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Doughnut Pass Go, Do'h Not Pass 'The Simpsons Movie'new
My keenest, dearest piece of advice: if you want to see it, see it cold, and leave at home the know-it-all who will spurt with laughter at even the gags he or she doesn't understand.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-25-2007 |
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'Mostly Martha' Remake Has the Right Ingredients
Rarely does an adaptation of an existing film add anything new to an original's rhythm or narrative melody -- but that's not the case with Scott Hicks' Americanized calibration of Mostly Martha.
Tags: No Reservations, Scott Hicks
'Chuck & Larry': Bosom Buddiesnew
An odd couple explores mainstream fears about gays.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-19-2007 |
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Divine Discontent with 'Hairspray'new
The camp classic makeover isn't noxious like the Dreamgirls movie-musical, but it isn't nearly good enough.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
Danny Boyle Energizes Sci-fi with a Trip to the Sun
In a bold attempt to create a fresh update on the ever-flagging sci-fi movie genre, director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later) achieves a visually stunning cinematic poem that is as bewitching as it is infuriating for its dependence on genre cliches.
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
No Exitnew
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul creates a baffling yet intriguing film of meandering abstractions.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
07-13-2007 |
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'License' Revokednew
Robin Williams stars in yet another comedy that should not have been made.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
'Transformers' Without Ironynew
If you want to enjoy this flick without guilt, you'll have to ignore the whole Middle East issue.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
07-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
'Potter' Franchise Finds Intelligence
Just as Daniel Radcliffe has matured as an actor, the fifth Harry Potter franchise installment has graduated in scope toward a movie capable of entertaining adults and children alike.
Silence Golden: Bride Of Silencenew
This enigmatic, languorously drawn-out movie employs a Rashomon-like narrative device.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bride Of Silence, Minh Phuong Doan
Go See This Movienew
The classic Killer of Sheep finally gets the theatrical release it so richly deserves.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
Tune In, Turn On, 'Psych-Out'new
A filmed-in-the-Haight fable about Summer of Love hippies doing, like, hippie stuff, man.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Psych-Out, Richard Rush
Fever Dreamnew
Much as it's hard to explain a dream to someone else, it's hard to explain Paprika.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paprika, Satoshi Kon
First, Do No Harmnew
Say ahh to Michael Moore's new film.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Cars That Eat Peoplenew
What matters most about Transformers isn't subtext (this is Michael Bay after all), but what happens when big, loud, heavy things bang into other differently colored big, loud, heavy things.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-03-2007 |
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Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
