"They'll Get Better At It As They Go Along:" The 11 Best Films of 2009
by David N. MeyerFilm
Someone gave me a hard time the other day, demanding to know why I don’t write more about movies everyone has seen—and this was another Rail film reviewer!
Female Trouble
by Tessa DeCarloFilm
Anxieties about “poverty porn,” about the exploitation of the vulnerable for the entertainment of the rest of us, arise only when we’re watching something that makes us feel guilty.
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE
by Julia SirmonsFilm
“Concerning ourselves,” Nietzsche wrote, speaking of those who engage in intellectual pursuits, “we are not seekers of knowledge.” But this statement has ramifications far beyond the blazer-with-elbow-patches-wearing crowd.
Bringing Back Brooklyn
by Rachel BalikFilm
The photograph montage at the beginning of Apostles of Park Slope puts us in a sentimental mood. The pictures are of Mary, an all-around fabulous woman who loves football, cooking, church, and the kids, in her Park Slope neighborhood.
