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Voyage From Italynew
Emanuele Crialese's Golden Door is nearly medieval in its simplicity.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
07-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
The System is 'Sicko'new
Michael Moore takes aim at the U.S. health care industry.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
New 'Fantastic Four' Strays From Comic Rootsnew
Adaptation answers the unasked question: what would this comic story look like if it happened in the real world?
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
'1408' Gets Its Freak Onnew
Psychology trumps spooks in Stephen King adaptation.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 1408, Mikael Hafstrom
Keri Russell's 'Waitress'new
Sweet-and-sour comedy traces the conflicted emotions of impending parenthood.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
Looking for a Spidey Alternative? 'Lucky You.'new
The Las Vegas gambling drama pumps pure oxygen into a multiplex sucked dry by the CGI-first/ask-questions-later superhero sequel.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
05-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Curtis Hanson, Lucky You
Torn and Frayednew
A man is caught between two worlds in the Danish melodrama After the Wedding.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: After the Wedding
'Astronaut Farmer' Taps into Space Race Iconographynew
Billy Bob Thorton's latest is inspiring because it earns its sadness, not because of any speechifying.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Fame and Folly with 'Factory Girl'new
The Andy Warhol biopic dares to explore the toxic social consequences of superficiality, sarcasm and artifice.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Factory Girl, George Hickenlooper
Second Act: Craig Brewer Isn't Interested in Playing it Safenew
The Hustle & Flow director takes an unexpected turn with Black Snake Moan, a pulpy Southern Gothic tale starring a white "nymphomaniac."
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
A Deliriously Disreputable Misfirenew
The movie is one-third conventional Ellroy adaptation(à la L.A. Confidential), one-third De Palma personal cinema freak-out, and one-third film-noir cliché.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Escape from Parisnew
A new French import proves cinematic butt-kicking is a universal language.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
The New King of Memphisnew
Young directors staring down their first commercial release don't often get a celebrity rollout -- but director Craig Brewer is an exception.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis and Chris Herrington |
07-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
An Open Letter to Michael Moorenew
Michael Moore has produced a cogent negative statement on the war writ large enough to get everyone's attention, but the publisher of The Memphis Flyer would like him to remove two clips that seem unfair.
The Memphis Flyer |
Kenneth Neill |
06-29-2004 |
Reviews
