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'August Rush' Sounds Terrible But It Isn'tnew
August Rush is actually a charming little film about a musical prodigy who ends up performing with the New York Philharmonic in order to find the mom and dad who don't even know he exists.
The Portland Mercury |
Megan Seling |
11-26-2007 |
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Tags: August Rush, Kirsten Sheridan
'Hitman': Another Videogame Movie. Sigh.new
Turning a videogame into a film is like trying to make a chocolate cake when the only ingredient you have is orange juice.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-26-2007 |
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Tags: Hitman, Xavier Gens
Weather isn't Really That Scarynew
Seeing as how The Mist is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella, it doesn't take a genius to figure out whether Gramps is deranged or prophetic, and less than 30 minutes later, the unlucky grocery shoppers figure out what that something is: monsters.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-26-2007 |
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Hooray for Family!new
If there's tenderness in Margot at the Wedding, it's steeped in ulterior motives and self-deception: This is not a feel-good film.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
11-26-2007 |
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The Missable Mistnew
Frank Darabont's third feature adaptation of a King novella is a lot less classy than The Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
11-26-2007 |
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'I'm Not There' is No Hagiographynew
Widely described as a tribute, it frequently comes across as a series of insults.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
11-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
The Face It Is A-Changin'new
It takes six actors to portray Bob Dylan in I'm Not There.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Margot is Wretched, but 'Margot' is Involvingnew
I'm not a big fan of films that force us to spend an hour and a half with awful and/or hopelessly fucked-up people, but Margot at the Wedding is written with enough wit and performed with enough skill that I found it impossible to turn away from the Zellers and their collective emotional train wreck.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-26-2007 |
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Is this a Great Country or What?new
November films boast stellar performances by Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men and Amy Adams in Enchanted.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
11-23-2007 |
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Biographnew
This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love -- not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-21-2007 |
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Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Foggy Notionnew
There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-21-2007 |
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A Movie Experiencenew
Beowulf in 3-D provides one of the coolest cinematic adventures in years.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beowulf, Robert Zemeckis
Crime Masterpiecenew
The Coens' near-perfect No Country for Old Men will take your breath away.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-21-2007 |
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Zemeckis, Computers: 1; Critic: 0new
Boy, was I prepared to hate the sword-and-sandals out of this movie.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
11-21-2007 |
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Tags: Beowulf, Robert Zemeckis
'Enchanted' is the Blandest of Them Allnew
It would be a sight quicker -- and doubtless more gracious as well -- to discuss what generally works in Disney's Enchanted than to dwell on all that doesn't.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Enchanted, Kevin Lima
