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Lacking Laughsnew
Jon Heder bores and Billy Bob Thornton repeats himself in the lackluster School for Scoundrels.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-05-2006 |
Reviews
Inventing a Dictatornew
MacDonald relies on fiction to tell the true story of Idi Amin.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-05-2006 |
Reviews
The Harder They Comenew
John Cameron Mitchell's sex-positive cheer has a subversive mainstream friendliness.
The Village Voice |
Jim Ridley |
10-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Citizen Soapnew
A new network recycles Latin American soap operas with lukewarm results.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
10-02-2006 |
TV
Whitaker Makes the Ground Shake
The buzz is strong for a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Forest Whitaker for his profoundly nuanced and fearless performance in Kevin Macdonald's adaptation of Giles Foden's historical novel The Last King of Scotland.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scorsese's Lion Roars
With The Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio completes a trilogy of films under the direction of America's preeminent master filmmaker.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Happy Hunting
If the film's various parts are more than gently used, the chassis still hums comfortably.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
09-29-2006 |
Reviews
Underground Boston Undercover
Scorsese scores a stunner with The Departed.
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Nixon's Beatlemanianew
This documentary about Lennon's political activism and time spent in New York basks in the legend's presence but offers little new on the subject.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2006 |
Reviews
A Load of Humornew
Jackass Number Two is the No. 1 box-office movie in America -- God help us.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jackass: Number Two, Jeff Tremaine
Strange Days Indeednew
The U.S. vs. John Lennon and American Hardcore have a lot in common -- they both make you long for the good ol' days.
School’s Out
School For Scoundrels relies on Thornton's hovering performance to drive the film.
Slight of Handnew
In The Black Dahlia, Brian De Palma seems confined rather than liberated by the noir mode.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Socially Trangsressive Living Artnew
Strange as it may be to say, Jackass: Number Two is just the kind of vicarious excitement for which the movies were invented.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jackass: Number Two, Jeff Tremaine
Matrimonial Affairsnew
Even if it's not quite an affair to remember all year, this BBC Films mockumentary about three wacky weddings is pleasant and enjoyably diverting.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Confetti, Debbie Isitt
