AltWeeklies Wire
Cruel and Unusualnew

Paul Rudd and Steve Carell deserve better material than they get in 'Dinner for Schmucks.'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Carell, Dinner for Schmucks
Eric Who?new

If you're a huge Eric Cantona fan, you're not going to want to miss Looking for Eric, which may be the best Eric Cantona-oriented movie of the last five years If, like the vast majority of the human race, you've never heard of Eric Cantona, and wouldn't care about him even if you did know what he was famous for, then Looking for Eric might be a harder sell...
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-28-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Looking for Eric
See Salt: I spy with my little eye ... a very good movienew

I'm fairly certain that Angelina Jolie could kick my ass.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-28-2010 |
Reviews
Far Left and Liking Itnew

Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border for Hugo Chavez.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
07-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, South of the Border
Straight Man / Funny Man: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell Crack Wise

Great comic pairings don't come along often. Yet, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd strike a snappy chemistry as straight man to funnyman.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-26-2010 |
Reviews
Basking In Basquiatnew

'The Radiant Child' is a glowing tribute to the late artist.
New York Press |
Dale W. Eisinger |
07-22-2010 |
Reviews
Family Mattersnew

The Ozarks come off as another universe altogether in Winter's Bone, a momentous achievement for director Debra Granik, and a showcase for the talents of relative newcomer Jennifer Lawrence and character actor John Hawkes Lawrence plays Ree Dolly, a 17-year-old living in a rundown cabin in the woods...
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Winter's Bone
Ahead of Its Timenew

There is something new to dissect and digest in almost every scene of Christopher Nolan's Inception, a film made with so much bravura that it's hard to dismiss any part of it A near-perfect heist movie, a near-perfect sci-fi movie and a near-perfect film noir, Inception is the work of an absolute clinician in total control...
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Inception
Half-Time in Hollywoodnew

If the Oscars were a game of golf, Hollywood would be stuck in a sand trap on the ninth hole.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Winter's Bone
Garbled Objectives: Todd Solandz--Same Old Thing

Todd Solandz is back once again to beat his convoluted dead-horse themes of race relations and schmaltzy pedophilia.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Life During Wartime, Todd Solandz
'Predators': Monster Mishmashnew

Director Nimród Antal tried hard, but his effort to boost the Predator franchise with a much-needed shot of adrenaline failed.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Predators
Your Mom Loves You Too Much, Cyrusnew
If you’ve had your fill of comedies about men unable or unwilling to grow up, check out Cyrus. This lo-fi comedy with big-name stars takes that notion to a logical extreme, in a distinctively funny way.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cyrus, Jay and Mark Duplass
'Inception' Puts You in a Sleeper Holdnew

Christopher Nolan’s latest film takes the connection between movies and dreams straight on, and the result is one of the trippiest summer blockbusters in recent memory.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Inception, Christopher Nolan
Laughs Love Miserynew
C.K.'s Louie is gleefully pessimistic.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
07-12-2010 |
TV
Tags: Louie, Louie C.K.
Stressed Rhythms: Stieg Larsson's Trilogy Takes a Dive

The second installment in the filmic adaptation of the late Stieg Larsson's large-scale crime trilogy "Millennium" pales in comparison to "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-12-2010 |
Reviews