AltWeeklies Wire
Looper and Hotel Transylvania: One Huge Hit and One Small Chucklenew
Don't check into this cartoon hotel but definitely check out Looper.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-27-2012 |
Reviews
The Mechanics of Time Travel Sren't Really the Point of Loopernew
Pay attention to Rian Johnson, because he's trying to tell his audience how to watch his deliriously effective science-fiction thriller Looper. He does it when Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)—a hired killer in the year 2044 whose job it is to slay people sent back from 30 years in the futur—talks to his crime lord boss, Abe (Jeff Daniels).
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
09-26-2012 |
Reviews
Let 'Brothers' Take Time to Bloomnew
There's a particular satisfaction in the way the pieces of The Brothers Bloom shift and circle around each other, the story woven by one character reflecting the story given to us by writer-direction Rian Johnson.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'The Brothers Bloom' Is a Con Job to Enjoynew
Rian Johnson's sophomore effort is an imperfect film, but his retro sensibility is a balm for those born in the wrong era.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-29-2009 |
Reviews
'The Brothers Bloom' Is a See-Through Connew
Even though you see through director Rian Johnson's schemes, The Brothers Bloom's ingratiating cast and sunny tone make the film a harmless diversion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-21-2009 |
Reviews
You'll Take It and Like Itnew
Rian Johnson's Brick is proof that you're never too young for noir.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Noir School Confidential
Evoking John Huston, Jean-Luc Godard and John Hughes without resorting to slavish imitation, Brick doesn't come out of nowhere, but it does end up in a class of its own.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Out of the Pastnew
Brick transfers Dashiell Hammett's hard-boiled universe to the modern high school campus with nary a clue that more than a half-century has passed since the Continental Op's heyday.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
School of Hard-Boilednew
Brick takes gumshoe high school.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
In a Lonely Placenew
This film recasts hard-boiled cliches as metaphors for teenage isolation.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
03-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Hammett Meets Hughesnew
Writer-director Rian Johnson discusses high school noir and the Austin Film Festival highlight Brick.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
