AltWeeklies Wire
Despite Some Annoying Cliches, 'Gigantic' Isn't Half Badnew
This is one of those indie movies about a strange and affectless young man who meets a zany girl who's beautiful and full of life, and then love ensues in its kooky way. So, basically, it's a Zach Braff film. Which is not a compliment. But then Gigantic has some really good stuff, too.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
The Summer Movie Preview!new
The liberal communist cokehead conspiracy wants you to see these films!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-20-2009 |
Movies
Tags: summer movies
Filmmaker Looks to Connect with Witnesses to RFK's Funeral Trainnew
In June 1968, a train bearing the body of Robert F. Kennedy traveled from New York to Washington. Now Jon Blair is making a documentary about the myriad people who spontaneously lined the tracks along its route.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
05-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spectacle Trumps Satire in 'Terminator Salvation'
More of a 21st century Mad Max than a continuation of the Terminator franchise that seasoned audiences are familiar with, director McG's post apocalyptic man versus industrial-robot-military-complex lurches through fits and starts of spectacle that almost add up to a story.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-18-2009 |
Reviews
The World's War, One Man's Battlenew
In Masaki Kobayashi's ten-hour World War II epic, the first casualty is compassion.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
05-18-2009 |
Reviews
After 49 Years, Red West Gets His First Starring Role -- and It's a Doozynew
Though a relatively short, simple film, Goodbye Solo is rich with emotion, incident, color, and mystery. And this little indie hit has done wonders for Memphis native Red West: at 72, after 49 years in the business, he's become an overnight success.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-15-2009 |
Reviews
'Next Day Air' Is a Not-So-Special Deliverynew
Next Day Air is ... a movie, if nothing else.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
'Sugar' Is Better Than Typical Sports Filmsnew
What sets Sugar apart is that the story is told so well. As the film progresses, and a lot of the standard tropes are rehearsed, things take an unusual turn, and the movie departs a little from familiar territory, serving up an ending that is satisfying, unexpected and not at all simple.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
A Star Is Porn: Adult-Film Star Sasha Grey Makes Her Mainstream Debutnew
Sasha Grey is barely 21, but already she has 150 feature films to her credit. True, her films have titles like Cum Fart Cocktails 5, Gang Bang My Face, and Grand Theft Anal 11, but she doesn't believe that diminishes her accomplishments.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Vanilla Mike? Rebranding Tyson for the Age of Obamanew
Can Mike "clean up" enough to attach his name to video-game sales, as his new advisers Harlan Werner and Damon Bingham want him to? As Bob Dylan has done with Victoria's Secret? And George Foreman with hamburger grills?
Las Vegas Weekly |
John Lombardi |
05-14-2009 |
Movies
'Summer Hours' is Close to a Masterpiecenew
This is not a sentimental catalogue like Arnaud Desplechin's overpraised (and ultimately unpopular) A Christmas Tale. Assayas reconciles change and regret, which gives a spectral sense to material value.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
With 'Angels & Demons,' Ron Howard Continues His Attempt to Imitate Spielberg -- and Failsnew
This overwrought chase/final-countdown movie is as banal as the genre comes. It's not a well-made action film; it's just expensively made. Howard's incompetence hides behind high-priced collaborators and goofy F/X.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
'Next Day Air' is More Profound than Most Art-House Farenew
Opening without fanfare or official validation, Benny Bloom's film displays more creativity and relevance to our ways of thinking (about money and relationships) than movies that pose as art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Benny Bloom, Next Day Air
'Outrage' Looks at Closeted Pols
Documentarian Kirby Dick brings the same methodical approach he applied to This Film is Not Yet Rated, about Hollywood's shadowy ratings board, to examine the practice of closeted gay, largely Republican, politicians to systematically vote against gay rights issues as a way of deflecting attention from their own sexuality.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-13-2009 |
Reviews
'Rudo y Cursi' Scores Cinematic 'GOOOAALLL!'new
or his first feature film, Carlos Cuaron proves himself to be a brash, promising rookie who delivers not so much a sports movie as an anti-sports movie.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-13-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Carlos Cuaron, Rudo y Cursi
