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'A Jihad for Love' and 'Traitor': Holy Roilersnew
Two films spotlight the perils of challenging tradition.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-04-2008 |
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True Religionnew
Traitor fails as a politically conscious film, but works well as a suspenseful thriller.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-29-2008 |
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Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
The Gritty Indie 'Frozen River' and a Post-Sept. 11 Thriller, 'Traitor'new
Both films feature formidable performances by their leads, Melissa Leo and Don Cheadle, respectively.
'Traitor': Ideological Ambiguitiesnew
This Don Cheadle movie is a rare Hollywood creature: an action picture with ambiguity, a blockbuster with more questions than answers, a shoot-’em-up thriller with a sense of moral and geopolitical ambivalence.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-28-2008 |
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Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
'Traitor' is a Popcorn Thriller in Political-Drama Clothingnew
Nachmanoff, working from an idea by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), does try to address some serious questions about the religious motivations behind terrorist acts, but in the end he's more concerned with gotcha moments than with intellectual discourse. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
08-28-2008 |
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Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
Fortunately, 'Traitor' Has Don Cheadle's Moral Heftnew
Now that Traitor is done, it seems like puffing this package up with commercial viability also was a way of watering its premise down.
Charleston City Paper |
Jonathan Kiefer |
08-27-2008 |
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In Over Our Heads: Don Cheadle Rocks It Rogue Style
Don Cheadle turns in yet another tour de force performance, this time as Samir Horn a former U.S. Military operative closely connected to a terrorist group committed to executing bombing missions around the globe.
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
