If you’re familiar with Charlie Kaufman’s work, then you understand that “Synecdoche, New York” is going to tell a story that’s abstract, that feels normal but is completely out of the ordinary, and rarely feels like it’s making sense. Now that he’s directing his own film this time, Kaufman, the brilliant but challenging writer behind […]

Though there have been a few attempts to quickly turn over a good film about the Iraq War or a similar conflict (“The Lucky Ones,” “In the Valley of Elah,” “Jarhead,” “The Kingdom”), none achieve on so many levels and try to capture the true experience of today’s soldiers like “The Hurt Locker.” Former embedded […]