Palindromes

I'm not usually dumb when it comes to storylines. But this film was very confusing. I didn't understand the whole idea of the main character changing the way she did. It took me quite awhile before I figured out that the... Full review

I could tell 90 seconds into this movie that it was going to be a stinker, but I didn't listen to my brain and get my money back. Save your money and pay someone to stick hot pokers in your eyes,... Full review

Okay. I get the whole identity is fluid and/or meaningless thing, and using multiple actors to portray one character is a novel idea. But it's beyond me why the film makers chose to make their point through the story of a... Full review

This movie is about the life of every girl in the world. I would say about 90%. And im proud to be the 10 % who are not.... Full review

I liked this movie very much. I was surprised when I posted this review, that so many people would bash it. First of all the story was original and toching. The acting wasn't superb, but it wasn't bad either. The direction... Full review

What a piece of crap. Makes you think alright, it makes you think why in the world you stayed in the theater an hour and forty minutes. I could go on and on about how bad this movie sucks but Im... Full review

I"ll sit through just about anything. John waters, Warhol even Catherine Breillat. Bust Jesus Christ. What an ever lovin piece of crap. Some fool gave him money for this mess.... Full review

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the films almost feels like foreign, but one has to medidate on the profound message it is trying to tell us... a sure movie to watch even for woody allen fans ...... Full review

I was looking forward to seeing this movie. Unfortunately it was a let down. It started dragging from the moment it started. I tried to stick with it and I did but when I left the theatre I feeling like I'd... Full review

not to enjoy a movie where the primary pundit sports a Flava Flav t-shirt.... ... Full Review

Which, together with Solondz's previous (and better) films, may explain why the film has been invited to screen at various festivals. On one level, it is symbolic of the film's circular ambitions, signifying that Aviva will always be what she is - which is ironic, given that Todd Solondz uses eight different (white, black, tall, fat, thin, short, male, female) actors for the role. ... Full Review

This lays the track for an abrasive....and this is why Palindromes has a redeeming prescience -.... ... Full Review

Palindromes is often unique, intermittently challenging, and occasionally frustrating.....Palindromes is as challenging or as insightful as its director might think, it definitely makes for some interesting viewing .......One visit with this bleak little flick is all I need....But therein lies the most appealing thing about Palindromes ;.... ... Full Review

Hopefully there's another great film inside Solondz's head So now we have Palindromes, which, for me, was even less interesting. Sure, it showcased a good bunch of actors, but the technique only really served to isolate the viewer. ... Full Review

What might be the greatest thing about Caroline Suh's documentary about a high school election at New York City's prestigious, and notoriously selective, Stuyvesant high school is how overtly it points out the limited correlation between SAT scores and actual... ... Full Article

It's often observed that high school is a metaphor for life. That's the prism through which some of us see our co-workers, our jobs, our selves, and, if "Frontrunners" a new documentary that opens today at the Brattle Theatre, is... ... Full Article

MovieMaker Staff | Published April 12, 2007 It was on this day in 2005 that writer-director Todd Solondz's Palindromes was released to New York audiences. ... Full Article

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ellen Barkin, Stephen Adly-Guirgis Palindromes is the fifth and latest feature by American 'enfant terrible' Todd Solondz, the guy who gave us black comedies Happiness (1998) and Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995). ... Full Article

The new film from Todd Solondz who made "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness" further mines the classic Solondz territory - his theory that a nest of perversions lurk behind every white picket fence in America. ... Full Article

May 15, 2005 | There's a lot to say on the subject of Todd Solondz, but it's probably best to just let him speak for himself. ... Full Article