AltWeeklies Wire
X-Men: First Classnew
How they got that way, more or less.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-13-2011 |
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Hit-Girl gives 'Kick-Ass' Its Super-Powersnew
A few dips into crime fighting clichés can’t keep this film down.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-20-2010 |
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Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
Everyday Heroes in 'Kick-Ass'new
Kick-Ass is so good that it should be a superhero-movie game-changer.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-15-2010 |
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Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
Dumb Mess: Fan Boy Pandering Goes Too Far
There are actually some 45-year-old film critics who write their reviews tilted toward fan boy readers as if they have something in common with the 12-year-old brain that Hollywood considers its primary audience.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-12-2010 |
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Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
'Stardust': Summertime, and the Magic is Easynew
The film's real beauty lies in the way it perfectly swirls together adventure and romance, humor and darkness.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-17-2007 |
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Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
We're All Made of 'Stardust'new
Imagine a fairy-tale made by a retarded Jacques Demy -- that is, a live-action equivalent of the insufferable Shrek.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-16-2007 |
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Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
A Sprinkle of 'Stardust' Goes a Long Waynew
This uneven adaptation of Neil Gaiman's bestselling novel is clogged with too much fairy dust.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-10-2007 |
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Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Stardust': Written in the Starsnew
Hip fairy tale captures the magic of storytelling.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Stardust': When You Wishnew
Vaughn's film will one day be considered a classic, thanks to charm, humor and fantastic performances.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-09-2007 |
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Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Stardust': Even Better than a Chunk of Skylabnew
With a story so compelling and funny, and a cast as delectable as this, I was sold from beginning to end.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Stardust': Vinyl Fantasy
The film tries hard to be magical, but generally feels manufactured.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
What's Your Favorite Layer?new
Director Matthew Vaughn (producer of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) spins an involving underworld tale of deception and double-cross, relying on good old piss and vinegar to keep us invested in basic story elements that are more fun than novel.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Criminal Confectionnew
A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Vaughn |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Layer Cake a Slice of the Dangerous Lifenew
Layer Cake exemplifies how recent English gangster films seldom prove as grandly operatic or steeped in social issues as America's Godfather imitators. But that can be good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Thick and Richnew
The new British crime drama from first-time director Matthew Vaughn is a block of granite struggling to liberate the statue inside it.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-24-2005 |
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