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In the Doghouse, but 'Black' is Beautifulnew
Year of the Dog is a dud, but Black Book rarely gives the viewer time to breathe -- it's like The Guns of Navarone for the art-house set.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
04-25-2007 |
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There's No Place Like Homenew
Pedro Costa's Colossal Youth digs up life amid the ruins.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matt Sussman |
04-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Colossal Youth, Pedro Costa
Bubblegum Banditsnew
Hong Kong hottie Daniel Wu spoofs boy bands (and himself) in directorial debut The Heavenly Kings.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Daniel Wu, The Heavenly Kings
Not a Post-WWII Coming of Age Storynew
The plot to The Fury of the Entire World sounds more clumsily convoluted than it's told on-screen, as Pieters' plays this evenly paced mystery close to his chest, cagily dealing out his plot points.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-24-2007 |
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Committednew
Richard Gere as the liar who just wouldn't quit.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
From Seatbelts to Spoilersnew
Ralph Nader's rollercoaster of a legacy fascinates in this new documentary.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-24-2007 |
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Cheese It, the Cops!new
"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?" Well, it's a darn fine way to pay homage -- and have a few laughs -- at the typical action-fest cop film.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
One Stop Cop: 'Hot Fuzz'new
Edgar Wright gets a lot of comic mileage from a very thin premise.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Don't Judge a Film by Its Venuenew
Black Book brings moral complexity to the mall and Offside brings lighthearted humor to the art house.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
04-23-2007 |
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Exploitation Bologna: Steve Austin Goes Rambo -- Snuff Style
The Condemned might just be the first in a new line of exploitation movies to revive the genre.
Tags: Scott Wiper, The Condemned
Motel Matches: Faulty Horror Burns Out
Even for a trashy little hide-and-seek movie, Vacancy is a disappointing excursion.
Tags: Nimród Antal, Vacancy
Portraits in Privileged Existentialismnew
A young Frenchwoman moves to Paris from with nothing but the knapsack on her back and the innocent gleam in her eye.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avenue Montaigne, Daniele Thompson
Bud Is Forevernew
In this amusing film based on a screenplay by Douglas Coupland, a 29-year-old contemplates life's purpose and the meaning of "winning."
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Everything's Gone Green, Paul Fox
Crime and Punishmentnew
Some surprises are in store in Fracture and First Snow.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
04-20-2007 |
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Fate Is Just a Four-Letter Wordnew
A moody thriller that tries to thumb its nose at fatalism, First Snow features another great performance from Guy Pearce.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: First Snow, Mark Fergus
