AltWeeklies Wire
A Musical Journey Through the Dirty Southnew
A great, seedy, alt-country laced roadtrip through the deep south, with Jim White as your guide.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-31-2005 |
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You Will Stand Up and Watch This Movie!new
The World watches as Chinese culture gets eaten by globalization, which then complains of being hungry 20 minutes later.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-24-2005 |
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9 Songs and 2046: Kung Fu Porn and Humpin' to Franz Ferdinandnew
Although they seem like exact opposites, Wong Kar-wai's 2046 and Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs both succeed in making watching sex on screen completely uninteresting.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, Multiple Titles
So This Family Walks Into a Talent Agency ...new
Bob Saget and some unlikely cohorts make fun of just about every taboo known to mankind in a film that is basically one long filthy joke, but they do it with enough skill that even shit-eating seems hilarious.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Provenza, The Aristocrats
Death of a Guy Who Is Not Kurt Cobainnew
Gus Van Sant makes an up-close and personal flick about a blond druggie rocker who lives in the hinterlands of Seattle ... and, wait a second, is not Kurt Cobain?
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
Timothy Treadwell Feeds the Bears ... With Himselfnew
Werner Herzog brings fanatics to the big screen as he chronicles Timothy Treadwell's descent into grizzly bear hell in this toothy documentary.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Marky Marknew
Where is the fraternal love? All Mark Wahlberg, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund and Tyrese Gibson want to do is hold hands in this urban fairytale.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
German Hippies Terrorize the Mannew
Part liberal parable, part New Wave love-and-crime caper, part noir thriller, The Edukators revolves around urban German revolutionaries' latest antics.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hans Weingartner, The Edukators
A Short Ride to Noir Geniusnew
Louis Malle dives into the depths of human darkness, with a clever plot and brilliant cinematography that could give Godard a run for his money.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
07-27-2005 |
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Rob Zombie's Second Flick Is Uncharacteristically Sicknew
Rob Zombie delves into the horror genre again, inspired by 1970's low-budget horror movies, but this time with less camp and more psychologically disturbing violence.
Dig Boston |
Amy Roeder |
07-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Zombie, The Devil's Rejects
Unassuming Brooklyn Roofer Raises Guerrilla Armynew
Roofer by day. Revolutionary by night. Dutch filmmaker Klaarje Quirjins follows a primary fundraiser and gunrunner for the Kosovo Liberation Army in her new PBS documentary.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
07-13-2005 |
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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Too Weird Even for Wonkanew
Burton's Wonka world comes close to being lusciously sweet brain candy, but melts into a gooey puddle of ego-stroking instead.
Dig Boston |
Violet Glaze |
07-13-2005 |
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Worth Far More Than 60 Seconds of Your Timenew
A documentary provides a slice of the early punk scene through the rough and tumble tale of the Minutemen.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
07-06-2005 |
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Spielberg and Cruise Wage Battle Against Good Filmmakingnew
A film reviewer barely survives the end of civilization, what with the space aliens, overly hyped directing and Katie Holmes' object of lust.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
06-29-2005 |
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Seeking a Palestinian Pseudo-Dadnew
Even as history threatens to engulf everyone involved in the story, building up walls of alienation and fear, the film drives home a portrait of sweetness and estrangement.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
06-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Road Home, Danae Elon
