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Jonathan Demme Succeeds with Anne Hathaway in His Family-Chaos Filmnew
Avoiding the hip nihilism of repugnant family dramas like Margot at the Wedding and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Demme offers compassion.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-02-2008 |
Reviews
Keira Knightley Laces Up Her Corset Againnew
Nancy Mitford's hilarious novel The Pursuit of Love has a young girl as its narrator who lives with relatives because her mother -- dubbed The Bolter -- couldn't resist the siren call of amour for the hearthside. Alas, The Duchess features the duller version of that story.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Saul Dibb, The Dutchess
Clark Gregg Chokes on 'Choke'new
Gregg embraces Chuck Palahniuk's faux nihilism at the expense of his characters.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
Soldiers on Leave Have the Usual Wacky Road Trip Adventures in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The only movie genre more exhausted than the road-trip movie is the coming-home movie.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Spike Lee’s Rivalry with Spielberg Continues with an All-black WWII Infantrynew
As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Too Bad Diane English's 'The Women' Remake is So Difficult to Watchnew
English's modern sarcasm is why The Women fails.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Alan Ball's 'Towelhead' is Predictably All Wetnew
Towelhead is the worst movie of its kind since Little Children.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Coen Brothers' Love of Idiosyncrasy is at Its Best in This America-skewering Farcenew
Burn After Reading is a pie-in-the-face comedy. You don't know what hit you until it's over.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Chris Eska's 'August Evening' Ponders the Troubled Assimilation of Illegal Immigrantsnew
With a healthy dose of good intentions, the film has the fine-tuned backbone of an observant family drama.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
A New Rom-com Tries to Convince Us That We Want to Be Italiannew
If a movie is written and directed by a man married to an Italian woman, is the use of jaw-dropping stereotypes acceptable?
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Chad Allen and Judith Light Present Conflicted Sexuality with Originalitynew
Save Me's title is both a secular and spiritual plea from people with no control over their emotional lives. This wide-ranging understanding is what makes Robert Cary's gay-themed movie interesting. It’s neither a problem nor a protest movie.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Cary, Save Me
Jason Statham is Hollywood’s Last Action Hero Because of His B-movie Statusnew
Statham's not just the latest big-screen badass; he's come to stand for quality product.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Anna Faris Unfolds Her Talent With a Sexy Romp But She Deserves Betternew
Anna Faris might be the funniest American comic actress since Goldie Hawn.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Satisfy Your Prurient Interest By Seeing 'Young People Fucking'new
And despite its smugly vulgar title, Young People Fucking is a smart and funny look at how people react under extreme sexual pressure.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
Patrick Creadon's Chilling Doc Proves the Economy is About to Implodenew
For a topic as inherently boring as economics, Creadon (who accomplished something similar with his doc Wordplay) has managed a creditable job of keeping our attention throughout I.O.U.S.A.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
08-25-2008 |
Reviews
