Trier's miniseries comes to DVD.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  02-15-2008  |  Videos & DVDs

'The Boss of it All': Lars in Chargenew

Von Trier assures us at the outset that this will be a "cozy comedy," the last thing you might expect from this prickly filmmaker.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  08-31-2007  |  Reviews

Who's the Boss?new

Lars von Trier's latest film will make you laugh, but it won't make you think.
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  08-02-2007  |  Reviews

Lars Von Trier Puts the Camera in Chargenew

In The Boss of It All, the owner of a Danish IT firm has invented the titular Boss, an absent ogre who communicates with his underlings only through e-mail.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  07-25-2007  |  Reviews

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Dog Beat Dog

To pull off the biggest dogfighting bust in U.S. history, investigators went deep undercover. So did their dogs.
Riverfront Times  |  Keegan Hamilton  |  09-02-2010  |  Animal Issues

Valient Thorr's Stranger

Valient Thorr still finds its distinction by directing its menace at deserving targets via social commentaries charged by precision and power.
Independent Weekly (NC)  |  Spencer Griffith  |  09-01-2010  |  Reviews

Failure to Enforce

The Alberta government fails to enforce its own laws on toxic tailings ponds and the tar sands.
VUE Weekly  |  Mimi Williams  |  09-02-2010  |  Environment