AltWeeklies Wire
V for Visionarynew
Someone alert the media: This blockbuster is actually fantastic!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Frequently Staticnew
Their geek cred hammered by the putrid Matrix sequels, the Wachowksi brothers set their pens to adapting a seminal graphic novel and very nearly end up transcending mere entertainment in the process.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Spinning Out of Control
Set in a futuristic Great Britain, this adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's graphic novel has everything to do with red-statism run amok.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Valuing Vague Virtuesnew
In a post-9/11 world, could any film be as politically provocative as one that makes a hero out of a bomb-throwing terrorist?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
V for Vexingnew
This revolution is better suited for the funny pages.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Terrorism (The Good Kind)new
The new film version of a futuristic graphic novel overcomes obstacles.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Jackbooted Into the Futurenew
This is a futuristic slice of pop-culture agitprop, replete with a costumed antihero, lovingly choreographed action sequences, cunningly ornate dialogue and a rousing score.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Louder Than Bombsnew
Ideas fuel this sci-fi thriller for the terrorism age.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Revolution for Fun and Profitnew
V for Vendetta is set in a bleak near-future dystopia, where everything is very familiar -- people even drive the same cars we do now -- but it soon becomes clear that the world has been rocked by catastrophe.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
"Anarchy in the UK," "The New Disaster Movie," "Mel Gibson is Responsible for All the Wars in the World"new
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Criticism
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
03-15-2006 |
Media
Anarchy in the U.K.
Comic-book cinema gets subversively political in V for Vendetta.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
G. I. Jihadi
A new comic book series Black Heart Irregulars attacks the Iraq War head on.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
09-02-2005 |
Fiction
