AltWeeklies Wire
Our Springfield Soft Spotsnew
Ten (out of 10,000,000) reasons why we love The Simpsons.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Staff |
07-30-2007 |
Movies
Tags: The Simpsons Movie
Kiss the Chef in 'No Reservations'new
No Reservations is nothing groundbreaking, but it’s enjoyable, and a graceful, better-than-average entrant in a parade of light-drama, heart-in-the-right-place romances.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: No Reservations, Scott Hicks
Saving Parker Posey in 'Broken English'new
It makes for a sort of poetic justice that Posey's best performance in years is as a woman who needs saving.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
Danny Boyle's Sunshinenew
Sunshine, on the other hand, definitely qualifies as serious, playing very much like Alien without the alien.
Willamette Week |
Alastair Rockoff |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
I Know Who Killed Me - You, Ms. Lohannew
It’s all an excuse for the nubile starlet to exhibit virtually every last freckle, before shrieking and whimpering while some nutjob cuts her limbs off.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
07-30-2007 |
Reviews
The Bourne Trilogy Ends
Even audiences new to the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) spy thriller franchise will respond with compulsory excitement at the elaborately orchestrated chain of exhilarating chase sequences that lead up to a philosophically satisfying whopper of a climax.
'The Simpsons Movie': Underachieving Overachieversnew
It plays like a padded single episode, with a few mild profanities to ensure a PG-13 rating -- I haven't been so disappointed since John Kerry's concession speech.
Edward Yang, 1947-2007new
Like most great filmmakers, Yang was timeless, and transcendent of linguistic or geographic barriers.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
07-27-2007 |
Movies
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Shaking and Stirring
The camera may be jittery, but Paul Greengrass has The Bourne Ultimatum's terrific action under control.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-27-2007 |
Reviews
'The Simpsons Movie': Homer's Odyssey is No Classicnew
If you're hoping for 80 minutes of prime Simpsons, something to rival the best moments of seasons 3 through 5, you'll be disappointed -- if you're anticipating something like a really long, above-average episode from the current season, you're in luck.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
07-27-2007 |
Reviews
The Official History of Music Videonew
Music videos prove that despite the proliferation of polls and lists and award shows (namely, MTV's laughable VMAs), the official history of any art form must be a private one.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-26-2007 |
Movies
'This is England': Little Britainnew
It's only a half-great film, which is to say that its best moments are more perceptive and powerful than any other movie this summer.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
Scott Baio Ruins Casual Sex for Everyone
Rock of Love and Scott Baio is 45 ... and Single, two more reasons to write off that entire decade called the '80s.
The Inlander |
Luke Baumgarten |
07-26-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Our Springfield Soft Spotsnew
Ten (out of 10,000,000) reasons why we love The Simpsons.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy, Dennis Harvey and Johnny Ray Huston |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
