AltWeeklies Wire
An Oscar Hat Trick for Hilary Swanknew
Conviction is this year's entry in the "this story is too good to be true" sweepstakes.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Conviction, Tony Goldwyn
Waiting for Supermannew
Make no mistake, this movie has its share of detractors, beginning with teachers' unions. The film speaks a truth that is usually whispered: A good many teachers are just not meant for the job.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Waiting for Superman
Heartbreakernew
Alex is a professional heartbreaker. We've seen scam artists, flimflammers and double agents, but we've never seen the likes of Alex Lippi.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-20-2010 |
Reviews
The Projector: Movies opening Friday, Oct. 15new
Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren are ex CIA; two best friends must deal with their past; a man paid to break people up loses his heart; the jackassery of Jackass 3D (really?)and five special screenings on Tuesday, Oct. 19. It's all at the movies.
Boise Weekly |
Boise Weeklhy Staff |
10-15-2010 |
Reviews
It's A Funny Story and Jack Goes Boatingnew
Films about life, love and the whole damn mess.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jack Goes Boating
TIFF: Will Ferrell In A Drama? And It's Good?new
The man who brought buffoonery to a new level in Anchorman and Old School showed up at the Toronto International Film Festival to unveil something new ... really new: Everything Must Go.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-16-2010 |
Reviews
TIFF: It's Kind of a Funny Story (And It Is)new
Keir Gilchrist stars as Craig, a teenager who checks himself into a hospital when he considers suicide, and he ends up in an adult ward.Zach Galifianakis stars in a “is he or isn’t he” role (Doctor? Patient?). Think One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next for a new generation.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-15-2010 |
Reviews
The Extra Man Needs Extra Helpnew
Kevin Kline gives a wonderful performance in The Extra Man. That was to be expected. Unfortunately, his skills are wasted in one of the most disappointing films of the year.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-02-2010 |
Reviews
Good News About "Bad Writing"new
OK, so maybe you only see Sedaris' hands and not his actual face, but you know it's him from the distinctive voice and the way he fidgets.
Boise Weekly |
Bill English |
08-25-2010 |
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High Marks for Get Lownew
"I once sold 26 of the ugliest cars ever made one December in Chicago with the wind blowing so far up my ass I was farting snowflakes in July."
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-25-2010 |
Reviews
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thiefnew
Pack a picnic and watch as teenage protagonist Percy Jackson finds out that Greek gods still exist and that, in fact, he is the son of sea-god Poseidon.
Boise Weekly |
Stephen Foster |
08-18-2010 |
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The Girl Who Played With Fire Burns Up The Screennew
Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is one of the best literary anti-heroines of this generation.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-18-2010 |
Reviews
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinskynew
Cool Coco and ingenious Igor heat up the summer screen.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-17-2010 |
Reviews
Winter's Bonenew
To simply classify the film as an Ozark Gothic mystery would be an underestimation. It is one of the finest movies of the year, and it launches lead actress Jennifer Lawrence and director Debra Granik into the rarefied air of cinematic perfection. Let the Oscar season begin.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
Boston Mednew
You can keep Grey's Anatomy or House. Boston Med, a production of ABC News, is the real thing.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
