AltWeeklies Wire
'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': A Fast-Paced Investigationnew
At 2 1/2 hours, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo flies by, thanks to tension and a compelling narrative.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
NYU's Snuff Filmnew
A campus-wide clampdown on last year's student film death won't keep us from giving you the whole picture.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
04-08-2010 |
Movies
Real Housewives of OC Trend Goes Global. But Why?new
Starting on Thursday, Danish Hollywood Wives (or Danske Hollywoodfruar) will air in Denmark, in Danish. And that will be one more country that real OC residents can't visit without having to explain that, no, we aren't all rich, and no, we don't all hang out with movie stars.
Tags: Real Housewives, N/A
Playing with Himself: Spalding on Spalding in Soderbergh's Latestnew
In And Everything Is Going Fine, the insightful new documentary directed by Steven Soderbergh, Spalding Gray tells stories about his troubled family, his creative process and what he called poetic journalism.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
'North Face': Why Use an Assassin When You've Got an Alp?new
A fictionalized account of one early attempt to summit Eiger is told in the new German film North Face, which depicts a disastrous 1936 climb.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Robert Wierenga |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: North Face, Philipp Stolzl
'The Runaways': Rock 'n' Roll Herstorynew
Floria Sigismondi has composed an artfully condensed cinematic snapshot that mercifully avoids most of the pitfalls of the celebrity biopic.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
Aussie Noir Crackles: Filmmaking Duo Prove Deserving Heirs to Coen Bros.
Kicking off with a wicked little short film called "Spider," sibling filmmakers Nash and Joel Edgerton announce their ability to shock you in a way you've not quite been surprised before.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-05-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nash Edgerton, The Square
Boy Meets Reptile: 'How to Train Your Dragon'new
How to Train Your Dragon is no Up, but it's engaging and enjoyable.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-01-2010 |
Reviews
Misguided Youth: 'Fish Tank'new
Fish Tank is a splendid film that will horrify you.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-01-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold
'Chloe': Canadians Get Dirty (in a Clean Way)new
By about the halfway point, the film 'Chloe' starts to morph into your basic erotic thriller.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Lady Reporters XXX: Hollywood's Clichéd Female Journalistsnew
This propensity for “really getting to know one’s source” isn’t extended to male journalists in the movies. Frost doesn’t bang Nixon.
Weekly Alibi |
John Bear |
03-30-2010 |
TV
Home Again: 'Parenthood' on NBCnew
Though it now bears a more-than-passing resemblance to ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family, Parenthood does quite a few things right. The cast, for starters, is impressive.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
03-30-2010 |
TV
Myth Calculation: Review of 'Clash of the Titans'
Clash of the Titans' 21st-century remake sacrifices fantasy for empty spectacle.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Atom Egoyan on Psychological Thrillers, the Future of Indie Cinema and 'Chloe'new
In Chloe, Atom Egoyan takes us into the seemingly pristine world of Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson, a doctor and professor respectively, who live in the upscale strata of Toronto, charming son by their side.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
The Ann Arbor Film Festival: Bringing indie film to Mitten Masses for 48 Yearsnew
It's pretty safe to say that Michigan isn't exactly wanting for film festivals. In fact, the damn things are popping up like dandelions. If you throw a dart at a calendar, you're bound to hit a week when an ethnic or special interest group is screening flicks for local moviegoers.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
03-30-2010 |
Movies
