AltWeeklies Wire
'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 |
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'Da Vinci Code' Sequel Goes Through the Roof
For all of the Catholic Church hullabaloo over Dan Brown's novels, Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code sequel is an exuberant cinematic adaptation that combines elements of horror, religious tradition, and high-tech suspense to give audiences a non-stop thrill ride.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-11-2009 |
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Once Again, Everyone Takes Dan Brown Way Too Seriously
Dan Brown gets a bad rap for his unique brand of beach-reading literature, but maybe he just should have been born 60 years earlier. If his work was going to be turned into cinema, it really should have been for 1930s serials.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-11-2009 |
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Set Phasers to Awesomenew
The Star Trek reboot will delight fans and newcomers alike.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kyle Francis |
05-07-2009 |
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The New 'Star Trek' Is the Best Film in the Seriesnew
Director J.J. Abrams has pulled off a modern movie miracle with his reboot of the Star Trek franchise. He manages to retain the vibe of the beloved TV and film series while creating something altogether different, fresh and irresistibly entertaining.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-07-2009 |
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Ignore the Critics: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' Is Fine Superhero-Movie Fun!new
I think that the reason X-Men Origins: Wolverine has gotten such bad reviews is that reviewers do not understand something that film lovers like to call "awesomeness."
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-07-2009 |
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'Star Trek': The Future Ain't What It Used to Benew
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is more about appealing to fresh viewers without alienating the fans than establishing its own vision of the future, or even extending Roddenberry's.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-06-2009 |
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How Did It All Start for Wolverine?new
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the elaborate yet curiously dull backstory of Marvel Comics' favorite razor-clawed mutant badass.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
05-06-2009 |
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Energetic 'Star Trek' Embraces Some of Its History and Throws Some Away
J.J. Abrams has shown that he knows how to deliver brainy action, and how to leave his distinctive thumbprint on an existing franchise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-04-2009 |
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Shocking: 'Crank' 2 Goes Electric
The sequel to a 2006 meta-parody charges up the action, vulgarity, and fun.
'Crank: High Voltage' Is Rather Joltingnew
Crank is not a good film, in the moral sense of "good," but it might be an entertaining film, and is in many ways an innovative film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-23-2009 |
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Vin Diesel Mopes a Lot As He Returns to the Film Franchise That Made Him a Starnew
Vin Diesel returns to the series that made him a big star with Fast and Furious, a tiresome speedy-car movie. Things have really deteriorated since the fun original.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-08-2009 |
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Slow and Hesitant: Car Porn Franchise Stalls Out
For such a simple action/adventure template, the filmmakers behind Fast & Furious fall down on the job at every turn.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-30-2009 |
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The 'Unfilmable' Graphic Novel Can, In Fact, Be Enjoyably Filmednew
Alan Moore is a big baby, because Watchmen is a worthy adaptation of his work. It captures a significant amount of the novel's paranoiac essence while making changes to keep things filmable. It's a nice homage to his fine work.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-12-2009 |
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'Watchmen' Is Both a Test of Zack Snyder's Movie Sense and Pop Culture's Maturitynew
With Hollywood's adaptation of Alan Moore's 1986 graphic novel, the future of pop culture hangs in the balance: Post-literary hipster culture meets post-cinematic movie culture to see who will dominate.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-05-2009 |
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