AltWeeklies Wire
'Caramel' Sticksnew
Labaki's film teases with romantic possibilities that don't evolve predictably.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
'Be Kind' and Make Some Sensenew
Michel Gondry's latest has a great set-up but eventually collapses under its inconsistencies.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
'Charlie Bartlett': Ritalin Rebellionnew
The film skewers assumptions about social class, psychopharmaceuticals, and so-called grown-ups.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll
Thin Heir
The Other Boleyn Girl erases the subtext from a fascinating historical footnote.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
'Charlie Bartlett' Makes the Gradenew
Strong writing and great performances make this more
than just another teen movie.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, John Poll
'The Counterfeiters': A Counterfeit Realitynew
In the Austrian Oscar nominee, a forger is caught in an unreal dilemma.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Harold and Flawednew
We get it, Jon.: You think you're remaking Harold and Maude.
The Portland Mercury |
Zac Pennington |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, John Poll
A Strange Michael Gondry Movie? No Way!new
How else can I describe Be Kind Rewind than as a very strange fish? This movie has almost nothing to do with reality.
The Portland Mercury |
Charles Mudede |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Kind Rewind, Michael Gondry
Hop, Skip and a Snoozenew
A bored-looking Darth Vader/Hayden Christensen dooms Jumper to mediocrity.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Struck by Lightningnew
Francis Ford Coppola is back with an interesting, personal film that's not for everyone.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
'Be Kind Rewind' Has a Dreamy Nostalgianew
Gondry's latest is about half as charming as it hopes to be.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
'Jumper' Looks Cool, but Falls Flatnew
Part Bourne Identity and part Matrix, Jumper should have been a sleek and sexy new take on the genre. Instead, it comes off hollow and soulless, more about special effects than characters.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Can't Fake Itnew
Based on Holocaust survivor Adolf Burger's memoir The Devil's Workshop, The Counterfeiters explores a side of the Holocaust we haven't seen before: a concentration camp where prisoners are not subject to ritual violence but psychologically manipulated and forced to compromise their own morals.
New York Press |
Raphaela Weissman |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Global Village Slaughterhousenew
In structure and content, The Signal plays out like a cautionary quasi-zombie comedy for screen addicts. The threat lurks on mangled television and radio signals, hence the inescapable doom.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Insider Artnew
Michael Gondry's cute humor transforms Jack Black and Mos Def into primitive artists.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Kind Rewind, Michael Gondry
