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Thinking Inside the Boxnew

In Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro makes genre work for him -- in Children of Men, Alfonso Cuaron lets it get in his way.

Chicago Reader | Jonathan Rosenbaum | 01-08-2007 | Reviews

Relishing the Horrors of Childhood

Pan's Labyrinth is a surreal and dark fairytale about resistance and sacrifice from the point of view of a resourceful young child.

Maui Time | Cole Smithey | 01-06-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth

Zeal Island

In Letters from Iwo Jima, the real battle is over ideology.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Scott Renshaw | 01-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima

Onward Christian Horrornew

A Christian psychological horror thriller, Thr3e nevertheless adopts the extreme-horror tactics currently in vogue in movies such as the Saw continuum.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten | 01-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Robby Henson, Thr3e

The New Worldnew

This small gem of a film is about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 01-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Ramin Bahrani, Man Push Cart

Suburban Gloomnew

A modern Emma Bovary and her should-have-been Mr. Right discover that while their suburban American lives may yet have a second act, it could well end up as a tragedy.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 01-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Little Children, Todd Field

Familiar Lesson Plannew

Although based on a true story, this is another movie in which the cute white lady goes into an irascible high school and makes everybody love learnin'.

Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman | 01-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Richard LaGravenese, Freedom Writers