AltWeeklies Wire
George Romero's Diarynew
You might think George Romero, who all but established the rules and conventions for how zombie movies work, would be a bit tired of the genre after 40 years of doing it. You'd be wrong.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Sensitive, New Age Hitmannew
Colin Farrell's a killer with a conscience.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
D.O.A.new
Over Her Dead Body is billed as a romantic comedy, but if that is what this film is, then that means it’s possible that a movie without the slightest bit of romance or comedy can qualify as such.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
Never Forgetnew
Nanking isn’t for the faint of heart, or stomach, as the sheer volume of suffering is almost impossible to comprehend.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
'Persepolis' is Anything but Black and Whitenew
No, it doesn't look like Ratatouille or Happy Feet, and, no, there are no giant ogres or talking donkeys, but the old-school animation is stark and beautiful, assisting Satrapi's story of learning about life from the inside of a wobbly, mutating Islamic regime.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Saving Gracenew
Critics have called The Wire's most unlikely star, Felicia Pearson, and her character "Snoop" one of the "most ruthlessly charismatic" murderers to ever grace the small screen.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Not All of Today's Horror Films are Schlockynew
The Orphanage is more ghost story than horror movie, and though it's low on the gore scale, it's still very scary, deeply atmospheric and seriously creepy, owing success to its solid direction and cinematography from Oscar Faura that holds the same precision to detail as Pan's Labyrinth.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage
The 10 Best Movies of the Yearnew
It's just one critic's opinion, but my favorites include The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Ratatouille.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-26-2007 |
Movies
Tim Roth's Fountain of Youthnew
"I think it’s an interesting conversation Francis is having with the audience and himself," said actor Tim Roth.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Close Shavenew
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp walk the razor's edge in Sweeney Todd.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-19-2007 |
Reviews
That's a Wrapnew
Ready for the series finale of Extras?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Juno': The Lil Teen Preganancy Flick That Couldnew
Yes, Juno, the little teen-pregnancy movie that could, the first script from blogger/stripper/screenwriter Diablo Cody, does live up to its hype.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Almost Famousnew
A long wait for a short brush with stardom at The Amazing Race auditions.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
12-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Atonement' is More Than a Mere Novel-tynew
The film is true enough to McEwan's story and is made solidly enough to stand on its own merits, but lacks the book's brilliant meta-story.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
What Else Will 2007 Bring to the Movies?new
December rules -- everyone's rolling out the Oscar contenders in time for eligibility. Here's a short clip 'n' save list of films still to come.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
