lsanderson | Sep. 17th, 2010

Sep. 17th, 2010

Taavi Eelmaa as Tony in “The Temptation of St. Tony.”
A Take on Faith and Capitalism
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: September 16, 2010

Bizarre and beautiful, disturbing and droll, “The Temptation of St. Tony” wonders what it means to be a good man. Kicking off with a quotation from Dante’s “Inferno,” this delirious sophomore feature from the Estonian filmmaker Veiko Ounpuu observes Tony (Taavi Eelmaa), a triumphantly depressed middle manager. Dissatisfied with his adulterous wife and a boss who orders him to sack all his factory workers, Tony descends into a midlife crisis that manifests itself as a series of increasingly hilarious, horrific visions. More

Keri Russell and Edward Norton as Bill (the straight twin) in “Leaves of Grass,” directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Mr. Norton also plays Brady (the stoned twin).
Edward Norton as Good-Bad Twins
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Published: September 17, 2010

Who doesn’t love a good-twin/bad-twin story? Or, in the case of “Leaves of Grass,” a dandy new film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, a straight-twin/stoned-twin story? More

By RACHEL SALTZ
Published: September 16, 2010

With “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo,” Bradley Beesley has found a great subject: the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s annual prison rodeo, which since 2006 has included female inmates competing alongside the men. Mr. Beesley’s documentary is absorbing, and the rodeo provides the kind of action that the camera loves. But this is less a rah-rah sports film than a compassionate look at difficult lives in a difficult place. More