AltWeeklies Wire
Mermaids, Pirates, and Swords
Having dropped the dead-weight of Orlando Bloom and his guilty-by-association co-star Keira Knightley, the fourth installment of the "Pirates" franchise has finally discovered a way to be coherent.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-16-2011 |
Reviews
Morgan Spurlock Gets Irrelevantnew
It's a huckster's dream: Spurlock makes his movie, the sponsors promote their brand, and the film distributor pockets a tidy sum. The audience is the one left holding the shopping bag.
An Ignominious Auranew
Portland screenwriter Jonathan Raymond revamps the Western with Meek’s Cutoff.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
05-09-2011 |
Reviews
Got a Prom Date? Disney Hopes You Do
What starts out as an all-too-formulaic teen romantic comedy settles into a forgivably recipe-driven think piece on the milestone significance of that unique social gathering known as the prom.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-26-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Nussbaum, PROM
Upchuck and Awaynew
Failed superhero satire crosses the line into psychosis.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
04-22-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gunn, Super
'Super' is a Hilarious Superhero Flick, but it's Not for the Faint of Heartnew
Super is kind of like a Kick-Ass that is devoid of any reservations about violent and vulgar content. Or you could call it the deranged cousin of John Ritter's 1980 comedy Hero at Large.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-21-2011 |
Reviews
'Rubber' Doesn't Live Up to its Creepy Expectationsnew
On the surface, Rubber seems like an homage to Roger Corman B-movies, but as it progresses, it becomes apparent that it is something else.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
04-20-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Rubber, Quentin Dupieux
Filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern Review the First Part of Their Legacynew
Although their films have predominantly, and famously, dealt with pressing social issues and human drama, Stern and Sundberg do not necessarily see themselves as "issue-oriented" filmmakers.
Would-be Woody Allen-ish Indie 'happythankyoumoreplease'new
Writer-director-star Josh Radnor's film, placed in a superficially recognizable but lifeless version of Manhattan's East Village, is full of distractingly dissonant moments.
'The Loving Story' Looks at a Landmark in Marriage Equality and Civil Rightsnew
Directed and co-produced by Nancy Buirski, The Loving Story chronicles Mildred and Richard Loving's life leading up to the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, in which the court unanimously overturned that state's miscegenation laws.
'Insidious' Makes the Haunted-House Plot Device Scary Againnew
There were many moments during this movie when I wanted to get the hell out of the theater ... for the right reasons: Yes, Insidious had me freaking out. This is easily the best thing James Wan has put to film.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
After a Brutal Beating, Mark Hogancamp Rebuilds with 'Marwencol'new
When Mark Hogancamp could no longer afford the rehabilitative services that he needed, he created his own version of therapy: a Belgian town, populated by Barbie dolls and their male counterparts, set in World War II and starring an inanimate version of himself.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
'The Confession': A TV Show That Doesn't Require A Pesky TVnew
The Hulu-only show fits more substantive dialogue into seven minutes than the entire DVD collection of Grey's Anatomy.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
04-13-2011 |
Movies
Robert Redford Takes Stock of America in 'The Conspirator'
Robert Redford's first directorial effort since his 2007 anti-war polemic Lions for Lambs is a striking Civil War courtroom drama not far removed from a film like Bruce Beresford's Breaker Morant.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-12-2011 |
Reviews
The Way Things Weren't: Oregon Trail Odyssey 'Meek's Cutoff' is Just Plain Odd
Kelly Reichardt's minimalist cinema-of-the-inane hits a painfully low ebb with an anti-western lacking any sign of a narrative arc.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
