AltWeeklies Wire
'Drag Me to Hell' Is Drive-In Funnew
Sam Raimi stops playing with his cash long enough to spin a hilarious horror-movie yarn.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-04-2009 |
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Mike Tyson Reveals and Rationalizes in New Docnew
The mere existence of yet another documentary about Tyson—the latest titled, appropriately, Tyson—speaks to the public's continuing fascination with this defrocked warrior.
Mike Tyson Documentary Is a Knockoutnew
A captivating new documentary from director James Toback looks past the Mike Tyson cliches to provide a candid and uncensored first-hand account of the boxer's life story, and speaks far louder than any of Tyson's actions ever could.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
06-04-2009 |
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'The Hangover' Is a Crude, Dumb Comedy--and a Hilariously Good Timenew
Like the millions of tourists who soak up the American excess of Las Vegas, The Hangover is basically just interested in having a good time. It's dumb, it's crude and if there's a flaw in its execution, it's only that it adds more to the journey than a trip this simple needs.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeff Kubik |
06-04-2009 |
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Todd Phillips Kneels at the Porcelain Altar Yet Again in 'The Hangover'new
In The Hangover, Todd Phillips has taken away the only bright spot that could come of being stuck in Vegas with middle-aged misanthropes--the drunken escapade--and opts to showcase the dull, offensive and humorlessly sober morning after.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-04-2009 |
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'Little Ashes' Offers Contrasts in Artistic Engagement with the Worldnew
Though the filmmakers' affection for their subjects shines through, Little Ashes struggles with the challenges that inevitably arise in gossipy biopics about famous artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
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Pixar's 'Up' Sweeps Audiences Off Their Feetnew
There's never a dull moment in a Pixar Animation Studios feature. Sometimes there's scarcely even a chance to take a breath.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
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Zach Galifianakis Is the Best Bro at a Memorable Bachelor Partynew
The Hangover's plot sounds disturbingly like quintessential bro cinema. Only something funny happens on the way to a routine Hollywood man-comedy: Phillips gives a comedic genius his first big break and rediscovers the lost art of screwball.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
06-03-2009 |
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Jim Jarmusch's Latest Strips Narrative Cinema Down to Minimalist Allegorynew
The Limits of Control has proven to be extremely divisive, but the negative reactions testify to the shock that innovative cinema can produce.
Baltimore City Paper |
Steve Erickson |
06-02-2009 |
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Pixar's 'Up' Starts out Strong but Falls Flatnew
Up's striking opening sequence is a tremendous passage, one that the rest of the movie, perhaps not surprisingly, fails to live up to.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
06-02-2009 |
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'The Hangover' Is Low Art
To its credit, The Hangover transfers to the audience the smelly, still inebriated state that the title promises.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
06-01-2009 |
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Pixar Flies High with 'Up'new
Pixar tops itself with its new animated film that offers so much more than its promotional promise: a fantastical movie about a house that flies on balloon power.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-29-2009 |
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Sam Raimi Returns to His Rootsnew
Sam Raimi makes a triumphant return to the "splatstick" horror genre he more or less invented with The Evil Dead trilogy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-29-2009 |
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On Relinquishing Our Right to Be Hypocriticalnew
Outrage argues that its objective is to out hypocrisy rather than homosexuality. However, were we to give up our right to self-denial, wouldn't America cease to be a land of freedom?
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-29-2009 |
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'The Brothers Bloom' Is a Con Job to Enjoynew
Rian Johnson's sophomore effort is an imperfect film, but his retro sensibility is a balm for those born in the wrong era.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-29-2009 |
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