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Simon Pegg Falls into the Wrong Material in 'Fat Boy'new
In Run, Fat Boy, Run, playing an out-of-shape security guard who runs a marathon to prove his worthiness to an ex-girlfriend, the great actor just seems pathetic.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Schwimmer, Run, Fat Boy, Run
'Murder Party' Kills Kids with Humor & Mayhemnew
"I guess the only real issue I have with hipsters and scenesters is intellectual snobbery. It drives me nuts," says director Jeremy Salnier. "Murder Party aims to take their scene and dumb it down with slapstick gags and gratuitous gore."
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeremy Saulnier, Murder Party
'Wristcutters': Death & Pizzanew
Imaginative afterlife story gets mundane on the big screen.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
Hear it From Golda Meirnew
In Golda’s Balcony, the eponymous subject spends the full running time talking to herself. This being filmed theater, it’s clear we’re not dealing with a weirdly nostalgic case of schizophrenia, but I wouldn’t reject the possibility that the entire movie takes place inside Israel’s most iconic prime minister’s head.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Golda's Balcony, Jeremy Kagan
Naturalism Meets Superstition in 'Khadak'new
The filmmakers capitalize on the poetic quality of the nearly wordless movie’s storybook images, but they don’t fetishize the culture; rather, they view it through an honest lens by taking the superstitious elements at face value.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Amir Bar-Lev Parses the Paintnew
He uncovers the dirty secrets of a child art prodigy in My Kid Could Paint That.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Lake of Fire': The Viscus is the Messagenew
This fascinating documentary essay exposes every angle of the abortion debate.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lake of Fire, Tony Kaye
'The Kingdom': The Witless A-Teamnew
This blandly politicized action film borrows equally from documentaries and Mr. T.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
'The Last Winter' & 'Into the Wild' Bring Doom from Belownew
New movies from Larry Fessenden and Sean Penn give us "new" horror.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Homester Runner Founder Discusses 'Great World of Sound'new
Making his directorial debut, Craig Zobel talks about longtime collaborator David Gordon Green and American Idol.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Comedian Jeff Garlin Directs a Bittersweet Flicknew
This indie film carries the remarkably unpretentious air of a small movie, simply shot with an utterly straightforward story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
'The Bubble' Combines Sitcom Premise with Authentic Perilnew
Eytan Fox upholds the dynamic with an ear for camaraderie not unlike that of Richard Linklater. Unlike Linklater, however, Fox is working in a part of the world generally perceived in these parts as a war zone.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Eytan Fox, The Bubble
William Friedkin Thinks 'Cruising' Isn't Controversialnew
The director insists that certain gay groups' decision to assail the plot for being homophobic is akin to prostitutes complaining about a movie based on Jack the Ripper.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: William Friedkin, Cruising
Armed and 'Delirious'new
Steve Buscemi plays another despondent entertainment journalist with less satisfying results.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Delirious, Tom DiCillo
