AltWeeklies Wire
A Novel Approachnew
Predestination gets a sweet-natured meditation in Stranger Than Fiction.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-15-2006 |
Reviews
A Doll of a Filmnew
What's the matter with Kansas? Tideland has heroin-fueled answers.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry Gilliam, Tideland
Dixie Docnew
In an instant, the Dixie Chicks went from country darlings to America's goats, and two filmmakers caught it all.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Barbara Kopple, Shut Up & Sing
Idyll Thoughtsnew
Placid and profound, Old Joy is a quiet marvel.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Or Consequencesnew
Will Ferrell tones down the gimmickry; too bad the movie can't follow his example.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
11-13-2006 |
Reviews
The Wretched of the Wretchesnew
Will OC see the ultimate Catholic pedophile bare all in Deliver Us From Evil?
Tags: Amy Berg, Deliver Us From Evil
License Renewed
Casino Royale breathes fresh life into James Bond.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
The Best Superspy Yet
Daniel Craig more than capably fills 007's shoes in a Bond film that shatters formula constraints and delivers nail-biting action in a considerably darker mode.
Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
Silly Symphonynew
Holland's film is a cartoon version of the great composer.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-13-2006 |
Reviews
Richard Linklater Cuts Up the Fast Food Industrial Complex
Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren produced this film version of Eric Schlosser’s best-selling 2001 nonfiction expose “Fast Food Nation,” about the disgusting, illegal, and dangerous aspects of America’s fast food industrial complex.
Identity Crisisnew
Even a solid cast can't do much with a script whose dialogue is occasionally torturous and whose story goes nowhere.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Simon Brand, unknown
Deadpan Dead Mannew
The winning touches outnumber the missteps to make a story worth telling.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Levin |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Pointless and Shootnew
Iraq in Fragments is meatiest, politically speaking, in its center, yet Longley merely points and shoots instead of providing much context.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Iraq in Fragments, James Longley
Sniff and Scratchnew
Flashy, like Miami Vice the series; bloated like Miami Vice the movie.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Billy Corben, Cocaine Cowboys
A Weak Vintagenew
If A Good Year demonstrates that director Scott loves French wine, film, and women, it also shows that -- cinematically, at least -- he doesn't know what to do about it.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, A Good Year
