AltWeeklies Wire
'Revanche': Crime and Self-Punishment in Austrianew
This deliberate, meticulous heist-gone-wrong flick eschews all the usual excitement of crime. Instead, Austrian writer-director Gotz Spielmann concentrates on the slow buildup to a bank job and its simmering moral aftermath.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-04-2009 |
Reviews
Sci-Fi Classic Spins Off Better Than Ever
Fusing a carefully chosen cast with stunning sci-fi spectacle, and a storyline that retains the workmanlike elements of Gene Roddenberry's original television series, director J.J. Abrams successfully forms a new beginning for the Star Trek franchise.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-04-2009 |
Reviews
'The Soloist' Serves As a Career Warm-Upnew
Given the number of films in which the basic plot could be summed up as "homeless person unaccountably turns out to be a musical genius,," it might be expected that little else could be wrung from such a dirty, tattered rag of a scenario. Fortunately The Soloist is an interesting, visually rapturous tale based on a true series of events.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
05-01-2009 |
Reviews
For the Nashville Film Festival, There's Clearly Life After 40new
Now 40, the Nashville Film Festival seems to have found a formula for its future: something local, something national, something international, something retro, something musical—and very little of it likely to show up again in town on the big screen.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
05-01-2009 |
Movies
Tags: Nashville Film Festival
Freaks and Freaks: 'Frownland'new
Like a signal flare rising above the streets of L.A.'s Fairfax District, Frownland announces that underground cinema is alive and well.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-01-2009 |
Reviews
Boxing, Sex and Madness: 'Tyson'new
In a new Tyson documentary, the boxer tells it in his own words.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-01-2009 |
Reviews
You'll Like the Avett Brothers Live and in Concert—Guaranteed!new
The sheer energy and exuberance of the Avett Brothers' live shows resembles nothing so much as an all-inclusive tent revival, and that's been key to winning over new fans.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
04-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Fighting' Packs No Punchnew
Channing Tatum's sputtering performance and a stereotypical plot lead Fighting to failure.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-29-2009 |
Reviews
'Fanboys': A Geek Journeynew
Fanboys is a brain-dead teen comedy that substitutes Star Wars references for humor.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-29-2009 |
Reviews
'The Informers': Slightly Greater Than Zeronew
With The Informers, director Gregor Jordan seems to take Bret Easton Ellis' vapid observations at face value and delivers a glitzy study in obviousness.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-29-2009 |
Reviews
The Year's Most Inspiring Movie Is About Two Aging Canadian Metal-Headsnew
It doesn't matter if you're not a metal fan. You feel immediate affection for Anvil, and you desperately wish for them to succeed.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-29-2009 |
Reviews
'Terra' is a Thematically Tone-Deaf Sci-Fi Travesty
Too thematically dim to hold the interest of adults, and too alienating and violent for young children, Battle for Terra is an off-putting animated sci-fi flick for no one.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-27-2009 |
Reviews
Shocking: 'Crank' 2 Goes Electric
The sequel to a 2006 meta-parody charges up the action, vulgarity, and fun.
Stolen Youth: '17 Again'new
Zac Efron displays talent and charm in the enjoyable, if unoriginal 17 Again.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
'Crank: High Voltage' Is Rather Joltingnew
Crank is not a good film, in the moral sense of "good," but it might be an entertaining film, and is in many ways an innovative film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
