Articles by James Luscombe

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  The Others

  Alejandro Amenabar

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  "The Others" is a dark, cloistered horror film all done in shades of black and gray and amber. I'm sure it's going to be compared to Robert...

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  Greenfingers

  Joel Hershman

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  It may be based on a true story, but that doesn't mean it's not pabulum. "Greenfingers" is a mediocre comedy steeped like a tea bag in quai...

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  Ghost World

  Terry Zwigoff

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  The eight installments of the Dan Clowes comic, "Ghost World" (serialized in "Eightball" from 1993-97), were little masterpieces of mood an...

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  The House of Mirth

  Terence Davies

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  "The House of Mirth" may be one of the most emotionally harrowing movies since "Breaking the Waves," and it's certainly one of the best mov...

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  The Deep End

  Scott McGehee and David Siegel

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  It's been eight years since Scott McGehee and David Siegel came to the Toronto Film Festival with their remarkable debut film, "Suture." I...

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  The Invisible Circus

  Adam Brooks

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  Although "The Invisible Circus" is a revisionist look at the 1970s, it's just as reductionist and simple-minded as most movies about the ‘6...

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  The Legend of Bagger Vance

  Robert Redford

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  Robert Redford's films like "The Natural" (which Redford didn't direct, thought it feels like he did) and "A River Runs Through It" wear th...

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  Save the Last Dance

  Thomas Carter

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  In the new MTV-produced feature film, "Save the Last Dance," Julia Stiles learns to dance hip-hop, and her character, Sara, is a former bal...