Selected Articles & Reviews On Film by Morton Marcus
As published in Metro Newspapers, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and other publications
''Cloverfield' a Canny Portrait of a Generation - 2/01/08
A Contrary Opinion About Much-Praised Oscar Favorites - 1/25/08
'Deep Water' One of the Finest Docs of Recent Years - 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
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 - 4/4/07
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
'El Crimen Perfecto': Spanish Film is Almost Perfect- 9/05
The Invisible Character Maps of 'Broken Flowers' - 8/05
'Saraband': The Master Returns to the Screen - 8/05
'Squint Your Eyes' Takes Flight - 6/05
'3-Iron' Plays Out Korean 'Bonnie & Clyde' Fantasy - 5/05
'Sin City': A Sign of Postmodern Corruption- 4/05
'Schultze Gets The Blues' - 4/05
'The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill' - 3/05
Bhutan's 'Travelers' Explores the Bitterness of the Better Life- 2/05
The Year of the Bio Pic - 2004
'Zelary': A Czech 'Cold Mountain' - 11/05/04
The Maddest, 'Saddist Music' - 6/18/04
Element of Surprise in 'Spring, Summer...' - 2004
John Sayles' Political Thriler 'Silver City' - 9/04
In Defense of 'The Passion' - 3/19/04
A Second Look at 'Kitchen Stories' - 2004
In The Realm of Ray: Cinema Of India's Satyajit Ray - 5/94
Peter Framed: Branagh's Farce Reinforces Old Order - 1/93