AltWeeklies Wire
Where'd He Get Those Boots? Shrek Spin-Off Shows Off
Spun off from the finally-adjourned Shrek franchise, "Puss in Boots" is a well crafted DreamWorks animated movie that succeeds in spite of, rather than with the aid of its extraneous 3D treatment.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-24-2011 |
Reviews
Hunter’s Legacy: Robinson Directs Depp
"The Rum Diary" is clearly a labor of love from Johnny Depp who came across Hunter S. Thompson's unpublished early novel while visiting his literary friend at his home in Colorado.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-21-2011 |
Reviews
To Be or Not To Be (True)new
"As soon as we start seriously turning to big-budget Hollywood films for where we learn our history, we're in trouble."
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
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The Human Centipede II is a Meta-Sequel that Doesn’t Say Anythingnew
Shot in stark black and white, the film starts out on macabre ground: There is a dumpy, bug-eyed parking garage security guard named Martin, who does his job while engaging in his favorite hobby, watching Human Centipede for the 189th time on his computer.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
Prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 Classic Gets Away with Murdernew
Is there a reason to remake good films beyond the obvious temptation to cash in on a great title? For artistry’s sake, it’s certainly better to remake good ideas marred by bad acting, writing, or directing, than trying to imitate what’s been done before, and better.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
Revamped Footloose is a Rebel with a Dancin’ Causenew
So this is a question I know you’ve asked yourself time and time again: How can they remake an ’80s pop culture classic like Footloose? What’s next? A CGI Back to the Future remake starring Zac Efron? I’m hoping not in my lifetime.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
10-20-2011 |
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Tucker & Dale's Comedy of (Very Bloody) Errorsnew
The winner of 2010’s South By Southwest Audience Award, and a hit at Sundance’s Midnight category, Canada’s Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is the type of film that critics love to ignore.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-20-2011 |
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The Skin I Live Innew
Frankenstein meets Balenciaga in Almodóvarland.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
All Hail Pearl Jamnew
The grunge band is immortalized in a Cameron Crowe documentary.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-19-2011 |
TV
Actions speak louder than words in Deaf Jamnew
Deaf Jam is a documentary you can't take your eyes off of. If you do, you're probably missing the point.
Charleston City Paper |
Abigail Darlington |
10-19-2011 |
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Review: Margin Callnew
A well-crafted and -acted disaster movie, 'Margin Call' is like 'Titanic,' except the financial system is the boat and the characters are the crew AND the iceberg.
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Disastersnew
David Page made Guy Fieri a TV star. Then he lost control.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Gregory Pratt |
10-19-2011 |
TV
Daniel Maldonado’s textbook zombie flick passable for a first featurenew
If George A. Romero only knew how hard it was for zombie prey to run through dry South Texas monte, he might’ve moved some of his classic horror films away from rural Pennsylvania and into the Lone Star State for a little extra bloodshed. You can’t sprint very fast when you’ve got mesquite thorns caught in your boot.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-17-2011 |
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Footloose remake gives us something old and something newnew
Director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) places his affinity for Southern settings front and center by transplanting the original film's Utah setting to a burg in Georgia.
