AltWeeklies Wire
This Film is a Triumph
Shot mostly by the racing crews, it is a testimony to the vast loneliness of the ocean and the mental fortitude it takes to cross it.
Orlando Weekly |
Bob Whitby |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Luke Wolbach, Row Hard, No Excuses
An Overcooked Story and Dull Cinematography
But Pretty in the Face should nonetheless be applauded for its brave concept.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Nate Meyer, Pretty in the Face
Poetic and Engaging
Operation Homecoming is notably emotional.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Wild West Existence Not for the Faint of Heart
The synopsis of Off the Grid sets up the documentary as a rare glimpse into a community of misfits who call home a waterless wasteland on 15 square miles in the middle of nowhere.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
The Plot is Small and Simple
Four middle-aged guys on a road trip take a bathroom break on the side of the road, find an unusual rock on the edge of a cliff and attempt to push it over.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mani Haghighi, Men at Work
Heartache is as Ageless as Hard-Ons
Spin a globe and pick any spot to find, as sure as the sun shines, a place where teen boys think about sex.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Extraordinarily Unintended Results
One would expect that the Catholic missionaries who once blanketed Latin America with their belief system returned to their European homes content that their converts would carry on the canonical traditions that define the Church.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Claudia Llosa, Madeinusa
Smart, Daring and Funny
Live Free or Die centers around the pathetic, fraudulent existence of John Rudgate, a jobless sad sack in a small New Hampshire town.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
I Seriously Doubted that 'Knee Deep' Was For-Real
One would think that a guy in small-town Maine who attempted to murder his mom after she sold the dairy farm he was set to inherit would turn up in a Google search or two -- but it didn't.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Knee Deep, Michael Chandler
Post-Katrina New Orleans Docs Aren't Too Hard to Find
With raw human drama inhabiting every corner of the city, only the most thick-skulled filmmaker could fail to produce a poignant portrait.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Stiff's Story
You have to love any movie that refers to Elvis Costello as "D.P. Costello: Pub Rocker."
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
The Blond and Cute Soccer Prodigy
Will homework or (gulp) boys keep her from her ball-playing dreams? One can only hope.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Her Best Move, Norm Hunter
A Winning Courtroom Drama
If you can ignore the outsized accents employed by the central characters and put aside the weariness you feel for period pieces that make this country's racist past seem quaintly historic, that is.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Heavens Fall, Terry Green
A Reminder of Why Americans Love Dick Wolf
This made-for-Australian-TV crime drama may have been exceptional Down Under, but it has claustrophobic production values, flat characters and a slow pace.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Williams, The Glenmoore Job
Much to Chew On -- Perhaps Too Much
By piecing together professional, archival and home footage, Sex Pistols documentarian Julien Temple quilts this film about the world's largest music festival.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
