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Tastlessnew
Hannibal the Cannibal's early suppers.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Hannibal Rising, Peter Webber
Outside, Over Therenew
Astonishing dark visions from director Guillermo del Toro.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-09-2007 |
Reviews
The Heart is a Lonely Hunternew
Judi Dench writes herself into a corner.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
02-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
A Good Doctornew
Forest Whitaker's Oscar nomination is a sign of a great performance packed into an ordinary film.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-01-2007 |
Reviews
Smoke, But No Firenew
Despite a spirited cast, Smokin' Aces confuses, frustrates.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
02-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces
Coming Homenew
Almodovar plumbs the feminine mystique — again.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Volver
Misfirenew
Clint Eastwood's companion to Flags of Our Fathers essentially grafts a spare, ashen look to a very bleeding heart.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-25-2007 |
Reviews
Bittersweet Surrendernew
The latest adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel is rich, beautiful and subtly wrenching.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Painted Veil, John Curran
Death in the Junglenew
Jonestown's calm tone -- there isn't a hint of sensationalism -- is welcome.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Dreams A Go-Gonew
Whether it's an instant classic is debatable, but Dreamgirls is an overwhelming success.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Kicking and Schemingnew
To enjoy the film for the spectacle it is, it's best to simply go along with the turns of loyalty and tangled connections, savoring the detailed costumes and beautifully turned-out sets.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-11-2007 |
Reviews
Barrennew
Children of Men is the type of important film -- dare I say vision? -- we used to expect from Terry Gilliam.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
One Thing After Anothernew
The adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play The History Boys is not, thankfully, a British retread of Dead Poets Society, no matter how the previews may try to make it out to be one.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
The Patriotnew
One of the most delightfully paranoid films in years, The Good Shepherd bears the unofficial tagline "trust no one," an apt directive for a movie that's drenched in the theory and practice of intelligence.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
12-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert De Niro, The Good Shepherd
Chicks Up Frontnew
Shut Up and Sing is precisely balanced between the personal, the musical and the political.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
