AltWeeklies Wire
Catherine Breillat Returns With Another Powerful Sexual Narrativenew
That drop of menstrual blood at the beginning of The Runaways recurs in Bluebeard, Catherine Breillat’s adaptation of the 17th-century Charles Perrault fairytale.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Bluebeard, Catherine Breillat
Ben Stiller is a Bastard in This Excellent Drama About a Failurenew
Two things you should know off the bat about Greenberg. First, it’s a deeply unlikable movie. Second, I liked it. You see, most movies have main characters who are nice people, because moviegoers tend to prefer the company of such characters
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Nerds Triumph: Adult Humor Gets Knocked Down a Pegnew
American movies appear to be regressing at an alarming rate. The cinema has long fixated on the cliques, bullies, social embarrassment and occasional good times of high school, but stories about middle schoolers generally have been limited to Nickelodeon and Disney Channel programs.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Felicia Feaster |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Polanski Takes on a Spy Mystery in 'The Ghost Writer'new
There've been quite a few movies made in the last few years about the war on terror and the excesses of the Bush administration, but Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is the first to turn that backdrop into a spook story whodunit.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski
Jameel Saleem's Debut Feature Follows a Guy's Romantic Misadventuresnew
What makes Cream Soda work is how vulnerable his male characters are willing to be. When talking about his love life, he admits that some things were funny then, and some were only funny in hindsight.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
03-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cream Soda, Jameel Saleem
Blackmail Kisses: Atom Egoyan Turns on the Red Light
You couldn't hope for a higher caliber sexploitation movie than "Chloe," even if the sex thriller falls flatter than a day-old quiche.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Atom Egoyan, Chloe
Family Ties Trump Tough Times for Barry Corbin, a Vagabond at Restnew
Actor Barry Corbin spent years in New York and Los Angeles during his well-traveled life. In 1990, however, he got a call that brought him to North Texas, where he’s put down some of the deepest roots he’s ever planted.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
03-19-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barry Corbin
On the Strange Symbiosis Between Publicists and Film Criticsnew
Greenberg, the big-budget mumblecore movie by Noah Baumbach, should enter the language as Woody Allen’s Zelig did — a title that goes beyond ethnic specificity to stand for a particular social disorder: the tendency toward vanity, suppression and censorship.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-18-2010 |
Movies
Lacking Intelligence: Even the Ever-Cool Matt Damon Can't Salvage Thisnew
It's admirable when a director tries to go beyond just blowing things up in a war movie (as Kathryn Bigelow did successfully with The Hurt Locker) — but good intentions are never enough. Witness the thrown-together optical assault that is Green Zone.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Green Zone, Paul Greengrass
'Sweetgrass' is a Raw, Open-Eyed Elegy for the American Cowboynew
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team behind Sweetgrass, apparently prefer the term “recordist” over the term “director.” Once you see the documentary, you might be inclined to agree.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-16-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Sweetgrass
Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again
Based on Cherrie Currie's poorly written memoir "Neon Angel: The Cherrie Currie Story," about her crash-and-burn experiences with producer Kim Fowley's manufactured all-girl rock band, "The Runaways" is a textbook guilty pleasure.
City Pulse |
Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again |
03-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Runaways, Floria Sigismondi
You Liked Them, You Really Liked Them: The Alternative Academy Awardsnew
Sure, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long and venerable tradition of rewarding the film community’s artistic accomplishments. But here at the Mirror, we’ve got an institution of our own, “honouring” the best.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki and Mark Slutsky |
03-12-2010 |
Movies
Zoe Kazan, an Indie Starlet on the Verge of Fame, Doesn't Need More 'Friends'new
Zoe Kazan is contemplating suicide. No, not in real life, where she’s doing just fine, thank you very much. But she’s had it with that dubious realm of interactivity known as Facebook. So it may be time for online suicide.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
When in Romania, Do as the Romanians Do: Nothingnew
A Romanian cop named Cristi gathers evidence on some poor kid for smoking a little hash. See Cristi follow the kid to school. See Cristi pick up a joint. See Cristi eat lunch. See Cristi pick up another joint.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
03-10-2010 |
Reviews
An Analysis of Oscar's Not-So-Major Categoriesnew
Hey, look! It’s an Oscar ceremony in March, just like we used to have every year. With all the attention on the Best Picture and acting races as usual, I’m running my third annual rundown of some of the lesser-known categories to help you with your Oscar pool.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-07-2010 |
Movies
