Ben B. Chung
The Homecoming of Matt & Ben
The debate over the respective values of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Class of 1992—which is more talented, more bankable,
Singer-Songwriters Raise Their Voices
By all accounts the roundtable should have been over by now. The four singer-songwriters participating in the interview have been
Does Roger Ebert Matter?
BEN B. CHUNG: There are few topics that film critics enjoy discussing more than the Role of the Film Critic.
How to Cure the Blockbuster Syndrome
BEN SOSKIN: Well, we’re slowly inching through the waste of time that is the spring movie season—meaning that we’re closing
Spring Season at the Loeb
A typical run-through of Top Girls , one of several productions currently rehearsing for the Loeb Experimental Theatre, is initiated
Possible Sunshine in a Plotless Year
BEN B. CHUNG : First off, I want to congratulate you on your Oscar victory. You nailed all of the
Film Review of The Passion of Christ
Directed by Mel Gibson Newmarket Films Gibson’s Film Is a Daring Meditation on Christ’s Sacrifice In Pier Pasolini’s seminal work
All Sussed Out
1. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief (Capitol) Among the most frustrating proclamations of the Bush administration is their insistence
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Capitalizing on a fellow artist’s death has been, alongside shooting smack and selling out to the Man, one of the
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A sincere argument for the music video as an art form is inherently problematic. While theater, literature, film and the
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Unless you somehow chance upon the grislier works of Pier Pasolini in the coming years, Kill Bill: Volume One will
Scholars Challenge Gibson's 'Passion'
A well-respected, influential figure presents radical ideas to the masses in a turbulent era. His revolutionary views rapidly spread, throwing
Film Review
Jack Black is not a particularly funny man. He can pull off a one-liner, and he brightly sustains the Chris
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Two years ago, the Strokes dropped their debut Is This It: a bomb that was to send ripples of 70s-era
Movie Review
At one point in Identity, a young woman played by Clea Duvall comments that the situation of the movie’s ten