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Pseudo Arabia

Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, who scripted Steven Soderbergh's structurally kindred Traffic, the intriguing but finally unsatisfying Syriana is the latest product of the Clooney-Soderbergh salutary-cinema factory.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 12-09-2005 | Reviews

Tags: George Clooney, Middle East, Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Oil Makes the World Go Roundnew

One of the most uncompromising movies of the year, Syriana is like a living tableaux composed from all the stories that lurk just behind the news, the stories that put human faces on the demand for oil.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten | 12-08-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Gaghan Calls for Revolution!new

Maybe not a revolution, but if anything, Syriana helps convey the importance of political awareness and the global economy.

Dig Boston | David Wildman | 12-08-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Syriana, Stephan Gaghan

Liberty and Justice For Oil

Stephen Gaghan gives the oil industry the Traffic treatment in a well-made, well-cast Gordian knot of a film.

Columbus Alive | Melissa Starker | 12-08-2005 | Reviews

Tags: traffic, Gordian, Stephen Gaghan, Syriana

Film Charts Corruption of Global Oil Businessnew

Syriana often feels less like an escapist thriller and more like a contemporary nightmare of Americans occupying a country whose ideals they no longer recognize.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 12-08-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana