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'Hairspray': Tame Watersnew
Did John Waters sell out, mellow with age, or did this increasingly laissez-faire, metrosexual era merely render him irrelevant?
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Angel-A': France's Clarencenew
Luc Besson explores his inner Capra.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Luc Besson, Angel-A
'Hairspray': Familiar Watersnew
Latest version of camp classic remains peppy and rude.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray:
'Summer of Love': Hippie Highlightsnew
Eyedrum film series remembers the '60s.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various, summer of love
'Interview' Beats the Media Gamenew
Buscemi tackles dishonest journalism with disillusionment.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
'Time' After 'Time'new
Struggling to answer love's big questions with plastic surgery.
New York Press |
Jerry Portwood |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kim Ki-duk, Time
'Colma' is Singing the Bluesnew
Youth frustration gets a melodic makeover.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Colma: The Musical, Richard Wong
'Chuck & Larry': Bosom Buddiesnew
An odd couple explores mainstream fears about gays.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Divine Discontent with 'Hairspray'new
The camp classic makeover isn't noxious like the Dreamgirls movie-musical, but it isn't nearly good enough.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Joshua' Does a Lot With a Little
There's a definite Bad Seed vibe going on in this sophisticated psychological thriller.
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
'Talk to Me': An Undernourished Script with Great Performances
In spite of Cheadle's forceful performance, the watered down script fails to capture the rawness and the logic of a groundbreaking social commentator.
Tags: Kasi Lemmons, Talk to Me
'Broken English': A Mature Romantic Comedy
Zoe Cassavetes successfully debuts a self-written narrative feature after testing directing waters with her impressive documentary Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession.
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
'Interview' is an Actor's Showcase Movie
It's talky, stagy and burdened with a video tape plot device that will make you cringe.
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
'Sunshine' Ruminates on Solar Powernew
Let there be light.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
07-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
'Joshua': And You Thought Damien Was a Hellraisernew
What if Rosemary's baby had to compete for parental attention with the kid from The Omen? This thriller manages to build on this unoriginal premise with its smart drama of family discord and self-absorption, two things far more common in Manhattan apartments than Satan.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
07-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
