In fact, the only problem with calling “Black Swan” sensationalistic and over the top is that it makes this shameless shotgun marriage of “The Red Shoes ... can be movie code for sex ...

When she finally becomes the Black Swan, she does have a great, glittery-eyed demonic look, and Aronofsky brings her bony face with its black-rimmed eyes into ... When the movie is over, it ...

We’ve heard from the film people about whether or not “Black Swan” is a good ... Pressburger’s 1948 “The Red Shoes,” one of the most beautiful movies ever made—its star, the budding ...

For fans of Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan engages some of the director's best tropes. It is thankfully more Pi than The Wrestler, more Requiem for a Dream than The Fountain. Throughout the movie ...

Darren Aronofsky has made no secret of the fact that Black Swan is very much a companion-piece to his 2008 Oscar-contender The Wrestler. And, despite its seemingly more refined and rarefied ...