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The Intouchablesnew

A paralyzed millionaire and a poor ex-con buddy up in a weeper that's already taken Europe by storm.
Orlando Weekly  |  Michael Gallucci  |  05-31-2012  |  Reviews

A Few Great Mennew

"Hey man, you got some city miles on you."
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  05-30-2012  |  Reviews

Sound of My Voice: More clarity requirednew

More often than not, it's a compliment to state that a particular film could stand to be longer, since it generally means that either the characters or the storylines are so compelling that we don't want our visit to their celluloid world to end. In the case of Sound of My Voice, though, this statement is meant as criticism rather than praise.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  05-29-2012  |  Reviews

Men in Black IIInew

Where there's Will, there's a way.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  05-29-2012  |  Reviews

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: The Avengers for the elderlynew

The Avengers for the elderly demographic, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel replaces the likes of Captain America, Iron Man and Thor with such art-house superheroes as Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  05-29-2012  |  Reviews

'Undefeated' not groundbreaking, but still inspirationalnew

Filmmakers Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin couldn't have hoped for a better underdog football story to track when they turned on their cameras to shoot a single season at Manassas High School in North Memphis, Tennessee, in 2004.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martínez  |  05-28-2012  |  Reviews

'Wings': Made-in-SA Academy Award winner still thrillsnew

The same qualities that sent movie moguls to southern California in the second decade of the 20th century — plentiful sunshine, cheap land and labor, varied landscapes — also made South Texas a promising mecca for cinema.
San Antonio Current  |  Steven G. Kellman  |  05-28-2012  |  Reviews

The Dictator rules, then faltersnew

It was probably too much to hope that The Dictator would operate in the same fashion as Borat and Bruno, and indeed, Sacha Baron Cohen has added something to the picture that prevents it from completely succeeding: a plot.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  05-28-2012  |  Reviews

The Summer Movie Previewnew

A look at the blockbusters coming soon to a theatre near you.
Tucson Weekly  |  Bob Grimm  |  05-24-2012  |  Reviews

'Texas Music Scene' gets its duenew

It's a simple, remarkably straightforward idea that's already been tried successfully once. "It's like Austin City Limits circa its beginning in 1976," said Tom Hoitsma, creator of Texas Music Scene, a weekly public-television music show dedicated to Texas musicians.
San Antonio Current  |  Chris Parker  |  05-24-2012  |  TV

Films That Will Not Be Opening This Summernew

(Alphabetized for your convenience!)
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  05-24-2012  |  Movies

First Positionnew

A fascinating ballet doc explores the sacrificial and the spiritual of all-or-nothing competition.
Orlando Weekly  |  Justin Strout  |  05-24-2012  |  Reviews

Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America sheds a light on tastelessnessnew

For a movie that starts off with a man fantasizing about killing his annoying neighbors and their baby, Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America has a very hippie underbelly.
Charleston City Paper  |  Susan Cohen  |  05-24-2012  |  Reviews

Cannes Opener: Wes Anderson’s Divine Kingdom

Wes Anderson has honed his formally composed vernacular of kitschy nostalgic magic realism cinema to a super fine point.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  05-21-2012  |  Reviews

'Dark Shadows' on losing end of newest Tim Burton, Johnny Depp collaborationnew

No matter if your family is as wholesome as the Cleavers from Leave it to Beaver or weirdly eccentric a la the Addams Family — kin, for better or worse, is eternal.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martínez  |  05-18-2012  |  Reviews

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