AltWeeklies Wire
Is it Possible 'The Road' Isn't Grim Enough?new
Wanting the movie version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road to be even more bleak may sound like the ultimate in moviegoer masochism—thank you, sir, may I have another cannibal holocaust?
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
12-18-2009 |
Reviews
Viggo Mortensen Helps Bring Cormac McCarthy's Post-Apocalyptic Book to Lifenew
Faithful to the novel that inspired it, the post-apocalyptic film is bleak but hauntingly beautiful, anchored by Mortensen's best performance to date.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Roger Durling |
11-30-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Despite Rich Source Material, 'The Road' is Lacking One Thing: Ideas
The Road is a one-note road version of Waiting for Godot, minus Samuel Beckett's brilliant sense of existentialist humor.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-23-2009 |
Reviews
Out West and Down Undernew
The Western is alive and well in the Australian outback, as this gritty film with a screenplay and score by musician Nick Cave demonstrates.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
Indecent Proposalnew
Proposition takes the Western to the Outback.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
The Man With the Olden Gun
Hillcoat wavers between gripping and ponderous.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-26-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
Nick Cave Plays Cowboynew
Nick Cave's second venture into screenwriting is set in Australia’s "bushranger" period, a time of outlaws and frontier living that parallels America's Wild West.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
05-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
