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The Strangernew
Nothing says danger like a moment of perfect bliss.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Nanny Diaries': Lifestyles of the Rich and Thoughtlessnew
The film takes an easy, bland path to Annie's unsurprising self-discovery, peeking at but quickly dropping some complex ideas along the way.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-04-2007 |
Reviews
'Talk to Me': Ladies' Mannew
A tonal shift from gentle biopic to record of social upheaval unmoors Talk to Me.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kasi Lemmons, Talk to Me
'Becoming Jane': Literary Lovenew
Not quite Austen, but not bad.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Becoming Jane, Julian Jarrold
'Hot Rod': Crash, Burnnew
This stuntman comedy is a total wreck.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Akiva Schaffer, Hot Rod
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Total Recallnew
The world needs a Jason Bourne right now, or at least the movies do.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
'Stardust': Summertime, and the Magic is Easynew
The film's real beauty lies in the way it perfectly swirls together adventure and romance, humor and darkness.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Interview': Twenty Questionsnew
For all its talking, the film seems to have little to say.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
'Angel-A': Pretty on the Insidenew
Luc Besson's latest is too sweet for its own good.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Luc Besson, Angel-A
Detournew
Emotionally and geographically, Rescue Dawn covers familiar territory for Werner Herzog.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
Think Bignew
With its twin themes of race and obesity, Hairspray has a lot on its mind, but it doesn't ever forget to have fun.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
Grace Notesnew
Once is a different kind of musical romance.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
The Searchernew
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama has the tone and pace of a travel video, which in fact it originally was.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Culinary Greatnessnew
There is a refreshing abundance of joy in Ratatouille.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Phoenix' Risingnew
Phoenix continues down Harry Potter's ever-darker path -- but not far enough.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
