AltWeeklies Wire
The Passion of the Criticsnew
Two cinema reviewers look back at the films of 2004.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna and Bob Grimm |
01-20-2005 |
Reviews
Few 'Sideways' Glancesnew
The critics' No. 1 choice turned out to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Steve Davis, Kimberley Jones and Marc Savlov |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Top 10 List Recognizes Good Storytellingnew
Truth turned out to be less compelling than pure inventiveness in 2004, which explains the critic's No. 1 choice, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-03-2005 |
Reviews
The Worst of Times vs. the Best of Timesnew
A reviewer who found this year's films uninspiring debates with a colleague who asserts it's been an incredible year for movies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman and Felicia Feaster |
12-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
2004 Movies: Damaged Men and Second Chancesnew
With American authority at a low ebb, the movies of 2004 were full of damaged men struggling to define themselves in a world that seemed to have no use for them.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
12-30-2004 |
Movies
From the Bamboo Grove to W(h)ine Countrynew
The best of 2004 came from all over the cinematic map: foreign films, American independents, and, yes, some big-budget mainstream efforts.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
Eternal Sunshine Brightens a Dark Year for Moviesnew
Nine of Michael Atkinson's Top 10 hobbled at the box office in a year he calls the worst for movies since 1981.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
Huckabees Is Film Critic's Top Choicenew
I (Heart) Huckabees, David O. Russell's blithely profound mishmash of screwball Sartre and zany Zen, tops Dennis Lim's list. He calls it "a furiously depressed howl of liberal-left impotence that somehow lands on a grace note of provisional optimism."
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
Underground Movie Is No. 1 on Critic's Top 10 Listnew
Ken Jacobs' Star Spangled to Death, a vast, ironic pageant of 20th-century American history, is the ultimate underground movie, says J. Hoberman, who chooses it as the best film of 2004.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
New American Romanticism Wins Hearts of Alt Criticsnew
Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater, was the decisive winner of the 2004 poll of alternative press film critics, as the new American romanticism bucked electoral disaster.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Best Performers Named in 6th Annual Film Critics' Pollnew
Imelda Staunton was ranked the best performer in Village Voice's film critics' poll. She starred in the film Vera Drake. Critics ranked film performers from 1 to 93.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Critics' Poll of Best Films of 2004new
Before Sunset was ranked the top film of 2004 in Village Voice's film critics' poll. It was mentioned by 49 judges. Films are ranked from 1 to 139.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Two Top-10 Lists of Picture Perfect Filmsnew
Two L.A. Alternative Press critics agree that The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Vera Drake are among the year's best films.
L.A. Alternative |
Jay Antani and Luisa F. Ribeiro |
12-28-2004 |
Reviews
The Best 10 Movies of 2004new
2004 was not an especially great year for movies, but here are 10 that stand out above the rest.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
A Partly Cloudy Look at the Summer Movies Aheadnew
June starts with the third Harry Potter movie, which finds our almost-adolescent heroes and hot older heroine smoking pot, having three-way sex, and road-tripping across Mexico. No, wait, that’s the last movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón, "Y Tu Mamá También," and we’d much rather see a sequel to that.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
