The Film Yap

French actor. British spies. U.S. presidents. German dentist. Alaskan wolves. Indonesian thugs. Japanese chefs. Bengal tigers. It’s Nick’s best & worst of 2012. Continue reading →

Twee filmmaker Wes Anderson treads over familiar ground, resulting in a stale and turgid addition to his menagerie. Continue reading →

Wes Anderson’s films are stylistic carbon copies of each other, merely swapping out storylines and characters. In “Moonrise Kingdom,” affectations become a rut. Continue reading →

This week’s bad posters make one wonder if promotional artwork is ever appealing and if there’s a perfect marketing machine. Yes. It’s The Criterion Collection. Continue reading →

“The Royal Tenenbaums” — about a family fractured by envy and fumbling for empathy — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

This lament for imagination continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“The Fantastic Mr. Fox” — Wes Anderson’s devilishly inventive spin on Roald Dahl’s story — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

A rollicking, irreverent, silly joy ride that happens to house a very adult story about growing old, “Fox” was the best animated film of last year. Continue reading →

“The Darjeeling Limited” — arguably Wes Anderson’s most compassionate and mature film — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

If a director doesn’t write the screenplay, can they still be an auteur? It depends. Continue reading →