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'Nick & Norah' is Tragically Unhipnew
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are fantastic in Nick & Norah -- but then there's the vomit-gum.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-09-2008 |
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'Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist' Hits All the Right Notesnew
Nick & Norah's playlist may not be infinite, but it creates such good vibrations that it's definitely transcendent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-01-2008 |
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Nick and Norah's Adventures Get Tiringnew
The characters crisscross Manhattan through adventures and emotional highs and lows — including a string of celebrity cameos and a rather creative sexual encounter in a recording studio — that rightly leaves audiences feeling just as worn out by the time the sun finally rises.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
10-01-2008 |
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'Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist': John Hughes 2.0new
Of course, Hughes was the mastermind of '80s teen drama, taking a sweet, funny look at the utterly heavy-duty emotions that come with being in high school or just beyond. And that's precisely what director Peter Sollett does with Nick and Norah.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-01-2008 |
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The Sweet Surprise of 'Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'new
Bubblegum that never loses its snap, Peter Sollett's second feature miraculously hits some of the same heights within a slightly contrived structure drawn from the novel of the same name by Rachel Kohn and David Levithan.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
10-01-2008 |
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Gen Z Goes Underground and Falls in Love
A romantic love letter to New York's downtown music scene, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist finds New Jersey high school senior Nick (Michael Cera) attending to a bruised heart by making volumes of compilation CDs for his snooty ex-girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena).
'Nick & Norah' Captures Teen Romance's Sweet Awkwardness
Peter Sollett has now established himself as cinema's reigning genius of awkward young love.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-26-2008 |
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So Long, Summer Movies -- Hello, Fall Filmsnew
Fall is the best time of year for film critics, because the award-oriented prestige films finally get trotted out for judgment. Here's a handy clip 'n' save list of movies I'm personally looking forward to.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-27-2008 |
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