AltWeeklies Wire
'Interview': Battle of the Q&Anew
A journalist duels with a celebrity in Steve Buscemi's latest.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
07-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: interview, Steve Buscemi
'Goya's Ghosts': Brush With Fatenew
The story of Milos Forman's latest film is the story of an idea changing over the years, formless and finally molded by the pressure of current events.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
07-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
Journey to the Center of the Brothnew
Ratatouille is never less than engaging.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
Weakened Flingnew
Evening is shockingly ineffectual, like some corporate-sponsored meditation on retirement.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
'Rescue Dawn': Staying Alivenew
Werner Herzog breathes new life into a captivating survival story.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog
The Hitchcockian Take on 'The Omen'new
Joshua illustrates that smart, willful, bloodthirsty children should be more terrifying than any monster -- too bad this flick falls short.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
'Paprika': Narcissistic and One-sided Discoursesnew
Even when you're able to see someone else's dreams rendered well, they're still pretty boring.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paprika, Satoshi Kon
'License To Wed' is Illnew
Robin Williams is a fine actor when he's bearded or animated -- but License is a silent but deadly screen fart.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
Killing Too Softly: 'You Kill Me'new
Despite a bad case of the cutes, unlikely cast makes middling Mamet knockoff work.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
Welcome Back 'Potter'new
The Order of the Phoenix is the best installment yet.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
'Manufactured Landscapes': Why Your iPhone Is Destroying the Environmentnew
If the theme to this documentary is how we reshape nature to suit industry, one of the more eloquent and damning images is simply that of a female factory worker's hands rendered in close-up.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
'Joshua': Parenthood as a Literal (Yet Funny) Horror Shownew
The baby's incessant crying, the mother's nervous collapse, the father's bewildered reaction, the boy mysteriously popping up behind them at night -- Joshua makes parenthood itself into a horror movie.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
The Hitman's Dilemmanew
In You Kill Me, he must get sober to murder again.
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
Danny Boyle Energizes Sci-fi with a Trip to the Sun
In a bold attempt to create a fresh update on the ever-flagging sci-fi movie genre, director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later) achieves a visually stunning cinematic poem that is as bewitching as it is infuriating for its dependence on genre cliches.
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
A Vodka Tonicnew
Cuddlier and more charming, this alcoholic-hit-man comedy isn’t your typical John Dahl noir, but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and just tart enough.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
