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'My Sister's Keeper': A Three-Hankie Circusnew
Unsubtleties be damned, our defenses fall, and Nick Cassavetes' reign as the go-to waterworks man remains uncontested.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-26-2009 |
Reviews
'My Sister's Keeper' Turns on the Waterworks
Nick Cassavetes' three-hankie weepy lurches during moments of music-video sequences, and gratuitous voice-over narration from members of the Fitzgerald family as they struggle with their terminally ill daughter Kate (well played by Sofia Vassilieva).
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
06-22-2009 |
Reviews
Bringing GrittyBacknew
Cassavetes pushes Mr. SexyBack and the rest of his young cast to deliver fine, layered performances in a script that transcends what-up-yo cliches.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
January Surprisenew
Justin Timberlake makes Alpha Dog decent, despite the appearance of Sharon Stone in a fat suit.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
Barking Up the Wrong Treenew
It's a soggy true-crime drama -- too serious to be trashy, too trashy to be serious.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
Pop Instinctnew
Throw one more onto the youth-movie junk heap.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
The Banality of Evil
Nick Cassavetes tells the tale of Jesse James Hollywood.
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
Teenage Wastelandnew
Nick Cassavetes discusses his picaresque new film.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
Who Let the Dog Out?new
Justin Timberlake stars in this testosterone-fueled film.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
02-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alpha Dog, Nick Cassavetes
Notebook Needs Another Draftnew
The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
The Notebook is a hokey bag of Southern clichesnew
Everything from set design to dialogue to historical detail in The Notebook feels fake in this adaptation of crybaby novelist Nicholas Sparks' best-selling book.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Nick Cassavetes, The Notebook
