Filth and Wisdom

I really liked this movie alot not because it was the best Ive ever seen but because it was something new and fresh.... Full review

Much reviled film from Madonna is playing on IFC in Theaters. Having seen the film its clear that the hatred of the film is because of who the director is rather than what the film is. Basically the story of AK... Full review

"Filth and Wisdom" illustrates that growing up requires getting your hands dirty -- you can't gain wisdom by spending your life in a germ-free bubble. however, that's too many words for a title, so it's called "Filth and Wisdom" instead. imo,... Full review

First of all, any movie can entertain. I am not a film critic, nor will I pretend that I have any credentials in this field. The only thing that I want to say about this film is that I enjoyed it.... Full review

Now that she thinks that her s--t dosent stink and she can get any guy, not Richie, she wants, she now trys to express herself with another flop, Stay away... Full review

The film needs more substance. The story is flawed and bland. She should get advice from the experts. If the story is not the same as other stereotyped stories it maybe much reviewable.... Full review

I can't give the movie a grade, as I could only watch the first three minutes. It was so boring and self absorbed. I knew I was in trouble when I saw the movie poster. Even that bored me; nothing but... Full review

At least you could be forgiven thinking exactly that, if you look at the main player (also some sort of narrator) in Madonnas movie. Strangely (or maybe not) the movie seems to appeal more to women. I can't really explain this,... Full review

I really liked the film. I admit I almost didn't go to see it because of all the bad press, but Im happy I did. And for those who haven't seen it and consider not to based on all the... Full review

I saw this movie yesterday at the Berlinale.Going into the theater I thought it might be a dreadful film (after all there were some terrible comments running the net...) I must say though after just a ten minutes the film... Full review

Throw in a sad sack author (Richard E. Grant) who's lost his sight to ensure we get some spoken word into the frame Despite a confusing metaphysical stance, and a rather pretentious denouement, the movie feels more like a complex justification of Madge's whole career than a stand-alone feature. ... Full Review

Filth and Wisdom" began as a short. It's rather sweet to think of "Filth and Wisdom" as Madonna's reconnection to her own boho Manhattan striver self a generation ago, and I did enjoy the last five minutes or so, when the movie essentially stopped and Hutz's band, Gogol Bordello, took over. ... Full Review

A case could be made for both, though the latter is an awfully tempting summarization of "Filth and Wisdom. After all the damage Madonna has inflicted on the world with her acting, it's amazing anyone would allow her the chance to actually direct a motion picture. ... Full Review

A case could be made for both, though the latter is an awfully tempting summarization of "Filth and Wisdom. Hutz isn't much of an actor, but he's charismatic, leaving the few bright spots of the picture to him and his bathtub-housed lecturing. ... Full Review

The characters in this short movie are so sketchy, it's left to a blind ex-poet who lives downstairs (unconvincingly played by Richard E. Grant) to provide the aforementioned wisdom. It's debatable whether Madonna is an artist, but she's certainly been a provocateur. ... Full Review

"Monsters Vs. Aliens" Five friendly monsters stand against an alien invasion in this aptly titled computer-animated comedy , a slapstick farce designed to look like something out of MAD magazine. ... Full Article

Madonna attends a screening of "Filth and Wisdom" hosted by The Cinema Society and Dolce and Gabbana at the IFC Center on October 13, 2008 in New York City. ... Full Article

Issey Miyake jacket; Hutz made his pants and hat; scarves are from the set of Madonna's first film, Filth And Wisdom, which Hutz has a role in. ... Full Article

With Filth and Wisdom , the Material Girl has now spliced the title of film writer and director into her list of accomplishments, but the result is, well, immaterial. ... Full Article

Starring Eugene Hütz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure and Richard E. Grant. Directed by Madonna. At the Carlton. 14A Neither filthy nor wise, Madonna's directing debut looks like a weekend project she and Guy Ritchie might have hatched up when they... ... Full Article

The wisdom, such as it is, is handed down by Andre (Eugene Hutz, Everything Is Illuminated), a Ukrainian musician/sado-masochist (hey, whatever pays the bills) living in London. ... Full Article