Bubble

There are a lot of things it would be easy to dislike about Bubble , the latest film by director Steven Soderbergh.....But it is a strangely gripping little drama, a reminder that cinema can be powerful even when it's not at all cinematic.....Bubble is not a great film in any conventional sense.....For me, Bubble 's bleak but sympathetic portrayal was a welcome change from the usual gloss, a rare cinematic admission....these feeble elements Soderbergh has assembled a film of uncommon power, an eerily compel ... Full Review

the film's dramatic conclusion.... ... Full Review

fits into an epic drama timed for awards season as perfectly as Gandhi or Ray Charles ever did.... ... Full Review

Or at the very least, could widen the pool of available actresses for director's to acceptably choose from. No, a pornstar getting a major role isn't a trend on its own, but when it's the third in a series of porn actresses crossing over and every role has moved increasingly up the chain of credibility, the trend is solidified. ... Full Review

In fact, it often plays like a pretentious student film. Bubble finds Steven Soderbergh in one of his artier moods. Moire is occasionally present in fine object details, some shots are a bit edgy, and noise intrudes into a few scenes. ... Full Review

LOS ANGELES When Steven Soderbergh strays from his glossy, star-studded extravaganzas and makes the experimental films that are smaller, weirder and seemingly truer to his heart, they can work beautifully ("Solaris," "Bubble") or they're self-indulgent bores ("Full Frontal," "Che"). ... Full Article

A documentary about a mad 1960s household, Must Read After My Death , constructed out of tape, Dictaphone recordings and home movies, premieres theatrically today in New York and digitally everywhere via its distributor's Web site, giganticdigital.com. ... Full Article

A decade ago the best most people could hope for in a "home theater" was a several hundred-pound monstrosity of a 50" 480i CRT television attached to an amplifier and a pair of stereo speakers. ... Full Article

This month Hollywood lost an irreplaceable treasure when Don LaFontaine died. LaFontaine was the king of voiceovers, and we heard his booming baritone in hundreds (maybe thousands) of movie trailers. ... Full Article

Some talented filmmakers try to play a Hollywood game, churning out a big-budget commercial product in exchange for a smaller, more personal and artistic venture. ... Full Article

One of my own all-time favorite directors Steven Soderbergh wants to follow up his rather unsuccessful attempt at simultaneous releasing, Bubble , with another film. ... Full Article