AltWeeklies Wire
Inability to Frighten Is Least of Film's Problemsnew
A superficially slick production and overqualified cast will certainly earn The Exorcism of Emily Rose more attention than the finished product deserves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-08-2005 |
Reviews
Film Offers Image of Pleasantly Different Youth Rebellionnew
Despite its tendency to lapse into preachiness, The Edukators is a bracing, much-needed vision of a world where ideas, equality and justice are paramount. And that alone makes it an entertainment worth paying for.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hans Weingartner, The Edukators
Thrill-Seeking Teen Learns Hard Lessonnew
During A Tout de Suite's lulls, you may speculate just how many aspiring actresses were seduced during the audition process: "Why don't we read the rest of the script in my hotel suite, mon cherie?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: A Tout de Suite, Benoit Jacquot
FIlm Mines the Rich Vein Between Regional Differencesnew
By the end of Junebug, characters keep their folksy woodcarvings and their mutual dependency to themselves, refusing to go under the big-city microscope of an "outsider" art gallery owner.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Junebug, Phil Morrison
Film Plays a Two-Faced Gamenew
In the 11th hour, Pretty Persuasion tries to cop a relevant, downbeat, socially concerned attitude, but after the previous piggish rutting in kink, who exactly does Marcos Siega think he's fooling?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Marcos Siega, Pretty Persuasion
You May Never Check Out of 2046new
Compared to his breakthrough works such as Chungking Express, Wong Kar-Wai's latest film, 2046, proves even more elusive and enigmatic, yet the film seduces audiences rather than repels them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: 2046, Wong Kar Wai
Director Loses His Way in New Filmnew
Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm has more in common with the Germany that beget Jagermeister and Arnold Schwarzenegger than it does the Germany of black forests, wicked witches and runaway gingerbread men.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Film Digs Up Third World Corruptionnew
The Constant Gardener shows more concern over Africa's staggering health crisis than thrilling audiences with the derring-do of a James Bond or a Jason Bourne.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Obsession and Entrapment Fuel Superb Filmnew
Scottish director David Mackenzie's morbid, erotic film has an economical, compressed style that covers a great deal of action and subtext in a tight space.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: asylum, David Mackenzie
Film Chronicles a Doomed Romance in Reversenew
A bitterly pragmatic argument for the complexity of relationships, 5x2 doesn't make any bones about the grim course it's on.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: François Ozon, 5x2
Feels Like the First Time Gettin' It Onnew
The 40 Year-Old Virgin celebrates the pleasures of the flesh as a healthy part of life while tweaking the juvenile hang-ups of both genders. OK, mostly juvenile male hang-ups, but women get teased, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Film Causes Gag Reflex to Kick Innew
The Aristocrats takes a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of entertainment, but it isn't always the laugh riot you might expect. The filmmakers rely on attention-deficit editing and overlapping interviews until some jokesters' verbal rhythms are trashed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Provenza, The Aristocrats
Nature Trumps Man in Grisly Flicknew
Director Werner Herzog views Timothy Treadwell's life through a fascinated but skeptical gaze. Drawing on 100 hours of Treadwell's own footage, as well as interviews, Herzog conducts a compelling autopsy on Treadwell's ideals and contradictions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Andre 3000 Says 'Hey Ya!' to Hollywoodnew
The urban action flick from Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton separates Andre 3000 from Andre Benjamin. In his hometown to promote Four Brothers, Benjamin talked about the two faces of Andre.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-11-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
Van Sant Goes Rambling Againnew
Last Days focuses not on the glamour and violent cataclysms of death-by-drug-addiction, but gives us the crushing banality and catatonic alienation of its Kurt Cobain-inspired hero, Blake.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
