AltWeeklies Wire
Freaks Just Want to Have Funnew
In short, X-Men: The Last Stand suffers from a muddled plot, and falls short of the laser focus that X2 had.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-24-2006 |
Reviews
Let Me Don My Tinfoil Hatnew
There's a conspiracy here, and it goes far deeper than some dead gay artist/inventor's overrated painting or a secret evil self-flagellating Catholic Church coven.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
The Murder Plot Nearly Kills Itnew
Art School Confidential is built on a solid foundation, with great casting and clever, edgy dialogue.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-10-2006 |
Reviews
'When There Are No Good Outcomes'new
Greengrass faces an onslaught of questions about his new film.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
Ride You Might Not Be Ready to Takenew
For better or worse, Greengrass has pulled off a phenomenal accomplishment here -- this is solid, exhilarating filmmaking.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
Dreams with a Zzzzzzzzzzznew
American Dreamz tries to be a hilarious and incisive satire, but comes off as an extended exercise in cluelessness.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: American Dreamz, Paul Weitz
Potty Mouthednew
If you still think of Bob Saget as the clean-cut dad from Full House, well, it's time to have your illusions brutally violated.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-19-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Choosing the Fuck-Me Pumpsnew
Kinky Boots is another film in a long line of modest-budget comedic efforts about people in small Anglo towns embarrassing themselves for the greater good.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Julian Jarrold, Kinky Boots
Craziness as a Careernew
The Devil and Daniel Johnston closely follows the life of loony musician Daniel Johnston -- all the way through the acid trips, the nuthouses and the plane crashes.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
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
Filmmakers Learn to Fear-Mongernew
Whether you like it or not, the country's political climate is driving this year's Oscars.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Redneck Racists Take Overnew
This faux documentary about what might have happened if the South had won the Civil War falls somewhere between Ken Burns on Haterade and a joke that goes on far too long.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-22-2006 |
Reviews
'A Society of Hoaxes'new
Originally slated as only a short interview, this exchange with comedian/actor/maniac Richard Lewis spun so far out of control that it deserved the full feature treatment.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-22-2006 |
Performance
Tags: Richard Lewis
Aging Rocker Can Still Get It Upnew
Demme paints a fantastic portrait of a true iconoclast, a man who's been an unclean needle on the beach of pop culture since the late '60s.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
America's Favorite Action Heronew
Harrison Ford, a true pop culture icon and a bona fide movie star, has a reputation for getting a little testy in interviews, and this one's not much different.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Firewall, Richard Loncraine
