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Reel to Video: Video Game Marketing Goes Big Screen
Cinema of the eternally pubescent hits a new low with director/co-writer Edgar Wright's adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-10-2010 |
Reviews
From Iraq to Iowanew
With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films
The Boys Are Back: Action Star Medley Plays the Hits
Lean, mean, funny, and chockablock with fast-twitch demolition spectacle, "The Expendables" represents a grand finale for several generations of action cinema stars.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Charlie St. Cloud: Sailing Takes Me Awaynew
Zac Efron stumbles — and we learn — in this weeper.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Burr Steers, Charlie St. Cloud
Middle Men: The Internet Is for Pornnew
This movie is for cheap moralism and bad history.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: George Gallo, Middle Men
Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new
Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Winter's Bonenew
To simply classify the film as an Ozark Gothic mystery would be an underestimation. It is one of the finest movies of the year, and it launches lead actress Jennifer Lawrence and director Debra Granik into the rarefied air of cinematic perfection. Let the Oscar season begin.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
Paris, With a Bulletnew
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's odd revenge-caper film is gorgeous, but overloaded with unnecessary elements.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
A Modern Familynew
There's one glaring problem with 'The Kids Are All Right': The fact that the film had to end.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Kids Are All Right
Boston Mednew
You can keep Grey's Anatomy or House. Boston Med, a production of ABC News, is the real thing.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Dinner for Schmucks: American Idiotnew
The best part of this film may be the opening credit sequence, showing the construction of an elaborate stuffed-mouse diorama. The rest of this spottily funny comedy isn’t so meticulous, but it does have some moments.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-03-2010 |
Reviews
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Worldnew
ComicCon screening reveals a script and a Cera that soar.
Boise Weekly |
Ethan Ede |
08-03-2010 |
Reviews
The Runaways: Kisses and Winnebago Mannew
Two unwanted kids and one grumpy old coot.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
Brothers of the Rope: George Mallory's Quest is Brought Full-Circle
Just when you were fed up with the whole idea of people climbing Mount Everest like it was a rollercoaster at Magic Mountain, documentarian Anthony Geffen reclaims a significant aspect of the mountain's storied history.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
The Kids Are All Right: Laser Has Two Mommiesnew
This loving portrait of the most normal of unconventional families is a luminous masterpiece of American cinema.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
