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Smart, Daring and Funny
Live Free or Die centers around the pathetic, fraudulent existence of John Rudgate, a jobless sad sack in a small New Hampshire town.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
I Seriously Doubted that 'Knee Deep' Was For-Real
One would think that a guy in small-town Maine who attempted to murder his mom after she sold the dairy farm he was set to inherit would turn up in a Google search or two -- but it didn't.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Knee Deep, Michael Chandler
Post-Katrina New Orleans Docs Aren't Too Hard to Find
With raw human drama inhabiting every corner of the city, only the most thick-skulled filmmaker could fail to produce a poignant portrait.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Stiff's Story
You have to love any movie that refers to Elvis Costello as "D.P. Costello: Pub Rocker."
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
The Blond and Cute Soccer Prodigy
Will homework or (gulp) boys keep her from her ball-playing dreams? One can only hope.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Her Best Move, Norm Hunter
A Winning Courtroom Drama
If you can ignore the outsized accents employed by the central characters and put aside the weariness you feel for period pieces that make this country's racist past seem quaintly historic, that is.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Heavens Fall, Terry Green
A Reminder of Why Americans Love Dick Wolf
This made-for-Australian-TV crime drama may have been exceptional Down Under, but it has claustrophobic production values, flat characters and a slow pace.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Williams, The Glenmoore Job
Much to Chew On -- Perhaps Too Much
By piecing together professional, archival and home footage, Sex Pistols documentarian Julien Temple quilts this film about the world's largest music festival.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
Overdrawn and Unbelievable
Picking on those trapped in a stunted preadolescence -- toy collectors, train builders, comic-book nerds -- is as unfair as it is obvious.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Munro, Full Grown Men
Disturbingly Hilarious
When Cindy married Frank in the early 1980s, she thought she was getting a sweet deal: He was cute, 17 years her junior and in a band whose single was climbing the charts.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank & Cindy, G.J. Echternkamp
Comedy Ensues During Post-Zombie-Apocolypse Life
The Zombie Wars are over and in quaint neighborhoods, the lawns are mowed, the milk delivered and grunt work is done by zombies controlled by electro-shock collars built (and monitored) by ZomCon.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Currie, Fido
Emile Norman Doc Bores Rather Than Inspires
It's unfortunate that director Will Parrinello brings a snoozy, 60 Minutes-style to the material, as Norman's struggles, victories and individualistic lifestyle are almost as intriguing as the work he created.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Film Explores Family Ties with an Exotic Twist
Director Seth Grossman does a marvelous job at avoiding predictable directions, making The Elephant King a surprising and devastating film about family ties.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Seth Grossman, The Elephant King
Documentary Explores History of Baseball in Italy
The small town of Nettuno is transformed into the baseball capital of Italy during World War II.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Man Arrives at a Perfect Life Lacking Recollection How
Bug-eyed protagonist Andreas has a good job, a comfortable apartment and a smokin'-hot girlfriend. The problem is, none of it is his.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jens Lien, The Bothersome Man
