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Hot and Bothersomenew
Writer-director Craig Brewer hasn't exactly made a traditional grindhouse film, though -- you see, this one's a grindhouse film with heart.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-02-2007 |
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Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
A Blues Howlnew
Like a steady 12-bar blues progression, Black Snake Moan lays down a groove and works the chords over and over 'til they're all spent.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-01-2007 |
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Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Baby Dullnew
Hustle & Flow director's follow-up doesn't so much moan but suck.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-01-2007 |
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Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Hussy 'n' Flownew
God-fearing black man tames slutty white girl as Brewer's South rises again.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
03-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Blues Roots Take Hold In Craig Brewer's Gothic Tale of Redemption
The title Black Snake Moan comes from Texas bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson's song about going blind, and the swampy imagery serves as a beacon of primal anguish for writer/director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow).
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Chained By The Bluesnew
Black Snake Moan courts profitable controversy with its images of a black man holding a white woman in chains -- but Brewer's film is a well-written, well-acted drama which reveals surprising depths of character and emotion.
Port Folio Weekly |
Gregory Epps |
02-21-2007 |
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Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
I Love the '70s
Craig Brewer awkwardly mixes exploitation cinema with therapy in Black Snake Moan.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-20-2007 |
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Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Feeling Hustled
Resist the Rocky redemption references -- strong performances aside, Hustle & Flow is a lazy and somewhat ignorant empty gesture.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
07-25-2005 |
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Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Hustled
All the grit but none of the realism of John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood is found in Brewer's split-personality portrait of the Memphis hood.
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Rocky Meets the Mean Streets of Memphisnew
In a true starmaking turn, Terrence Howard commands the screen as a down-on-his-luck pimp and aspiring rapper.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
A Pimp Seeks Redemptionnew
Writer/director Craig Brewer offers a harsh, credible portrayal of low-level Memphis criminality and reveals the importance hip-hop can play in "the Life."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-22-2005 |
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Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
From Pimp to Rapnew
Hustle and Flow has a lot going against it, but its star and director push it to success.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Pimpin' Ain't Easynew
Forget trying to knock the hustle, because you can't. And please resist the Rocky comparisons, because it's not. More like Purple Rain, this humid film about the blood-work of a ghetto pimp's comeuppance could use a little drizzle.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Brentin Mock |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
