AltWeeklies Wire
Immortal Purposes
An attempt at epic philosophy falls short in The Fountain.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
Get It?new
Nothing's sadder than useless satire.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-16-2006 |
Reviews
A Doll of a Filmnew
What's the matter with Kansas? Tideland has heroin-fueled answers.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
Dixie Docnew
In an instant, the Dixie Chicks went from country darlings to America's goats, and two filmmakers caught it all.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Barbara Kopple, Shut Up & Sing
Idyll Thoughtsnew
Placid and profound, Old Joy is a quiet marvel.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
The Best Superspy Yet
Daniel Craig more than capably fills 007's shoes in a Bond film that shatters formula constraints and delivers nail-biting action in a considerably darker mode.
Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
Coffee Achieversnew
Black Gold goes behind the scenes of our coffee jones.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-10-2006 |
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Food for Thoughtnew
Compelling documentary meditation on food processing and preparation tells nothing, shows everything.
Montreal Mirror |
Nikolaus Geyrhalter |
11-09-2006 |
Reviews
Astoria Stayin' Alivenew
It's always Saturday night in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
11-09-2006 |
Reviews
Arbus as Artnew
Fantasy trumps reality in this imaginary biography.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-09-2006 |
Reviews
Meat and Greet
Fast Food Nation turns visceral journalism into theoretical conversation.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-09-2006 |
Reviews
Dumber Than Realitynew
Stranger Than Fiction is ultimately a B-minus movie that raises -- but only nominally explores -- potentially brain engaging themes like the nature of free will and the primacy of art as a creative force.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-08-2006 |
Reviews
What Would Jigsaw Do?new
The passion of the cut-rate, high-grossing Saw series continues.
Miami New Times |
Rob Nelson |
11-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw III
Menace To Society
Harsh Time is a modern and raw reflection of the disastrous effects of war on the soldiers that survive them and the potential danger they pose.
Tags: David Ayer, Harsh Times
Jigsaw's Puzzle Filled Innew
In the context of the Saw franchise, the third time's the proverbial charm, with oodles of backstory ladled atop the proceedings.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw III
