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Forging Aheadnew
The Counterfeiters is a refreshingly spare morality tale that adds something new to a darkly familiar chapter of our history.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-02-2008 |
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Puppy Lovenew
If CJ7 is a mild disappointment artistically, with neither a cohesive style nor focused plot, it is also a sweet and purposeful tale that genuinely defies categorization.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: CJ7, Stephen Chow
The Botch Jobnew
Demi Moore makes a flawed semi-comeback in Flawless.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Flawless, Michael Radford
Painful, Necessary Viewingnew
A stunning investigation into the abuse of prisoners in U.S. prisons in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere and a detailed argument against the use of torture.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side
Fumblenew
Say what you will about George Clooney as an actor: As a director, he clearly has balls. Vintage leather balls, in fact.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
Good Cast, Wastednew
This pretty but bland film rests solely on the shoulders of its stars.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
Survival of the Luckiestnew
4 Months is a dream of beautiful filmmaking that takes the shape of a nightmare about power, freedom, friendship and the choices a person makes.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
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Finders Keepersnew
The Bank Job is merely sufficient, a serviceable but forgettable film that appeases in the same way drive-thru food appeases. It should be savored about as much.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Shorts Weathernew
Many of this year's Oscar-nominated shorts feel, unsurprisingly, like short stories, slices of life and character that leave an impression, a feeling, an unforgettable image.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Cross-country Musicnew
Without ever saying something so obvious, The Band's Visit is underlined by the idea of music as a means of communication that requires no words to express the deepest feelings.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
Making the Bandsnew
Girls Rock! is a fascinating behind the scenes peek at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, and an inspiring introduction to the camp for parents and kids who may not have heard of it before.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
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Growing Painsnew
Miss Pettigrew takes place in graceful, somewhat old-fashioned territory.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
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Strange Transmissionsnew
Bleak and brutal sci-fi horror flick falls flat.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Sorry, Charlienew
Combining elements of Rushmore and Ferris Bueller's Day Off as well as the illicit-entrepreneur plot of Risky Business, Charlie Bartlett suffers greatly by comparison to these films.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll
Lying Lownew
A joke-laden, quirky shoot-out, In Bruges is not.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
