AltWeeklies Wire
Funky Freshnew
A white leading man in a black movie? That is something new.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Luke Y. Thompson |
02-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sanaa Hamri, Something New
Smiles to Gonew
Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in this off-kilter road movie.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bill Gallo |
01-13-2006 |
Reviews
The Face of Terrornew
One of the strongest -- and sure to be controversial -- films of the year, The War Within goes places that other films wouldn't dare, following an Islamic suicide bomber who comes to New York City with a deadly plan.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jean Oppenheimer |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joseph Castelo, The War Within
Woody and Woody...new
Woody Allen's self-conscious examination of comedy vs. tragedy isn't such a bad film. It's merely all right -- very high-concept and on its way to interesting but never there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Melissa Levine |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Thanks to Deathnew
Javier Bardem aces the role of a charming quadriplegic who wants to die in this drama by Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Melissa Levine |
01-11-2005 |
Reviews
Misdirectednew
The Spanish director's latest is a movie about a movie, which Almodóvar addresses with his usual strengths -- zest, humor, and sharp visual beauty -- as well as his weaknesses, including the failure to acknowledge the gravity of his subject.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Melissa Levine |
11-30-2004 |
Reviews
Deceptive Men and Manipulative Womennew
It's a real credit to director Leconte that even though his film features a couple of ridiculous contrivances to get the plot going, the overall film still feels true.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Luke Y. Thompson |
08-30-2004 |
Reviews
Screenplay Zeronew
Director E. Elias Merhige is too talented to be dismissed as a wannabe, but here his gifts for clever angles and oogy feelings are tethered to blase genre redundancies and clunky storytelling.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Gregory Weinkauf |
08-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: E. Elias Merhige, Suspect Zero
