The Stranger's Reviews of Grand Illusion

• A sharp neo-noir about two people who share an evil deed. Apr 28, 2013

  by David Schmader

• Most people agree that Skyfall was one of the all-time best James Bond movies... Mar 11, 2013

  by Paul Constant

• The 2009 documentary We Don’t Care About Music Anyway zooms in on a handful of 21st-century Japanese experimental musicians... Feb 13, 2013

  by Dave Segal

• Woody Allen’s 1975 comedy is a promiscuous spoof of Russian literature set during the Napoleonic era... Jan 16, 2013

  by David Schmader

• There is so much to love in this superb work of American cinema. Jan 11, 2013

  by Charles Mudede

• The Grand Illusion kicks off its “Woody Allen in the ’70s” series with the Oscar- winning crowd-pleaser... Dec 28, 2012

  by David Schmader

• The Grand Illusion presents a night jam-packed with campy holiday delights. Dec 8, 2012

  by David Schmader

• When it comes to expressing the greatness of Yasujiro Ozu’s films, one has to quote the German director Wim Wenders... Sep 25, 2012

  by Charles Mudede

• The wonderfully obsessive freaks at Scarecrow Video raided their vast collection of VHS wonders to construct this 80-minute montage of sports-based delights, which promises... Jul 28, 2012

  by David Schmader

• To fully understand the aesthetic regime of ’90s action cinema—from, say, Reservoir Dogs to The Matrix—you have to go back to John Woo’s masterpiece The Killer... Jun 29, 2012

  by Charles Mudede

• I’m no percussionologist, but if Dave King of the Bad Plus (and many other bands) isn’t the greatest drummer alive, I wanna know who is. Apr 24, 2012

  by Brendan Kiley

• A great film is much like a great party, and what makes a party great is not the host or even the location but whom the host invites. Apr 6, 2012

  by Charles Mudede

• There’s a gravestone in Tennessee’s Memorial Park Cemetery, next to the stone of Isaac “Black Moses” Hayes, with two flying-V guitars, that reads “Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., Memphis Punk Rocker.” Mar 5, 2012

  by Kelly O

• ‘Kill All Redneck Pricks’ Nov 25, 2011

  by Grant Brissey

• 'Dogtooth' Mar 13, 2011

  by Lindy West

• 'The African Queen' Feb 1, 2011

  by Lindy West

• 'Bad Santa' Dec 17, 2010

  by Paul Constant

• 'Casablanca' Sep 25, 2010

  by Paul Constant

• 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' Sep 12, 2010

  by Brendan Kiley

• Bad Bugs Bunny Aug 23, 2010

  by Paul Constant

• Old-School Kung Fu Double Feature Aug 7, 2010

  by Paul Constant

• 'Gums' Feb 27, 2010

  by Lindy West

• 'Unmistaken Child' Feb 21, 2010

  by Gillian Anderson

• 'Sometimes a Great Notion' Feb 5, 2010

  by Brendan Kiley

• 'Sissyboy' Feb 4, 2010

  by Lindy West

• It's a Wonderful Life Dec 20, 2009

  by Brendan Kiley

• 'All About Eve' Apr 16, 2008

  by David Schmader

• Tough Guys Don't Dance Mar 3, 2008

  by Annie Wagner

• 'King Corn' Nov 22, 2007

  by Annie Wagner

• LSD and Other Drug Scare Films Sep 8, 2007

  by Annie Wagner

• 'The Thing from Another World' and 'The Thing' Jul 3, 2007

  by Bradley Steinbacher

• Haneke Retrospective Jun 11, 2007

  by Annie Wagner

• 'The Third Man' Apr 16, 2007

  by Sean Nelson

• 'The Fallen Idol' Apr 9, 2007

  by Sean Nelson

• 'The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On' Feb 27, 2007

  by Annie Wagner

• It's a Miserable Life Dec 13, 2001

  The Abiding Darkness of a Capra Classic

  by Sean Nelson
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