AltWeeklies Wire
Pyramid Schemenew
As Apocalypto conclusively proves, subtlety is rare in Gibson's films.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
12-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Or Consequencesnew
Will Ferrell tones down the gimmickry; too bad the movie can't follow his example.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
11-13-2006 |
Reviews
Wages of Sinnew
Convicted child molester Father Oliver O'Grady is out of prison and willing to talk -- veteran CNN and 60 Minutes director Amy Berg lets him, and the result is chilling.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
10-26-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Amy Berg, Deliver Us From Evil
To Thine Own Self Be Trunew
The cautionary Capote tale deserve multiple stagings -- especially if they're this good.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Perchance to Dreamnew
While you're waiting for the next Charlie Kaufman movie, here's The Science of Sleep.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-29-2006 |
Reviews
Man and Supermannew
What makes Hollywoodland work is that it's actually driven by its characters, at least one of which is fictional.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Allen Coulter, Hollywoodland
Best Left Unspokennew
Your hair smells like cucumbers ... that gets me so hard ... wait, where are you going?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
08-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jamie Babbit, The Quiet
Art-House Bluesnew
What's a film buff to do when your town's "secondary market" status keeps good movies away?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
07-13-2006 |
Movies
Slumming Attractionsnew
A dozen doozies at the multiplex make for summer camp.
Sacramento News & Review |
Daniel Barnes, Robert Berry, Jonathan Kiefer, Jeff Latta and David Riedel |
05-24-2006 |
Movies
You'll Take It and Like Itnew
Rian Johnson's Brick is proof that you're never too young for noir.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Home is Where the Plot Isnew
Lonesome Jim has plenty of company in the genre of homecoming films with quirky indie sensibilities.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Buscemi, Lonesome Jim
The Search for Schlocknew
In the Starfleet of self-referential entertainers, William Shatner has the captain’s chair.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-14-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Arms and the Mannew
Despite their differences of style, Eugene Jarecki and Michael Moore are two of a kind: debaters, not journalists.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Enduring Gracenew
Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine capture the ephemeral art of dance in Ballets Russes.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Restoration Hardwarenew
What's really so scandalous about The Libertine is that it's so boring.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Libertine, Lawrence Dunmore
