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Menage a Blah
Director Betty Thomas has never learned that even comedy requires a certain measure of logic.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Betty Thomas, John Tucker Must Die
Taxing Authoritynew
Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes -- and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Dressing Downnew
Perhaps vice isn't what it used to be, or maybe Crockett and Tubbs don't belong in this new time slot, but Michael Mann's movie turns out to be dreary and monochromatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Miami Vice, Michael Mann
Dead Wood
Breaking news: Scoop is another dud from the once-great Woody Allen.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scoop, Woody Allen
Jersey Boysnew
Kevin Smith returns to solid footing with this sequel, which finds the filmmaker and his raunchy protagonists at the precipice of maturity but moving ahead with cautious baby steps.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Clerks II, Kevin Smith
Knee Highnew
We deconstruct the Wayans brothers' latest comedy.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Little Man, Keenan Ivory Wayans
Tower of Songnew
Part concert film and part fascinating biography, this deft film is a moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s musical legacy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
Thriller in Manilanew
This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
No Kidding
Monster House deals delightfully with a scary subject -- the end of childhood.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
World Cup Withdrawalnew
Here's a post-World Cup sampler platter of futbol flicks.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
07-13-2006 |
Reviews
Wilson Carries The Comedy
You, Me and Dupree subsists purely on vibe, namely Owen Wilson's ever-boyish vibe of an innocence that has overstayed its welcome long into adulthood.
Par for the Corsair
Like the first Pirates, this one is a successful combination of breezy and blackhearted.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-07-2006 |
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Remotely Entertaining
The really funny thing about this movie is, magic remote excepted, how surprisingly successful it is in reflecting the ups and downs of everyday life.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Click, Frank Coraci
Overstuffed and Undernourishednew
This indie ensemble film from Australia examines big issues such as life and death but it's really at its best when probing smaller interactions.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
06-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
Linklater Pushes The Envelope
Richard Linklater gives an audacious cinematic adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1977 novel about corporate/government surveillance of a public led by their noses with drug addictions similarly fueled and fed by the "system."
