AltWeeklies Wire
'Stardust': Even Better than a Chunk of Skylabnew
With a story so compelling and funny, and a cast as delectable as this, I was sold from beginning to end.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Becoming Jane': Austen Herself Would Approvenew
The film succeeds, even if it is almost entirely invented, because it captures both the aching romanticism and the cold, hard practicalities of Austen's fiction -- and in a way, it even does Austen one better.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Becoming Jane, Julian Jarrold
'No End in Sight': They Do Quagmires, Don't They?new
Here, finally, is a chart of where Iraq went wrong.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
'No End in Sight': The Wonks of Warnew
Because Ferguson is a political scientist, his documentary differs from the many films that have tried to explain America's adventure in Iraq anecdotally.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
'Angel-A': Pretty on the Insidenew
Luc Besson's latest is too sweet for its own good.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Luc Besson, Angel-A
Detournew
Emotionally and geographically, Rescue Dawn covers familiar territory for Werner Herzog.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
'Bourne' Againnew
Jason Bourne treats emoting a bit like catching his breath: He does it only because he has to.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
08-07-2007 |
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'Interview': Beat of the Nightnew
Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller flirt, fight and grill each other to pieces.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
'Stardust': Vinyl Fantasy
The film tries hard to be magical, but generally feels manufactured.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Vitus': High IQ Plus Even Higher Fructosenew
The film belongs to what might be called the Euro-cute school of cinema, and its few tolerable scenes mock continental pieties toward culture and family.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Vitus, Fredi M. Murer
'The Simpsons Movie': American Idiotnew
The movie ranks right up there with the average good episode, albeit four times as long and largely (but not entirely) free of commercial interruptions.
'Bratz' Suckznew
Disguising a heavy-handed pro-consumer message with hair extensions and glitter eyeshadow seems to come naturally to Sean McNamara.
NOW Magazine |
Hannah Guy |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bratz: The Movie, Sean McNamara
'Bourne' Againnew
The final film of the trilogy, Ultimatum is one of the best movies of the year.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
'Killer of Sheep': The Unobserved Lifenew
The debut feature of an overlooked master gets its long-delayed commercial release.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Dirty Secretsnew
It is gratifying that the zenith of a summer movie season otherwise headlined by shape-shifting robots and an aging '80s action icon comes in the form of throwback to the espionage thrillers of the 1970s updated as compelling, exhilarating zeitgeist.
