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Match PointDirected by Woody AllenDreamWorks4 1/2 starsBy the looks of the trailer, “Match Point?? seems like an intense romance/thriller hybrid, in the vein of “Fatal Attraction” or “Basic Instinct.” While the preview overplays the suspense, the taut and enthralling film is certainly a thrilling return to form for Woody Allen.After his 10 years of mediocrity and outright disappointment (with 1997’s “Deconstructing Harry” his only saving grace), in the phenomenal “Match Point...
...cool for school. She handles the interview like an utter professional, until she mysteriously ducks out of the conversation twice. Her explanation? “Sorry, my older brother is here and he’s driving me crazy.” WORKING WITH WOODY“Match Point?? has been pegged by a fair share of critics as a comeback for director Woody Allen, who has floundered in recent years with tepidly received efforts (“Anything Else,” “Hollywood Ending”) destined for Blockbuster clearance racks. Its reception...
...really, he’s the last, best hope for nerdy, unhip intellectuals everywhere. He lacks anything resembling grit, and has to settle for over-achieving solemnity, instead. And he succeeds! And he doesn’t even need a girl! Which brings us to our third point?...
...motherland—it’s pretty clear that it’s not the kind of joyful exuberance that requires an exclamation point at the end. Kushner is, of course, the type of playwright who tends to embellish everything he does with an emotional exclamation point??think “Angels in America,” his award-winning play about the AIDS crisis. “Slavs!” is no exception. The play is divided into three loosely linked stories about ordinary Russians, each involving surreal circumstances, sweeping dialogue, and, naturally, intense...
...been forgiven for showing some signs of fatigue, despite the importance of the upcoming Atlantic Coast Championships. Instead, however, the team ended its series of marathon weekends with a bang, surging to a second-place finish in the Nelson Regatta at Connecticut College and missing first by only ten point??s—a performance that could prove to be important for the upcoming women’s ACC’s. The weekend was the sixth straight in which Harvard has participated in three or more events, a workload the Crimson will face just once more this season...