AltWeeklies Wire
Polanski Takes on a Spy Mystery in 'The Ghost Writer'new
There've been quite a few movies made in the last few years about the war on terror and the excesses of the Bush administration, but Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is the first to turn that backdrop into a spook story whodunit.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski
'The Room' Takes Up Residence in Little Rocknew
If Levi Agee has his way, the melodrama-turned-cult-hit The Room will screen indefinitely in Little Rock.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
06-25-2009 |
Movies
'Sin Nombre' Gets an Under-Told Story Rightnew
Its utter lack of romanticism about riding the rails doesn't preclude Sin Nombre from finding heart in the land it traverses or between its characters.
Arkansas Times |
Sam Eifling |
06-25-2009 |
Reviews
'City of Ember' Tells it Straight ... Sort Ofnew
It's uneven and flawed and not as totally honest as I might have led you to believe, but at least we're spared yet another round of the Remarkable Boy Who Believed Hard Enough and instead see something that at least approximates the trouble of being a child who must over-come in an adult world.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
10-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, City of Ember
Sensory Overload: 'Blindness' Can be Hard to Watchnew
Don't let its uplifting previews lull you: Every moment of triumph and joy in Blindness has to be earned from a film that may rank among the darkest in cinema.
Arkansas Times |
Sam Eifling |
10-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fernando Meirelles, Blindness
Putting the B in 'B.C.'new
Ten thousand years ago, we were all swarthy and hot and had dreadlocks.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
'Semi-Pro' is Semi-Stupidnew
Will Ferrell has arrived in that rarified dimension of comedy that Arnold Schwarzenegger reached in action flicks 20 years ago, in which the titles of his films are mere filler below the star's name.
Arkansas Times |
Sam Eifling |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
'Jumper' Looks Cool, but Falls Flatnew
Part Bourne Identity and part Matrix, Jumper should have been a sleek and sexy new take on the genre. Instead, it comes off hollow and soulless, more about special effects than characters.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Untraceable is Uninspirednew
Tired, slow, and wholly unbelievable, Untraceable is the kind of movie that makes me want to become a serial killer, if only to hunt down the coked-up Hollywood 'tards who greenlight crapola like this time and again.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
'The Savages' Mixes Levity With Gravitynew
Almost everything to be gleaned about the film from its marketing -- the precious cartoon poster, the spunky trailer, the extremely limited release -- suggests yet another ho-hum, self-indulgent indie film. It's not.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
'For the Bible Tells Me So' Preaches to the Convertednew
A new documentary bumbles a strong message.
Arkansas Times |
Fritz Brantley |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
'Hairspray' Brings Smiles to Criticsnew
A movie only a hardened cynic could dislike.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
D(igital)-Day for Broadcastnew
For those who can't afford a new set or a set-top box to convert the digital signal to analog, Feb. 17, 2009 may be the day they re-enter the Radio Age.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
07-19-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
