AltWeeklies Wire
21 Jump Street is a successful rebootnew

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller make their live-action feature film debut here, clearly taking a page from the playbook of The Brady Bunch Movie and crafting a modern-day tale while winking satirically at the core tenets of the old TV show.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
03-18-2012 |
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Tags: 21 Jump Street
'21 Jump Street' sidesteps nostalgia for fresh take on buddy cop comedynew

Considering the handful of '80s TV shows adapted into films over the last decade, it's impossible not to dread the idea of Manimal or Magnum P.I. finding their way to the big screen anytime soon.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-18-2012 |
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Ashley Judd is our new, favorite undercover mothernew

Becca (Ashley Judd) is a normal middle-aged mom who sends teenage son Mike (Nick Eversman) off to school in Rome.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-18-2012 |
TV
Tags: Missing, Ashley Judd
Prolonged adolescence in Jeff, Who Lives at Homenew

In the second mainstream release from the Duplass brothers, the pieces fit conveniently together; but when the puzzle is so easy, that's not much of an accomplishment.
Tags: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Cowboy Love Storiesnew

"I seldom get the opportunity to make a straightly intense drama about life, about people, about the human condition"
Boise Weekly |
Maria Diaz |
03-18-2012 |
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Tags: Lost River
Not Your Reagan-era 21 Jump Streetnew

This remake is more deconstruction than devotion, and if you don't believe me, wait and see how it handles a particular high-profile cameo.
21 Jump Streetnew

Are you sure Johnny Depp started out this way?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
03-14-2012 |
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Magic Valleynew

"We knew that Scott Glenn would be absolutely perfect to play the sheriff of Gooding County."
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-14-2012 |
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Sarah Palin Takes on 'America's Next Top Models'new

An expert dramatization of a crazy moment in American history: Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-09-2012 |
TV
Tags: Game Change
Disappointing Disney adaptation of pulp hero John Carternew

For the last 100 years, John Carter has been an inspirational, beloved hero. Now thanks to this adaptation, a pulp icon will be known as the jerkwad from that lame-ass Disney movie.
Tags: John Carter
SXSW Film Fest pulling in four proud San Antonio filmmakersnew

The road to the South by Southwest Film Festival stretched through San Antonio once again this year.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wim Wenders shows but doesn't tell in 'Pina'new

Director Wim Wenders was not at all interested in dance before a girlfriend dragged him to see Cafe Müller and Le Sacre du Printemps by German avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch.
San Antonio Current |
Pamela Zoslov |
03-08-2012 |
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Friends With Kidsnew

Wait a minute. Is that Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig? Yeah, but they're not the stars.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-07-2012 |
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Nicolas Cage Pays Another Bill: His Audience Begrudgingly Helps

In spite of director Roger Donaldson's respectable pedigree—he directed such winners as "Thirteen Days" and "The World's Fastest Indian”—everything about "Seeking Justice" screams B movie.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-06-2012 |
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Little Girl Blue: Elizabeth Olsen Goes Spook Hunting

"Silent House" is a truly disturbing psychological thriller that taunts and challenges its audience.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-05-2012 |
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