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Jason Statham is Hollywood’s Last Action Hero Because of His B-movie Statusnew
Statham's not just the latest big-screen badass; he's come to stand for quality product.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
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Anna Faris Unfolds Her Talent With a Sexy Romp But She Deserves Betternew
Anna Faris might be the funniest American comic actress since Goldie Hawn.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Satisfy Your Prurient Interest By Seeing 'Young People Fucking'new
And despite its smugly vulgar title, Young People Fucking is a smart and funny look at how people react under extreme sexual pressure.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
The Gritty Indie 'Frozen River' and a Post-Sept. 11 Thriller, 'Traitor'new
Both films feature formidable performances by their leads, Melissa Leo and Don Cheadle, respectively.
Growing Old, Bitterly, in 'Elegy'new
Isabel Coixet's Elegy is a movie for old men, made by a relatively young Frenchwoman. It's also a rainy afternoon movie, and it's quite likely to annoy women of all ages, no matter what the weather.
Tags: Elegy, Isabel Coixet
Documentary 'Crazy Sexy Cancer' Confronts the Terrifying Diseasenew
For most of the film, Kris Carr presents an uplifting look at herself and several other cancer patients as they do their best to stare down the disease with dignity and courage. It makes for a documentary that's at once bitter and powerful.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Crazy Sexy Cancer, Kris Carr
'In Search of a Midnight Kiss' and 'Frozen River': Once More With Failingnew
Two movies on the extremes we'll go to for love.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-29-2008 |
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Darby Crash Biopic Feels Like 'High School Musical' With Heroinnew
What We Do Is Secret, named after a Germs song, begins with one genuine moment--Shane West perfectly imitating Crash's baby-talkish onstage requests for a "beerwa"—but crumbles into cartoonish movie-of-the-week territory from there.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-29-2008 |
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Son of Hamlet?new
Hamlet 2 is not among the funniest of satires, though it does have its amusing moments.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Cattaneo, Hamlet 2
A Big Smooch for 'Midnight Kiss'new
In Alex Holdridge's lovely new film, two twentysomething Los Angelenos wander the streets together on New Year's Eve, walking and talking amid the stunning black-and-white cinematography.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-28-2008 |
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Patti Smith's Bohemian Rhapsodynew
Fashion photographer Steven Sebring made this impressionistic documentary over the course of 12 years with Smith's full participation.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
'Traitor': Ideological Ambiguitiesnew
This Don Cheadle movie is a rare Hollywood creature: an action picture with ambiguity, a blockbuster with more questions than answers, a shoot-’em-up thriller with a sense of moral and geopolitical ambivalence.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
'Transsiberian': Strangers on a Trainnew
With Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, and Ben Kingsley, this train-set suspense movie also is full of sharp character studies.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, Transsiberian
'Transsiberian' Uses its Atmosphere to Great Effectnew
The film uses expert sleight-of-hand to juggle drugs, murder and various shades of villainy at the exact right times. Even if you've seen lots of movies of this type and can figure out exactly what's going to happen, Anderson takes great pleasure in the pure form and execution of it.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, Transsiberian
'Elegy' is Remarkably Dour and Unsexynew
Based on the novel "The Dying Animal" by Philip Roth, Elegy is meditative and glum, but not quite as profound as its tone seems to suggest it is.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elegy, Isabel Coixet
