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Little Girl Blue: Elizabeth Olsen Goes Spook Hunting
"Silent House" is a truly disturbing psychological thriller that taunts and challenges its audience.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-05-2012 |
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We Need to Talk About Kevinnew
The bad seed, indeed.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
02-29-2012 |
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From Iran, the Oscar-winning A Separationnew
Far, far away from the stumbling American film industry, people still make movies not to further licensing agreements or to stoke self-serving nostalgia but to tell their stories. A Separation is the freshest, most deserving feature film that the Academy recognized.
Burning Down the House: Old School Goes New School in Pasadena
“Animal House” for the apocalypse generation, “Project X” is a hip celebration of drugs, sex, alcohol, and music for their cumulative power to incite violence, disgust, and ultimately, respect.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-28-2012 |
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Girl in a Coma's documentary 'Jammin'' shows their early yearsnew
Since 2006's Jammin', a TV documentary of the early years of Girl in a Coma, the band's circumstances have changed a bit.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-27-2012 |
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Tags: Jammin', Jim Mendiola
Save the Trees: Ecology Politics For Kids
Beautifully animated and performed, “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” fulfills yet another pitch-perfect filmic rendering of the children’s classic by the late Theodor Geisel—one of the most prolific and gifted authors of children’s stories.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-27-2012 |
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'This Means War' has a perfectly likeable cast, delivers an anorexic action-comedynew
Chris Pine (of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot) and Tom Hardy (Inception, Warrior) are two of the most appealing actors working; Pine's charm is one of cocksure swagger and false emotional bravado, a throwback to the Will Smith (one of the film's producers) "look good doing it" model.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
02-27-2012 |
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Aussie Teen Franchise: Vampires and Werewolves Turn Passé When There’s a War On
A resistance-combatant-primer disguised as a teen-exploitation flick, “Tomorrow When the War Began” delights in guilty pleasures.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-20-2012 |
Reviews
Critic' Pick: 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore'new
It is a shame that the short film category at the Oscars is so underrated. Some of the best films frequently come from this group, and this year is no different.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-16-2012 |
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The Borrowersnew
Despite some spotty voice work,'Arrietty' is a lovely piece of animation.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
02-16-2012 |
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'Safe House' recycles typical good guy, bad guy farenew
The rules are fairly easy in Hollywood if you're a filmmaker wanting to direct a movie. Prove yourself a moneymaker like Michael Bay and budgets will usually swell.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-16-2012 |
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Spy vs. Spy vs. Romance: Tom Hardy and Chris Pine Cross Swords for Luv
Daft competitive seduction is at the heart of this scattershot romantic comedy that veers woefully into uncultivated screwball territory.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-14-2012 |
Reviews
Culture-Blended Animation: Arrietty Borrows From Ghibli
Meshing Japanese animation styles with Mary Morton’s beloved 1952 children’s novel “The Borrowers,” animator-cum-director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and co-director Gary Rydstrom create a delightful adaptation.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-13-2012 |
Reviews
Bombers, Bullets and Black Historynew
White critics miss the point of Red Tails.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuniga-West |
02-09-2012 |
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Tags: Red Tails, Tuskegee airmen
Critic's Diss: 'The Woman in Black'new
There's a reason why censorship boards cut the scene in the 1931 horror movie classic Frankenstein, where the Monster tosses a happy little girl into a lake and drowns her.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-08-2012 |
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