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'Burn After Reading': Coenfederacy of Duncesnew
In any case, Burn After Reading, the new comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen, is well-titled. It's fair to call it a grim farce about vanity in an age of constant surveillance, but that might imply more ambition than does the movie itself.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-16-2008 |
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'Burn After Reading' Has No Story Linenew
That's the joke of the film: There is no point.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-16-2008 |
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'The Women' Remake is Disjointednew
Director Diane English's remake of George Cukor's 1939 adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's satiric play keeps the men almost literally out of the picture.
Baltimore City Paper |
Wendy Ward |
09-16-2008 |
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Tags: Diane English, The Women
The Coen Brothers Switch It Up for Their 'No Country' Follow-upnew
At first blush, Joel and Ethan Coen's high-grade farce Burn After Reading feels like an abrupt, if not unwelcome, about-face from the moral sobriety of No Country for Old Men.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-16-2008 |
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'Lakeview Terrace' Goes to Hell and Back Again
Fifteen years after the heyday of the "fill-in-the-blank from hell" thriller, the genre looks exactly the same.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-15-2008 |
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Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Surfer, Dude' is a Wipeoutnew
It's nothing more than an excuse for McConaughey to chillax sans shirt or shoes, awesome; hang with his bras, among them Woody Harrelson as his half-baked manager and Nelson as his pot dealer; ride some waves, duuude; and bang some naked chicks, all right, all right, all right.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-15-2008 |
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'Cthulhu' is Smartly Creepy, if Not Quite Compellingnew
Although murky in its storytelling, Cthulhu isn't stifled by its artiness (notwithstanding the Yeats quotes). But neither does the movie ever achieve the clarity of good, honest bloodletting.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-15-2008 |
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Tags: Cthulhu, Dan Gildark
'Bangkok Dangerous' is All Cock and No Bangnew
The Pang brothers remake their own 1999 Thai hit, and, boy, is it bad. That might have something to do with lead Nicolas Cage and his Amazing Magical Wig-Hat.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-12-2008 |
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Ladies Who Lunch ... and a Little Botox for Dessertnew
Diane English's former, admirable body blows at the culture wars have been downgraded to "you go, girl"-isms and a tacit endorsement of plastic surgery.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-12-2008 |
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Tags: Diane English, The Women
'Burn After Reading' is Screwball Black Comedynew
The Coen brothers may be masters of black comedy, but there are times when there's no point in taking them seriously.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-12-2008 |
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First Shot: 'Burn After Reading'new
Everything's a movie these days, even stuff that isn't.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
09-12-2008 |
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See Nicolas Mope in 'Bankok Dangerous'new
This listless remake of a 1999 Thai film lacks substance and excitement.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-12-2008 |
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'The Women': Ladies Lightnew
From Diane English, just another chick flick.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
09-12-2008 |
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Tags: Diane English, The Women
'Righteous Kill' is a Clichéd Crime Dramanew
It's hard for film buffs not to raise an eyebrow in cautious excitement upon hearing that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino will star in a New York City cop flick. But even these heavyweights can't prop up a pic by themselves.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Sykes |
09-12-2008 |
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'Burn After Reading' Misfiresnew
The Coens' latest is a disappointing follow-up to No Country for Old Men.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
09-12-2008 |
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