Articles by Travis Mackenzie Hoover

The War Tapes

Deborah Scranton

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

As Iraq war documentaries go, this is better than the mindless Gunner Palace but not as thoughtful as Occupation: Dreamland. It’s a comprom...

Dreamland

Jason Matzner

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

This uneasy combination of Russell Banks and The O.C. strains hard for seriousness but never gets past the attraction of its nubile young c...

The Secret Life of Words

Isabel Croixet

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

There’s an erroneous belief, one that still lingers, that so-called "independent films” are somehow more honest and advanced than Hollywood...

James Stewart: The Signature Collection

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

If you need me to describe the gentle everyman persona of James Stewart, you probably unplug your television every year at Christmas. And i...

Black Rain

Ridley Scott

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

It’s hard to believe how fast Ridley Scott could burn up the capital he earned from Alien and Blade Runner but the proof is in this wan 198...

The Art of Breaking Up

Michel Deville

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

It’s the late 19th century and Lucette (Emmanuelle Beart) is a famous singer who’s been trysting with Edouard (Charles Berling). This will...

How Much Do You Love Me?

Bertrand Blier

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Bertrand Blier has long been the bane of feminists and tender sensibilities, but damn if this 90-minute trifle doesn’t overshadow that stum...

The Da Vinci Code

Ron Howard

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

The long-awaited adaptation of Dan Brown’s smash bestseller won’t have you scurrying for your holy texts, as the book did for so many. In f...