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The Great Divides: Simin (Leila Hatami) and Nader (Peyman Moadi) are at odds first about whether to leave Iran for life abroad — and then about more urgent issues yet.
'A Separation': In Tehran, Houses And Hearts Divided
()Asghar Farhadi's film is a beautifully crafted, fascinating thing, both as a portrait of modern Iranian society and as a twisty family drama. (Recommended)
Movie Reviews
'El Sicario': The (Masked) Face Of Drug-War Murder()
December 28, 2011 A triple prizewinner at the Venice Film Festival, this documentary introduces a Mexican drug-war hit man who sits, masked, in a motel room and candidly details his trade.
Movie Interviews
Coming Out, Coming Of Age As A Teen 'Pariah'()
December 28, 2011 A black 17-year-old struggles with how to be in the world in a new film directed by Dee Rees. Pariah charmed audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in January — and Rees and producer Nekisa Cooper say the film has been cathartic for their own families as well.
2011 In Film: Five Breakthrough Documentaries()
December 28, 2011 It's been a great year for documentary films — and the best of the bunch succeeded because they challenged the norms of the form.
2011 In Film: Two Pictures That Hit The Right Notes()
December 28, 2011 In two of the year's notable indie movies, a character performs a song — in its entirety — in a way that recasts the meaning and tone and reveals character.
Movie Reviews
'Blood And Honey': In Bosnia, In The Enemy's Arms()
December 23, 2011 Set during the Bosnian War, Angelina Jolie's directorial debut is about the strained relationship between a Serbian soldier (Goran Kostic) and a Bosnian captive.
Movie Reviews
Flicks, Picked (Redux): Edelstein's 2011 Top 10 Films()
December 22, 2011 From a white-knuckle Wall Street chronicle to a modernized Shakespearean war story, the films on David Edelstein's best-of-the-year list tell solid stories new and old.
Movie Reviews
'Nobbs': A Woman, Trapped In A Man Of Her Making()
December 23, 2011 Glenn Close plays a quiet woman who takes on a man's identity in order to work and survive in 19th-century Ireland. (Recommended)
