AltWeeklies Wire
Colin Chases Seriously Underage Tailnew
Despite Colin Farrell's vapid, wooden performance, The New World is suprisingly watchable and features amazingly graphic battle scenes and vivid storytelling.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Who Wants to Marry a Militant?new
The Syrian Bride follows the plight of a family living in the tenuous border territory separating Israel and Syria and weaves an atypical wedding story.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Holden Caulfield Meets Hogan's Heroesnew
This recent film from Germany throws a fading line back to that country's buried horror, and is on that strength alone a vital bit of cinema.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Before the Fall, Dennis Gansel
Dances With Turtlesnew
Loggerheads has the distinct potential to crash and burn but does exactly the opposite; well-written and cleverly thought out, it's an uneasy portrayal of hopeless estrangement.
Dig Boston |
Kate Ledogar |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Loggerheads, Tim Kirkman
Comedy Thriller Is Dead Before the Final Reelnew
The Dying Gaul may have been a great play, but onscreen, it proves to be a dying film.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Lucas, The Dying Gaul
Johnny Cash Gets What He Deservesnew
Joaquin Phoenix portrays the infamous Man in Black in Walk The Line.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Putting the 'F' in Family Dramanew
Forty Shades of Blue is a film that proves honesty isn't everything.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Forty Shades of Blue
Going Off the Rails on a Yuppie Trainnew
Derailed is a Hollywood thriller--but it's watchable!
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mikael Hafstrom, Derailed
The Heist Aquatic: Pilfering From a Willing Wes Andersonnew
There’s something sinister in the parallels between Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale and Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. But no matter how much content Squid shares with its predecessor, it feels completely different.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-03-2005 |
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War is Hecknew
Although Jarhead displays vivid cinematography and a wonderfully compelling narrative, it never ceases to ironically reference other war films. But it's a damn good movie.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
A Trio of Excellent Opportunities to Lose Your Lunchnew
Favoring the artsy side, but unafraid of a little muck, is the pan-Asian horror anthology Three ... Extremes, which ties together three short works by Hong Kong-based Fruit Chan, Korea’s Chan-wook Park, and from Japan, the gleefully disturbed Takashi Miike.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
10-26-2005 |
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Partly Funny, With a 65 Percent Chance of Redemptionnew
Director Gore Verbinski tells a tale of yet another loner in the long line of hapless American-middle-class movie characters.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
10-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gore Verbinski, The Weather Man
Homicidal Homos Put Hurt on Hollywoodnew
So when's the last time you've seen a candy-colored gay slasher flick, complete with a snappy homo-esque dialogue? HellBent is the very first gay slasher film, and it goes out of its way to let you know.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
10-12-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: HellBent, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts
Dead Puppets Make Better Loversnew
Tim Burton knows how to tickle eyeballs with rich and playful visuals, but he can't carry an innovative plot to save his life.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
09-21-2005 |
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Tags: Tim Burton, The Corpse Bride
A Long Trip to Nowherenew
The City of God director's latest is a sloppy, preachy -- though visually stunning -- disappointment.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-31-2005 |
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