AltWeeklies Wire
'The Wackness' and 'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot' Achieve Emotional Resonancenew
Neither is a special effects extravaganza, but they stir emotion by emphasizing the human scale of what movies can show.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-03-2008 |
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Alexandra Walks the Line between its Anti-War Message and Family Talenew
The plot may be simple, but Sokurov's message is unmistakable, his babushka'd mouthpiece even once complaining that it's time for the military to rebuild instead of continually destroying. Still, Alexandra washes over you like a gentle slice-of-life movie rather than polemic.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-03-2008 |
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Tags: Aleksandr Sokurov, Alexandra
Higher Powernew
Will Smith's latest does more damage than good
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-03-2008 |
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Will Smith's 'Hancock' Brazenly Embraces the Post-racial Strategy of the Obama Campaignnew
Movie star Will Smith is also a political figure. His big screen exploits reflect the way we think about race, masculinity, humor, violence and fantasy.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-03-2008 |
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It's the End of the World and Werner Herzog Knows Itnew
With his latest film, Encounters at the End of the World, he has become the only professional director to have made films on all seven continents. He accomplished the feat by going somewhere entirely unlike, well, everywhere else: Antarctica.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-02-2008 |
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New Doc on Hunter S. Thompson Examines His Bond with Richard Nixonnew
It was part of the American genius for polarization that Thompson saw Nixon as his doppelganger, his mirror. Nixon was his dark shadow. Or maybe it was the other way around.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-02-2008 |
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Gone with the 'Gonzo'new
Remember when journalism was cool and everybody wanted to be a reporter?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-02-2008 |
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Celebrating 'Hancock,' Peter Berg's Latest Genre Mashupnew
Anticipation runs high for further blackening of Batman's soul in The Dark Knight, but the Fourth of July weekend belongs to Hancock, a handsomely haywire comic-tragic concoction that flies high, sideways, off course and straight up in the air.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-02-2008 |
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'Hancock' is no 'Men in Black,' but It Still Teems with Destruction, Funninessnew
It's no Men in Black, but still teems with destruction, funniness
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amber Humphrey |
07-02-2008 |
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Young Novelists Navigate Ambition and Their 20s in Coming-of-Age Flick, 'Reprise'new
Although it has its moments, for the most part it is a shopworn story of young, well-off people who confuse celebrity with greatness and suffering with an unsatisfactory job.
Baltimore City Paper |
Martin L. Johnson |
07-01-2008 |
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German Director Matthias Glasner Crafts a Remarkably Human Examination of Fear and Desirenew
While its first 20 minutes, which include a lengthy, brutal rape scene, suggest leanings toward artsploitation, the rest of the movie, released straight to DVD this week, is sober and completely uninterested in shock value.
Baltimore City Paper |
Steve Erickson |
07-01-2008 |
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Steve Carell is an Unlikely Spy in 'Get Smart'new
The movie is being billed as an action comedy, but this is one of those cases where the action works against the comedy, crushes it in its big clumsy fingers.
'Hancock' Dive Bombs
Hancock attempts a high degree of difficulty, but hits the pool flat.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-27-2008 |
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'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot' is Like a Better 'Hoop Dreams'new
As Nathaniel Hörnblowér, he's directed a gazillion Beastie Boys videos, but here, Adam Yauch profiles nine high school kids (including Lake Oswego's Kevin Love and Medford's Kyle Singler) as they gear up to play in the annual "Elite 24" basketball game at Harlem's Rucker Park.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
06-27-2008 |
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Why 'Wall-E' is Fucking Phenomenalnew
Wall-E won't only be one of the best films of the year, but may become one of the best science-fiction films ever made.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
06-27-2008 |
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