AltWeeklies Wire
Grappling with Demons in 'Win Win'new
Win Win is director Tom McCarthy's most accessible yet subtly subversive film to date, one that manages to both celebrate the virtues of middle-class America while laying bare some unpleasant human frailties.
Tags: Tom McCarthy, Win Win
'Desert Flower' Needed a Better Gardenernew
Considering its subject matter and broad scope of characters and landscape, Desert Flower comes across as a bunch of posies pulled from the ground rather than a florist's carefully designed bouquet.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-06-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Desert Flower, Sherry Horman
First Quarter Film Stinkersnew
A closer look at the numbers indicates that neither history nor logic can justify a box office model that packs 25 percent of its calendar with high-priced trash.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-25-2011 |
Movies
Eva Green Goes Rogue
Jordan Scott's feature film debut as a co-writer/director is so self-assured that it's tempting to take for granted the calculatedly vibrant measure of her work.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-21-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Cracks, Jordan Scott
Back to the Drawing Board: Alien Spoof Goes Poof
A disappointment from start to finish, Greg Mottola's alien spoof comedy is dead on arrival.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Paul
Visions of the Southnew
From brimstone preachers to baby dolls, The Belcourt’s new series surveys life below the Mason-Dixon Line on film.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
03-10-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Movies About The South
A Halifax Academy Award-Winning Connectionnew
Inception sound team includes Brian Power and Graham Colwell.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
03-04-2011 |
Movies
Simplicity Works
Writer/director George Nolfi makes a smooth transition from screenwriter to filmmaker with his feature film debut.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-28-2011 |
Reviews
The Oscars: Short Takesnew
Which of the Oscar-nominated Short Films deserves a gold statue?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Harry Kloman |
02-22-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars 2011, Short Films
The Movie That Wasn't
We've all heard somebody say that so-and-so's life story should be made into a movie. But just because a producer thinks Mordecai Richler's faux autobiography is worthy of cinematic interpretation doesn't make it so.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-21-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Lewis, Barney's Version
Elton Strikes Backnew
Elton John finds balance in his life while hitting another creative peak with ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski and Carla Sameth |
02-14-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Elton John, Gnomeo & Juliet
David Lynch: The L.A. Weekly Interviewnew
"I'm not a musician, but I play music."
L.A. Weekly |
Gustavo Turner |
01-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Lynch
What You're Not Supposed to Know About 3D
To listen to Variety's 3D-guru David Cohen talk you'd think that we'll all be wearing 3D glasses for every movie we see in the coming years.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-17-2011 |
Movies
Cancel The Simpsons?new
Is it too late to teach an old dog new tricks?
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
01-05-2011 |
TV
Cole Smithey's Top Ten Films of 2010
2010 was a year of surprises at the cinema, not all of them good.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-04-2011 |
Movies
