The Great New Wonderful

The new 9/11 movies aim to rekindle feelings that most of us have, by necessity, moved beyond. But there's more than one way to move beyond, as suggested by the spottily affecting ensemble psycho-comedy The Great New Wonderful. Full Review

Ironically, Leiner's two monuments to pothead delirium seem vastly more coherent than this hazy attempt to mine the zeitgeist, a film every bit as pointed as its nounless title. Full Review

It is hard to feel much warmth toward people whose most salient feature is their disconnection from reality. Full Review

Unfortunately, screenwriter Sam Catlin and director Danny Leiner make the unexpected mistake of being too subtle. Full Review

Writer Sam Catlin and director Danny Leiner have fashioned an alert, shrewdly observed portrait of a moment in time. Full Review