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Brilliant 'Baghead' Mashes Genres with Unexpected Resultsnew
At first the film looks like the latest entry in the indie sub-genre that's come to be known as "mumblecore" -- but no sooner has the movie established its quartet of characters than it switches gears and goes somewhere creepier and far more intense than mumblecore pictures have previously ventured.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
08-11-2008 |
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Reality Bites the Hand That Feeds It in 'American Teen'new
A princess, jock, rebel, heartthrob, and geek: It could be The Breakfast Club, but American Teen is instead a documentary that ducks the consequences of its own making.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-08-2008 |
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Tags: American Teen, Nanette Burstein
'Hell Ride' Covers Old Terrainnew
This grindhousey biker film, executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino, is a convoluted, overly snazzy-looking tale of bad blood between even worse people.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-08-2008 |
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Tags: Hell Ride, Larry Bishop
'A Jihad for Love': Gay Muslims Speak Outnew
What it's like to identify as both gay and Muslim is the topic of this brave documentary, which looks at the seemingly irreconcilable conflict.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-08-2008 |
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Tags: A Jihad For Love, Parvez Sharma
'Midnight Meat Train' Makes Few Local Stopsnew
This horror film, based on a Clive Barker short story, details the nightly exploits of a butcher who plies his trade nightly on human subway riders.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-08-2008 |
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'Pineapple Express' Is a Comic Rushnew
A winning "bromance" between stoners is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-08-2008 |
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The Pants Begin to Fray in This Sisterhood Sequelnew
Female camaraderie, nostalgic sentimentality, and emotional catharsis are back in this sequel: The film hits its marks but lacks real depth.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-08-2008 |
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'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2': This One's for the Girlsnew
Just as Sex & the City scored big by providing an alternative to a summer of boycentric popcorn cinema, this reunion of four attractive, relatable TV-identified actresses tries to do the same for a younger and (hopefully) more innocent demographic.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
08-08-2008 |
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'Man on Wire' Re-creates a Jaw-dropping High-wire Exploitnew
Philippe Petit, together with a band of accomplices, snuck into the World Trade Center, still under construction, and strung a wire between the towers, upon which Petit – an extraordinary wire-walker – not only walked, but also danced, hopped, lay down, and even playfully taunted arriving police.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
08-08-2008 |
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'American Teen' and 'Water Lilies': Inconvenient Youthnew
The Real World teens of America vs. the quiet yearning of French teens.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-07-2008 |
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Tags: Celine Sciamma, Water Lilies
'Boy A': Boy in the Hoodnew
Boy A is thought-provoking and beautifully shot, the film Gus Van Sant wanted last year's Paranoid Park to be.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-07-2008 |
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Tags: Boy A, John Crowley
Reefer Madnessnew
Pineapple Express takes its place as one of history's great stoner pics.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-07-2008 |
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Gonzo Worldnew
The fascinating writings of Hunter S. Thompson get chronicled in this great, yet sad, documentary.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-07-2008 |
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Stoner Comedy 'Pineapple Express' is Kind of a Bummernew
Seth Rogen and James Franco aim for Belushi and Aykroyd, but achieve only Emilio Estevez and Richard Dreyfuss.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
08-07-2008 |
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The Sweet Emotional Pull of 'Sisterhood' is Hard to Resistnew
The pants don't make much of a showing in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, but no matter. They're nothing more than a gimmick to draw us into the lives of our four well-drawn characters, and despite my misgivings I was gleefully, guiltily glad to see them all again.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
08-07-2008 |
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