AltWeeklies Wire
Sam & Mac Do Sam & Dave in 'Soul Men'new
Malcolm D. Lee's latest may be lightweight and flawed, but it cruises on star power and great music.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-07-2008 |
Reviews
'Soul Men' is an Unintentionally Sad Comedynew
Any fan of Mac's knows the man was capable of making audiences laugh without having to stoop to an endless stream of mindless profanity. Were he and Jackson given sufficient breathing room, I'm certain any ad lib would've been exponentially funnier than what the dreadful script provided.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Sykes |
11-07-2008 |
Reviews
'Happy-Go-Lucky' Offers Good Cheernew
Thanks to Mike Leigh's lack of pretense and Sally Hawkins' perfectly modulated performance, Happy-Go-Lucky eventually compels rather than repels, with some sober encounters adding heft to what otherwise could have been dismissed out of hand as an airy confection.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
11-07-2008 |
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'What Just Happened?': Not Too Muchnew
What Just Happened? is only partly successful in its attempts to wallow in the wickedness of the motion picture industry, as a scattershot screenplay by veteran producer Art Linson (adapting his own memoir) perpetually keeps losing sight of the important targets.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
11-07-2008 |
Reviews
Clint Eastwood Changes Genres with 'Changeling'new
Like Mystic River and Flags of Our Fathers, Changeling is good, not great, although as far as emotional resonance is concerned, the latest from the consummate director certainly reverberates more strongly than either of those other features.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
11-07-2008 |
Reviews
'Ballast': Weight of the Worldnew
Taking measure of Lance Hammer's Sundance-awarded drama.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
11-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ballast, Lance Hammer
First Shot Tackles EW's Owen Gleibermannew
Turn off your irony detector for a sec, because we gots something to say: People who write about film sure can be some serious tools.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-06-2008 |
Movies
'MST3K' Creator Joel Hodgson Has Resumed Making Fun of Bad Moviesnew
With the recent DVD release of Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition came a reunion of sorts of Hodgson, who left the show as a host in 1993, and those who carried on the tradition after his departure.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Role Models': Anger Managementnew
Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are almost upstaged by their younger co-stars in this hilarious movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-06-2008 |
Reviews
'Rachel Getting Married': A Wedding for the Wearynew
Great performances overcome some stock Writing 101 moments in Jonathan Demme's latest.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-06-2008 |
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'Changeling' is a Perfect Example of 'Oscar Bait'new
Changeling is not an excellent film and, if it wins Best Picture, it would be a travesty, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 2007 victory of The Departed or the 2006 win for Crash. Alas, as of yet, the field this year is weak, with Space Chimps and Beverly Hills Chihuahua both in discussion as possible dark horse contenders.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
11-06-2008 |
Reviews
'Repo! The Genetic Opera' is a Brain Drainnew
This sci-fi comic book musical (starring Paris Hilton) needs improvement.
New York Press |
Simon Abrams |
11-06-2008 |
Reviews
Bernie Mac's Face-Off with Samuel L. Jackson is the Only Reason to See 'Soul Men'new
Soul Men is the most disappointing tribute to black pop music since the OutKast movie Idlewild, as director Malcolm D. Lee repeats the same faux-nostalgia as his Roll Bounce.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-06-2008 |
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'Role Models' Counters the Apatow Curse with More than Self-Indulgencenew
David Wain's film looks like another of those comedies about boorish males that threaten to turn American cineplexes into frat houses or romper rooms, but it flips the script instead.
New York Press |
Armond White |
11-06-2008 |
Reviews
'The Guitar' Hits Some Right Notes Before Falling Flatnew
An indie version of Queen Latifah's Last Holiday, Amy Redford's directorial debut tells the story of the emotionally dead Melody, a woman told she has two months to live just a few hours before being fired from her job.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
11-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Amy Redford, The Guitar
