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'The Secret Life of Bees': Hive Fidelity
The Secret Life of Bees stays true to its source -- not that that's necessarily a good thing.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-13-2008 |
Reviews
Filmmaker Robert Gordon Chronicles the Impact of Johnny Cashnew
Johnny Cash's America grew out of a politically tinged discussion between the documentary's directors, author Robert Gordon and producer/director Morgan Neville.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'I Served the King of England' and 'The Duchess' Look Back to European Historynew
What we have is a mildly amusing comedy in which every female under 30 can be relied upon to disrobe.
Bill Maher's Cross to Bearnew
Maher has been hammering away forever at institutionalized faith, but Religulous, which Lionsgate quixotically plans to position as an Oscar contender in the documentary category, raises the bar to a whole new dimension of attack, as you might expect from a movie with Borat director Larry Charles at the helm.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Rachel Getting Married': Anne Hathaway Plays the Other Sisternew
Actress makes compelling bad girl in pedestrian family drama.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
'Body of Lies': Terror Porn We Can Believe Innew
British actor Mark Strong steals show in Ridley Scott's latest.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Body of Lies
'The Pool' and 'Mister Foe': Breaking Ladnew
The young men in these two films get a few harsh doses of reality.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
'Miracle at St. Anna' is a Miserable Messnew
Aside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every way.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'Nick & Norah' is Tragically Unhipnew
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are fantastic in Nick & Norah -- but then there's the vomit-gum.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
'Religulous' is Funny and Confrontationalnew
Organized religion and some of its many followers take a kick in the nards from Bill Maher in Religulous, a funny and sometimes brutal indictment of all things God-related.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
'Blindness' is Bleak, Realistic, Well-Done and Very, Very Depressingnew
Other than some extremely misguided narration by an extremely miscast Danny Glover, it's a surprisingly intelligent effort for a film that cost $25 million and features some bankable stars.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fernando Meirelles, Blindness
Guy Ritchie Manages to Upend Thuggish Machismo in 'RocknRolla'new
Guy Ritchie didn't make the mistake of putting his wife Madonna in RocknRolla; but his latest gangster film queers a sense of Macho to match Madonna's sense of Slut. Hopefully, Ritchie's fantasy won't roll back human progress; but this time it's shaped an unexpectedly enjoyable movie.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla
Mike Leigh Gets at the Heart of Joy and Painnew
Like Rachel at the Wedding, Happy-Go-Lucky latest suggests that life goes beyond partisan politics and that politics is what happens moment to moment, day by day. Both are authentically social visions, and they're sure to rank as the best films this year.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
'The Life & Times of Tim' is the Only Good New Show on TVnew
This is one of the more quintessentially HBO shows to air on the cable network in a while: Its style is highly specific, and it's designed to appeal not to a common denominator in comedy viewing but to people who are looking for the opposite.
Willamette Week |
Daniel Carlson |
10-08-2008 |
TV
'90210' and 'Gossip Girl': A High-School Rivalrynew
The similarities between the two shows end with the setup, though, and the differences are illustrative of how subtle variations in tone can mean the difference between a melodramatic primetime mess and light (really light) cultural critique
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
10-08-2008 |
Movies
