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'Lake of Fire': The Viscus is the Messagenew
This fascinating documentary essay exposes every angle of the abortion debate.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lake of Fire, Tony Kaye
'Michael Clayton' Mines the '70s for Style & Substancenew
Hipster filmmakers like Tony Gilroy keep looking backwards to the 1970s, hoping to disguise how ill-equipped they are to deal with contemporary social issues -- that trendiness ruins George Clooney's few attempts at baleful characterization in Michael Clayton.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
'The Darjeeling Limited': Hop on the Bastard Expressnew
With Darjeeling, Anderson has pared things down to what he cares about most: severely damaged-but-lovable rich brats and their photogenic knickknacks.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
10-04-2007 |
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'Michael Clayton' Marks the Start of Oscar Seasonnew
First time director/longtime screenwriter Tony Gilroy has outdone himself with this sordid tale of corrupt big-money lawyers.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
10-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
'Skid Marks' Aims for 'Supertrooper' Laughs, But Raunchiernew
When Karl Kozak, co-founder and director of programming for the San Diego Film Festival, is at his day job, he's sifting through artsy films for the annual event. So how did he end up making an over-the-top comedy for his fourth feature film?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Karl Kozak, Skid Marks
Ang Lee's 'Lust Caution' is Oddly Not Hotnew
For a film with such crackling sex scenes and a high-profile NC-17 rating, it leaves the viewer strangely cold.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
'Into the Wild': The Long Goodbyenew
Sean Penn gives Chris McCandless one last embrace.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
'Lust, Caution' is Drained of All Delightnew
The film is sonorous and dull in the same way as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: It takes disreputable, pulpy pleasures and beats them to death with decorum.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
The Life Sub-Asian with Wes Andersonnew
Riding the bittersweet comeback, The Darjeeling Limited.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
American Can-do Spirit Stars in 'In the Shadow of the Moon' and 'The Kingdom'new
The Bush years have given American swagger a bad name, but there was a time when this quality was rooted not in cowboy-style bluster but in competence and confidence.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
10-02-2007 |
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Lunar Eclipsenew
In the Shadow of the Moon celebrates the triumphs of the American space program, but leaves out some crucial background.
'Apart From That': Like Cassavetes in Skagit Countynew
The film makes a jumbled democracy of its rustic players; refreshingly, there's not a mumbling hipster among them.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Again With Miserable Africanew
Angels takes an intimate, unstinting, ground's-eye view of the biological and social diseases ravaging Africa, making public-policy debate about AIDS in Africa seems distant and esoteric.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Angels in the Dust, Louise Hogarth
'Into the Wild': Force of Naturenew
Penn's previous movies as a director have been unfailingly pretentious, but Into the Wild is altogether different, a unified, long-haul work that is rarely caught straining for effect.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
The Action-Packed 'Kingdom' Misfiresnew
Peter Berg's film feels too rote and near-Rambo in its simplistic portrait of a foreign policy disaster as easily remedied with a few well-placed brutal killings.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
