AltWeeklies Wire
Death by Sequelnew

Don't see this movie; heck, don't even read this review -- Basic Instinct 2 is that putrid.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-05-2006 |
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Doomsday Dream Believernew
This documentary uncovers Jim Jones' bad faith and the "how" behind the Guyana tragedy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-05-2006 |
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For Love of Moneynew
Holofcener's wealth porn sitcom is not particularly lovely or amazing.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
04-05-2006 |
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Grow Up or Just Shut Upnew
She's the Man and Brick get teenagers right -- for a change.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Andy Fickman, She's the Man
Blank Slate Equals Movie's Fatenew
The ambitions of this intriguing documentary about one man's amnesia far outweigh its accomplishments.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-24-2006 |
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Tags: Rupert Murray, Unknown White Male
Triumph of the Sum-Bitchnew
Larry "lays some cable" across America.
Looks Are Deceivingnew

Unlike Crash, this is an accurate rendition of modern urban America's infinite gradations of prejudice, and a true portrait of how such impulses get submerged and redirected so people can get ahead.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
03-23-2006 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Inside Man
Whose Cheatin' Heart?new

A fable of our era leaps -- or hobbles -- from page to screen.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Beachy |
03-22-2006 |
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Catch Me If You Cannew

Lee's new by-the-numbers heist flick is Spiked with ethnic vaudeville.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
03-22-2006 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, Inside Man
Huffing About Puffing

It's all in fun, but obviously there's a message here: You can't trust anything or anybody, because even the worst of situations can be spun to look golden.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-17-2006 |
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Knock Outnew
Wenders and Sam Shepard color-coat the American landscape, creating a film where the real world and art are experienced simultaneously.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-16-2006 |
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Tags: Don't Come Knocking, Wim Wenders
Oh Grow Upnew

Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-13-2006 |
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Tags: Failure to Launch, Tom Dey
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamousnew
Johnny Depp runs away with the show in this murkily filmed picture, cackling all the while and defiling beauty in all its forms as the exceedingly decadent Earl of Rochester.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
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Tags: Laurence Dunmore, The Libertine
Go Home to El Salvadornew
Wetback reveals the true anti-immigrant assholes -- Mexicans.
Deceitful About All Thingsnew
Argento’s adaptation of J.T. LeRoy’s "autobiographical novel" has plenty of stylistic flash and no discernible point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-10-2006 |
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