AltWeeklies Wire
Against Blood Typenew
There Will Be Blood marks a sharp change of pace for writer/director P.T. Anderson, the most prodigiously gifted and brashly confident of Hollywood's young hotshots.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
01-02-2008 |
Reviews
One-Flick Ponies?new
With Juno, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody prove to be more.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Sci Fi Channel Boldy Goes to Oznew
An endlessly twisted riff on The Wizard of Oz, Tin Man takes L. Frank Baum;s classic story and puts it through a modern space-age blender.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Patrick Hildebrandt |
12-04-2007 |
TV
Das Lootnew
A documentary deftly explores the Nazi theft of thousands of works of art.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Big Studios to Oscar: 'Love Me'new
It's getting to be that time of year again, when vast amounts of magazine space and precious internet bandwidth are consumed by laughably early Oscar picks and predictions.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
11-19-2007 |
Movies
Jilted Jillnew
Tyler Perry's new flick shows a different side of soul singer Jill Scott.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
'30 Rock' Fills the Gap Left By 'Arrested Development'new
Tina Fey's 30 Rock has gladly filled the huge, gaping void that too-brilliant-to-last show left behind.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
11-05-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Great Scottnew
Ridley's latest is rote and derivative -- and one of his best films in years.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: American Gangster, Ridley Scott
A Man's Castle is His Cavenew
DIY Network's Man Caves encourages men not only to have their own tricked-out rooms, but to acquire them in the manliest way possible -- by building with their own two hands.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Alli Katz |
11-05-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Dan in Real Life' is a Bit Too Rosy for the Real Worldnew
It isn't crap, but it's about as pleasant as a movie can get without actually being any good.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
10-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dan in Real Life, Peter Hedges
'Wired Science' Wowsnew
Chris Hardwick of Singled Out fame is not a scientist, a journalist or even legitimately nerdy, which is why he's such an odd choice for host of PBS' new newsmagazine-style show from the folks at Wired magazine.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Alli Katz |
10-22-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Jake Gyllenhaal: Luckiest Kid in Showbiznew
This mousy medium-talent keeps inexplicably landing plum roles in one high-profile picture after another, always adequate but never exceptional. About halfway through Rendition, I decided that maybe I've been wrong about Jake all along -- maybe he really is terrible.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
10-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gavin Hood, rendition
The Fests Are Yet to Comenew
The Terror Film Festival isn't mentioned in the same breath as Cannes, Sundance, Toronto or even our own Philadelphia Film Festival, but it's gained a rapid notoriety within the festival community -- unheard of for a fest whose second year hasn't even happened yet.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
10-15-2007 |
Movies
'Friday Night Lights' Remains Grounded in the Everydaynew
The best show you didn't watch last year, this ratings-challenged small-screen adaptation of Buzz Bissinger's book zeroes in on dashed hopes and broken dreams in the town of Dillon, Texas -- where high school football is the be-all and end-all and about the only way most folks can muddle through.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
10-09-2007 |
Movies
Sean Penn Redeems Himselfnew
I'm greatly relieved to report that Into the Wild, Penn's fourth behind-the-camera effort, feels like something of a breakthrough for the recently stagnating genius.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Beans |
10-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
