Morton Marcus: Film Criticism

2007
Selected Articles & Reviews on Cinema
by Morton Marcus

You can see Morton on Cinema Scene in Santa Cruz County on channel 27 at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and Sunday. And, catch Mort's column in the Sentinel Guide every other Friday.

• 'Deep Water' one of the finest docs of recent years - 9/28/07

• Many themes of love explored in this wonderful ensemble romance - 9/28/07

• The importance of seeing movies in the theater - 9/14/07

• The secret behind the 'Bourne' films - 8/31/07

• The quandries of 'Potter' and 'Goya' - 8/17/07

• An Ingmar Bergman Checklist - 8/4/07

• Why are we demonizing the wrong people? - 7/21/07

• A Mighty Wind - 7/7/07

• The Summer so far - 6/23/07

• Readng the subtext of 'Killer of Sheep' - 6/9/07

• Hunting for Movie Magic at the Boardwalk - 5/26/07

• 'Hot Fuzz' proves Brits are more adept at comedy than Americans - 5/12/07

• The Rude and Crude "New American Comedy" - 4/28/07

• 'The Namesake' Doesn't Work - 4/14/07

• 'The Hoax' is Delightful but Confusing Mix of Lies & Half-Truths - 4/7/07

• Is Reaction to 'Pan's Labyrinth' a Legacy of Disney? - 3/31/07

• 'The Breach' an Oscar Worthy Consideration - 3/3/07

• 'The Italian' Should Really Be 'The Russian'- 3/17/07

Mort's Top Ten Films
of 2006

1. Pan's Labyrinth

2. House of Sand

3. Look Both Ways

4. Flags of Our Fathers & Letters from Iwo Jima

5. Apocalypto

6. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

7. The Queen & Little Miss Sunshine

8. Mountain Patrol

9. Children of Men

10. Water