AltWeeklies Wire
Erection Day: Love and Other Drugs and Made in Dagenhamnew
One goes soft at the wrong moment, but the other stays hard on the picket line.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-03-2010 |
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Little Big Man: 'Notorious'new
Biggie Smalls' large life is reduced to a by-the-numbers biopic in Notorious.
'Defiance': Into the Woodsnew
Somewhere, lost under the posturing and pat plot points, something in Defiance probably reflects what actually happened. But not even the combined intensity of Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber can transform Defiance into a film that might do justice to the incredible story it hopes to tell.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-22-2009 |
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'Defiance': Anne Frank, Get Your Gunnew
The wartime drama Defiance seeks to put an asterisk beside the conventional wisdom of World War II history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-21-2009 |
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'Defiance': War and Sex in the Forestnew
If you like dead Nazis and decent action sequences, you'll like Defiance.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-15-2009 |
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'Defiance': Tough Jewsnew
Edward Zwick's Holocaust film lacks subtlety -- and that's exactly why it's likely to be a crowd-pleaser.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-14-2009 |
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Matter Over Mindnew
Blood Diamond plays like Pearl Harbor set against the backdrop of an industry awash in blood.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
12-22-2006 |
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Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
In the Roughnew
Leonardo DiCaprio excels in this superb, if overreaching, action-adventure flick.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-14-2006 |
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Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
Hearts and Minesnew
This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-08-2006 |
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Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
Jungle 2 Junglenew
Hollywood’s jungle adventure movies really ought to have become smarter by now.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
Heart of Darknessnew
Blood Diamond has lots of sparkle, little value.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-07-2006 |
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Antihero: DiCaprio Just Gets Better
Volatile intrigue abounds in this politicized story about South African arms dealer and diamond smuggler and a former diamond mine captive desperate to reunite with his family.
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
