AltWeeklies Wire
'City of Ember' Tells it Straight ... Sort Ofnew
It's uneven and flawed and not as totally honest as I might have led you to believe, but at least we're spared yet another round of the Remarkable Boy Who Believed Hard Enough and instead see something that at least approximates the trouble of being a child who must over-come in an adult world.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
10-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, City of Ember
Gil Kenan Practically Created an Entire Physical Realm for 'City of Ember'new
It's a worthy heir to other visually memorable fantasies like City of Lost Children, Brazil, and Tron -- but will Kenan be happy if his movie is only beloved by a core group of art-direction fanatics?
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
10-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, City of Ember
Housequake
Monster House is scary fun for almost the whole family.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Powell |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
Nobody's Homenew
This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
Age Appropriate?new
Bypassing Tim Burton and heading straight into the realm of Stephen King, Monster House is rife with suggested murder, sexual innuendo and extremely adult revenge fantasies.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
No Kidding
Monster House deals delightfully with a scary subject -- the end of childhood.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
