AltWeeklies Wire
Riveting Romancenew
Heath Ledger's stunning performance leads a beautiful film that lives up to all the hype.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Happy Hookernew
Memoirs of a Geisha inappropriately tells the clean, beautiful story of a girl sold into sex slavery.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Memoirs of a Geisha, Rob Marshall
Ode to Mediocritynew
Be Here to Love Me is an interesting documentary about a solvent-loving songwriter you've probably never heard of.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Not-So-Gay Rompnew
The Producers remake is sloppy and poorly directed, but still funny.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susan Stroman, The Producers
Kansas Chaosnew
The murder story Firecracker is not nearly as clever as it wants to be.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Firecracker, Steve Balderson
Miracle Movienew
While its box-office take has been disappointing, King Kong itself enthralls.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: King Kong, Peter Jackson
Bourgeois Charmnew
Electric Shadows makes for a nice romance, but it could have been much more.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Electric Shadows, Xiao Jiang
Flawed Fantasynew
Much like Trix cereal, The Chronicles of Narnia is for kids.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
'Aeon' Sucks!new
Aeon Flux is horrible, but Charlize Theron's career should survive the debacle.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Aeon Flux, Karyn Kusama
Plot-Weaving Clinicnew
Complex and intricate, Syriana is well worth two-plus hours of your life.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Love Hurtsnew
Ryan Reynolds gets his best comedic role yet in the predictable but amusing Just Friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Just Friends, Roger Kumble
Droll Divorcenew
The Squid and the Whale is lacking in squid and whales, but it's got plenty of amazing performances.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
We Believenew
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix don't act in Walk the Line; they channel.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Damn You, Oprah!new
Emmanuel's Gift delves into inspirational, compelling subjects, but the execution is manipulative and dreadful.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Fizzling Wizardrynew
The Harry Potter series takes a step backwards with Goblet of Fire.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-17-2005 |
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