AltWeeklies Wire
Disturbing Ambiguitynew
This Korean take on Dangerous Liaisons is beautiful and well-acted -- and be sure to stay until the very end.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Je-Yong Lee, Untold Scandal
This Film Soarsnew
The Aviator is an incredible movie -- now, would someone please give Scorsese an Oscar?
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Well-Furnished Failurenew
Kevin Spacey's biopic, supposedly about Bobby Darin, ends up being more about Spacey.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin Spacey, beyond the sea
Carrey-d Awaynew
Delightfully evil, Lemony Snicket gets a lot of good laughs.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
Sea Worthynew
By making Life Aquatic bizarrely unrealistic, Wes Anderson has created a masterpiece.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
Coasting on Famenew
Ocean's Twelve is too strung out and relaxed to succeed.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Twelve
Film for the Heart and Headnew
Kinsey shines brightly at the end of an otherwise dismal cinematic year.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Kinsey
Painful Entanglementsnew
Closer alarmingly shows how relationships can turn into disasters.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Closer
Nothing out of the Ordinarynew
Enjoyable but forgettable, Nicotina is like a Mexican version of Pulp Fiction.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Hugo Rodriguez, Nicotina
Bomb for the Holidaysnew
If you want a sweet holiday message wrapped in crap, here's your movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-03-2004 |
Reviews
Needs a Tuneupnew
Great performances can't save The Machinist from its formulaic storyline and bad spacing.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-03-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, The Machinist
Paradise Foundnew
Finding Neverland features near-perfect performances and writing.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
The Golden Film of Ballooningnew
A clichéd stalker story benefits from some beautiful artistic vision in Enduring Love.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Beyond Reasonnew
The Bridget Jones sequel proves that Renee Zellweger has a bad casting choice.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-20-2004 |
Reviews
Sorrowful Sidewaysnew
Alexander Payne's newest Oscar contender is sadder and more reflective than his earlier films.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-20-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexander Payne, Sideways
