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The Safety of Objects: The Art of 'Summer Hours'new
Some undisclosed time after a celebratory birthday party at her posh but weather-beaten French country home, lively and elegant matriarch Hélène (Edith Scob) dies, leaving her eldest son Frédéric (Charles Berling) to divide the loot with his two siblings.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-05-2010 |
Reviews
'Every Little Step' Is a Life-Affirming Look at Performancenew
Every Little Step, the absorbing documentary about the 2006 revival of the Broadway hit A Chorus Line — in other words, a movie about the casting of a musical that's about actors auditioning for a musical — is a rabbit hole well worth tumbling down.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
06-26-2009 |
Reviews
'The Express' is Silly, Simplistic, and Absurdnew
Gary Fleder's film is an unspeakably twee and sanitized Ernie Davis biopic that transforms this tale of an athlete dying young into a work of groan-inducing campiness.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-20-2008 |
Reviews
'Eagle Eye' is Like Hitchcock for Moronsnew
If you leave your brains with the ticket-taker, then there's a good chance you might enjoy Eagle Eye, the stripped-down, hyperactive new chase film executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Eagle Eye
Battle Fatigue Settles in on Spike Lee's WWII Epicnew
So why is his new film such an interminable, unfocused, ridiculous mess?
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Jet Li and Jackie Chan Team Up for Fun Action Flicknew
Director Rob Minkoff has crafted the first great action flick of the year, the kind of film you want to roll up and stick in your back pocket so you can whip it out and whap action-movie naysayers on the nose.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
Six Shotsnew
There are several ways to approach Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo, and while none of them make this bad movie much better, they do make it more interesting.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
A Legitimately Inspirational Biopicnew
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a visionary celebration of language, women, food, memory, the imagination, the creative impulse, and all the wonderful, life-affirming things you could be doing instead of watching movies.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
'The Heartbreak Kid' Gets Dumber and Dumbernew
The Farrelly brothers remake one of the great ignored films of the '70s -- badly.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
'Superbad': An Underachieving Teen Comedynew
The film is a surprisingly bitter and limited movie with a broad, bristly mean streak.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'License To Wed' is Illnew
Robin Williams is a fine actor when he's bearded or animated -- but License is a silent but deadly screen fart.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
Rich, Generous 'Ratatouille'new
Writer-director Brad Bird of The Incredibles and Iron Giant establishes himself as the first CGI auteur.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
07-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Voyage From Italynew
Emanuele Crialese's Golden Door is nearly medieval in its simplicity.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
07-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
Fame and Folly with 'Factory Girl'new
The Andy Warhol biopic dares to explore the toxic social consequences of superficiality, sarcasm and artifice.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Factory Girl, George Hickenlooper
