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'The Perfect Game' Swings and Missesnew
The formula is all but etched in stone: Choose a ragtag, underdog team and follow them to their triumphant, come-from-behind victory at whatever national championship courtesy of whichever unconventional but inspiring coach they’ve stumbled across.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
04-19-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Perfect Game, William Dear
'Chloe': Canadians Get Dirty (in a Clean Way)new
By about the halfway point, the film 'Chloe' starts to morph into your basic erotic thriller.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
'Sweetgrass' is a Raw, Open-Eyed Elegy for the American Cowboynew
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team behind Sweetgrass, apparently prefer the term “recordist” over the term “director.” Once you see the documentary, you might be inclined to agree.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-16-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Sweetgrass
The 2009 Holiday Film Guidenew
The leaves are turning, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s are looming. The holiday season is upon us! Hollywood hopes you will take a break during your endless holiday shopping in the coming weeks to stop by the mall theater and buy a ticket for one of the following films.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
11-10-2009 |
Movies
Tags: holiday film guide, movies
'Coco Before Chanel' Looks Fabulous but Hangs Kinda Funnynew
While bolstered by the magnetic central performance of the always-charming Audrey Tautou and some damn fine period re-creation, Coco Before Chanel is also restrained by slow pacing and a general lack of drama.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
11-03-2009 |
Reviews
'Bright Star' Casts John Keats as King of All Proto-Emo Boysnew
If you got a D in English Lit, Bright Star probably isn't the romantic ode for you. If you've got a taste for chaste love affairs with unhappy endings, however, Bright Star delivers.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-06-2009 |
Reviews
Return of the B Movie: Full Moon Entertainment is Backnew
To a certain percentage of the population -- those who grew up in the dawning Home Video Age of the '80s -- Full Moon still holds a certain nostalgic resonance. Now, after years of weathering bankruptcy, various lawsuits and the death of the VHS tape, Full Moon is back.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-06-2009 |
Movies
Despite its Flaws, '2M2MM' Has a Certain Televisual Appealnew
What if you took four online poker players, sent them to Las Vegas to live like high-rolling kings and tasked them with the goal of winning $2 million in two months? I'll admit, it's a "what if" scenario I've never actually contemplated. But thanks to the new G4 reality series Two Months. Two Million., it's one with which we're all now confronted.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-08-2009 |
TV
Real (Scary) World: When Reality Shows Killnew
The tragic story of Ryan Jenkins allegedly murdering a swimsuit model named Jasmine Fiore would have been just another obscure, SoCal, TMZ footnote were it not for the fact that Jenkins was a rising star in the reality show world. That juicy tidbit is now shining an unwelcome light on the sleazy world of reality show one-upmanship.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-01-2009 |
Movies
DIY Documentary 'Handmade Nation' Chronicles the Indie Crafts Movementnew
Several years ago, Faythe Levine set out to document the world of DIY art, craft and design. This deeply personal quest led to the creation of a just-released feature documentary called Handmade Nation and a popular companion book of the same name.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-01-2009 |
Reviews
The Simple Drama of 'Lemon Tree' Makes for a Powerful Middle East Parablenew
The story, based on a real incident, reads like a fable. Paying attention strictly to the David vs. Goliath surface of it, viewers will be amply rewarded. But Lemon Tree has a number of subtle stories lurking just under the surface.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
08-25-2009 |
Reviews
'Sleep Dealer' Hits Some High Notes Despite its Micro Budgetnew
There are glitches in Sleep Dealer (cheap effects, wobbly acting, an ending that's far more emotionally rewarding than logically satisfying), but most of them are the charming flaws of a homegrown work of art.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
08-18-2009 |
Reviews
Underground Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu Talks About His Move to New Mexico and His New Projectnew
The do-it-all DIY filmmaker has a body of work that floats somewhere in the artistic ether between the pop art obsessions of Andy Warhol and the trashy aesthetics of John Waters.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
07-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bleary-Headed Party Boys Aren't Quite As Bad As They Wanna Be–But They're Still Funnynew
Arguably, the cumulative effect of The Hangover isn't quite as outrageous as it could (or probably should) be. But fans of Todd Phillips' previous efforts will nurse sufficient belly laughs from the film's post-drunken shenanigans.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
06-09-2009 |
Reviews
'Iron Man: Armored Adventures' on Nicktoonsnew
Iron Man: Armored Adventures is a blatant attempt to make the runaway success of the Iron Man live-action movie appeal to the tween crowd. How do you do that? By stripping away almost everything that made the film such a success, apparently.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
05-05-2009 |
TV
