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Sac Attack: The Story of Animal Collective's Mindbending Filmnew
The movie Oddsac is an aptly-titled grab bag of headfucking psychedelia directed by Danny Perez and starring, scored by- and jointly conceptualized with the indie rock band Animal Collective.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
04-19-2010 |
Movies
Sea Creatures are People Too: Ocean Documentary Shows the Personalities of its Animals
This year, "Earth Day" (a day to "inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment") is marked by the release of Oceans, a lush documentary about the magnificent waters that cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface, and the vast number of creatures that live there.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-19-2010 |
Reviews
Mild Laughter in "Date Night'new
Date Night is passable comedy—but we expect better from Steve Carell and Tina Fey.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Date Night, Shawn Levy
Everyday Heroes in 'Kick-Ass'new
Kick-Ass is so good that it should be a superhero-movie game-changer.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
95-Year-Old 'Birth of a Nation' is Still Generating Heated Hubbubnew
Hailed as a breakthrough in cinematic techniques and forever damned for its racially charged pyrotechnics, director D.W. Griffith’s Civil War spectacle changed everything about moviemaking at that point, as first-time viewers may well find out.
Syracuse New Times |
Bill DeLapp |
04-15-2010 |
Movies
Tags: D.W. Griffith, Birth of a Nation
'Tattoo" is a Thrilling First Installment in Three-Part Seriesnew
Based on the first of Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy series, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sets a high bar for the two already-finished sequels to follow.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
04-14-2010 |
Reviews
'When You’re Strange' Overdoses on Doors Dramanew
Writer/director Tom DiCillo keeps a tight focus on Jim Morrison’s shenanigans in When You're Strange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
HBO’s ‘Treme’ Shows New Orleans Keeping Head Above Waternew
Where David Simon's The Wire showed a city in the midst of a slow-motion collapse, Treme finds post-Katrina New Orleans at the bottom, trying to get back up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-13-2010 |
TV
Tags: David Simon
'Chloe' Gives Erotic Thrillers a good namenew
Director Atom Egoyan uses insightful dialogue to induce heavy breathing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Atom Egoyan, Chloe
Bad News is Good Drama in 'The Messenger'new
Earlier this year, the independent film The Messenger very quietly racked up two Oscar nominations—one for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Supporting Actor. That’s appropriate for a film as quietly powerful as The Messenger.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
04-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Crescent City Rising: David Simon Takes on Post-Katrina New Orleansnew
How will critics, bloggers and discriminating fans judge Treme, coming from the creators of The Wire, which some of us consider the greatest TV drama of all time?
Tags: David Simon
Dumb Mess: Fan Boy Pandering Goes Too Far
There are actually some 45-year-old film critics who write their reviews tilted toward fan boy readers as if they have something in common with the 12-year-old brain that Hollywood considers its primary audience.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
'Treme': Do You Know What It Means?new
Treme is David Simon's first ongoing dramatic series since Wire ended in 2008, and from the first episode, it's got the potential to be another sweeping look at the struggles of a community that's been left behind by the rest of the world.
Houston Press |
Daniel Carlson |
04-12-2010 |
TV
Tags: David Simon, New Orleans
A Perfect 'Night' Outnew
Steve Carell and Tina Fey put the marvel back in marriage with Date Night.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
04-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Date Night, Shawn Levy
'Clash of the Titans' is an Ungodly Remakenew
From the visuals to the storyline, Clash of the Titans is a huge letdown.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
