AltWeeklies Wire
Let's Fieldtrip to David Ayer's Los Angelesnew
Think Miami Vice minus the self-conscious cool, or The Departed minus the smarts, and you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect from Street Kings.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-10-2008 |
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Tags: Keanu Reeves, crime, action, David Ayer, Street Kings, Common, cops, Forest Whitaker, Jay Mohr, The Game
'Shine a Light': He's with the Bandnew
Scorsese makes beautiful music with the Stones.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Lynn Farris |
04-09-2008 |
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Tags: Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light
'Smart People' Shows Not All Dysfunctional Clans Are Funnew
There are no tremendous epiphanies in Smart People. The characters do make changes in small, incremental ways, and that feels real.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-09-2008 |
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Tags: Noam Murro, Smart People
Mark David Chapman Falls Victim to Character Assassinationnew
J.P. Schaefer's direction is ultimately a prime example of how cinema has been degraded since the glory days of Scorsese.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-09-2008 |
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David Ayer's 'Harsh Times' Get Harsher
A combination of implausible plot-points, and the miscasting of television's Hugh Laurie as Internal Affairs chief Captain Biggs, hampers a convoluted crime thriller that is nonetheless entertaining for its grotesque action sequences.
Tags: David Ayer, Street Kings
When the Music Makes the Movienew
Scorsese masterfully captures the Stones onstage in Shine a Light, but the clunky new Curtis Mayfield doc Movin' On Up is still the better bet.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
04-07-2008 |
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'Street Kings': The Thin Blue Lame
Police corruption unfolds with plodding obviousness.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: David Ayer, Street Kings
'Snow Angels': Winter Sunderlandnew
Filmmaker David Gordon Green gets out of his comfort zone -- and goes a little numb.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
Like Spider-Man with Fartsnew
Like blind dates or diet pudding, one's experience of Superhero Movie benefits enormously from low expectations.
The Georgia Straight |
Ron Yamauchi |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: Craig Mazin, Superhero Movie
Kenny has Heart of Liquid Goldnew
Ever wonder who takes care of the crap in everyday life? No, not in any metaphorical sense, but actual fecal matter.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Clayton Jacobson, Kenny
The First Iraq War Movie for the Soldiersnew
Stop-Loss doesn't have much speechifying against the war or the politicians who launched it.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
How to Murder Your Wifenew
Sachs keeps the love-trianlge story in swift forward motion with moments of knife's edge suspense and surprises within surprises.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
George Clooney Tackles Preglory Gridironnew
For the two hours it takes to watch it, Leatherheads is rarely less than very promising -- and also rarely more.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
'Nim's Island': Survivor Girlnew
The secret of Nim is the location of a girl's island home in this overly silly family film.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-04-2008 |
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The Quick and the Deadnew
Shine a Light and Chapter 27 prove again how '60s culture continues to haunt us.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
04-04-2008 |
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