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'The Kingdom' Wears No Clothesnew
For all its desperate need to be taken seriously, Peter Berg's The Kingdom is painfully phony, made more so by its well-disguised attempts at political correctness.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
'In the Valley of Elah' is a Fitting Follow-Up to 'Crash'new
The Iraq film is a noble endeavor, but not everyone will agree on whether he accomplishes the mission Haggis sets for himself.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'Across the Universe' is Extraordinarily Ambitiousnew
Taymor's film is a little too much, though there's some absolutely gorgeous imagery and beautiful songs to be sung.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
David Cronenberg's Still Mean, Darknew
In his new film, Eastern Promises, the director creates scenes where men are hurt or killed in unfathomably painful ways.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
'3:10 to Yuma' is a Thinking-person's Westernnew
Russell Crowe and Christian Bale help further define a subgenre.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
'Shoot 'Em Up': Gun Fight After Gun Fight After Gun Fightnew
Body count high, plot points low, title accurate.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'Self-Medicated' Worksnew
The film plays like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest crossed with Requiem for a Dream, tied together for the Facebook set.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Monty Lapica, Self-Medicated
The Men Who Would Be 'The King of Kong'new
In a battle for the world record of King Kong, being killed by a giant digital monkey or manipulated by a petulant, jealous rival is sometimes enough to make a grown man cry.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Walking on 'Sunshine'new
The movie's visuals are less astounding than they are beautiful, complete with sun shields, claustrophobic spacesuits and an ending that is actually smarter than the rest of the film.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
Listen Up — Don Cheadle is on the Micnew
Cheadle chews every last little piece of fat and gristle out of the role, painting a perceptive, sharp-nosed portrait that will probably garner him another Oscar nod.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kasi Lemmons, Talk to Me
Harry Potter Grows Upnew
Phoenix is the best of the bunch.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-11-2007 |
Reviews
'Ratatouille': Sometimes Cheesy is Goodnew
Pixar presents a Parisian rat.
San Diego CityBeat |
Cathy de la Cruz |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Sicko': Not What the Doctor Orderednew
Michael Moore picks off an easy, important target.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Jolie Makes Yet Obscures 'A Mighty Heart'new
She's so famous that it's almost impossible to actually think of her as Mariane Pearl -- she gives quite a strong performance, but you never feel as though she is something other than the mega-celebrity that she actually is.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-20-2007 |
Reviews
'Day Watch': A Rush in Russiannew
Subtitled sequel in search of a piece of chalk.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Day Watch, Timur Bekmambetov
