AltWeeklies Wire
Ground Zeronew
Cloverfield turns attacking New York into mass-market Hollywood entertainment.
Baltimore City Paper |
Evan Guilfoyle |
01-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Monster Movie Magicnew
Investigating the J.J. Abrams ploy behind Cloverfield.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Herione Chicnew
Chick flicks remain the most frightening film genre of them all.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
'Cassandra's Dream': Guilt Tripnew
Good and bad talk it out in new Woody Allen film.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream
The Need for New Scare Tacticsnew
Yet another boring J-horror translation proves we don't do horror right.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Eric Valette, One Missed Call
Inside the Mind of a Killernew
Factual consistency predicates the narrative in The Killing of John Lennon, but Andrew Piddington's re-creation of Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman's descent into murderous insanity is hardly a procedural investigation into psychological disarray.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-03-2008 |
Reviews
'The Orphanage': Scary Movienew
Spanish horror from newcomer Juan Antonio Bayona brings back the thrill of a classic ghost story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage
'The Bucket List': When Jack Met Morgannew
Rob Reiner's new comedy contradicts itself with star power.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
Growing Up in Extremist Timesnew
Marjane Satrapi's memories of Iran come to life in vivid black and white in Persepolis.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
12-20-2007 |
Reviews
'Sweeney Todd' Goes to the Dark Side of Musicalsnew
Tim Burton is certain to dominate the holiday's cutthroat competition.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-20-2007 |
Reviews
Will Smith: The Stuff of 'Legend'new
Moment for moment, Smith is simply dazzling, and for all the undeniably impressive work the actor has done on his physique for this role, what's most appealing about Smith is his native intelligence -- the way you see him thinking his way through a role -- and his capacity for human weakness.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Strop the Music
Sweeney Todd delivers grand spectacle, but the tunes could use some sharpening up.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Will Smith, the Invincible Mannew
Strange pigmentation, ethnic marginalization and a cure for racism: parsing together Will Smith's transformation into a hero.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
'Atonement': A Novel Treatnew
It's that rare combo: a good movie based on a good book.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
Barren Sci-fi Horror Bites the Hand That Wrote it
Director Francis Lawrence was clearly not the best choice to helm the latest adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 classic sci-fi/horror blender that spawned The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man.
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
