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'The Brave One': Lady Killernew
Jodie Foster roams the streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Hunting Party': Back on the Prowlnew
Richard Gere and Terrence Howard look for the Big Story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Didn't Need to See Thatnew
Disgusting, over-the-top sequences overshadow fun action in Shoot 'Em Up.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Mugging Malaisenew
Brothers Solomon is a dumb-buddy movie so bad that it could actually enhance our culture.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Odenkirk, The Brothers Solomon
A Yogi's Revengenew
The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
War Torn
Paul Haggis' subtlety deficiencies almost defuse the dramatic punch of In the Valley of Elah.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew
Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
Jodie Foster Blows 'Em Away in 'The Brave One'new
Foster takes after Chuck Bronson in the new vengeance thriller.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
David Cronenberg's Still Mean, Darknew
In his new film, Eastern Promises, the director creates scenes where men are hurt or killed in unfathomably painful ways.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Did They Forget the Script?new
Quiet City represents a strong progression for Katz as a visual storyteller, but the characters seem to lack the ability to articulate a complete sentence.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aaron Katz, Quiet City
'The King of Kong': There's No Turning Back from This Nerddomnew
The editing's clunky, the final score is outdated -- nevertheless The King of Kong is worth the watch and a fistful of quarters ... should you not have other plans for them.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
'No End in Sight': Heckuva Job, Bushienew
Charles Ferguson gives us a despairing documentary about disastrous mismanagement.
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
'Eastern Promises' is Audacious in its Simplicitynew
Though David Cronenberg's latest movie is superficially a gangster thriller, it is actually about many things.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Depth Wish
Vigilante justice gets a shallow, stupid spin in The Brave One.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
