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God's Childrennew
Christian extremists train kids to be warriors in the horrifying Jesus Camp.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-11-2006 |
Reviews
Flunking the Electoral Collegenew
New film gives a grade to America's unresolved voting issues.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
10-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Call It Democracy, Matthew Kohn
French Confectionnew
Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
10-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola
Getting Physical With 'Jackass'new
You either find humor in a bunch of twentysomething dudes finding ways to abuse each other, skateboarding in costumes and launching themselves off piers, or you don't.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
10-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Tremaine, Jackass Number Two
Tricked Out
The Prestige builds to the Big Reveal, but there's not enough up its sleeve.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Prestige
A Place in the Worldnew
The new Scorsese and a film about Idi Amin share a theme: young men in search of themselves.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
10-09-2006 |
Reviews
Barry Levinson Throws a Cinematic Softball at Voter Fraud
Writer/director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) squanders an attempt to stir debate over republican voter fraud that marred the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, and that threatens to cloud the upcoming 2008 balloting, with an imploding satire about a television comedian who runs for President of the United States.
Tags: Barry Levinson, Man of the Year
Never Too Young to Choose Sidesnew
This film is not a freak show or expose, but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Dunk and Rescuenew
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher co-star in this action drama about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, which is a surprisingly engaging character-driven picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Davis, The Guardian
24 Frames per Secondnew
This British series is one of the great achievements of the cinema, one that reveals how an observant camera plus the passage of time can capture reality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Apted, 49 Up
Beantown by Way of Hong Kongnew
Watching this new film by Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love with the director all over again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Franken Sense and Mirthnew
The film follows around comedian and politico Franken without managing to either inflame or inspire the viewer or add much new information to Franken's already well-documented history.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Lacking Laughsnew
Jon Heder bores and Billy Bob Thornton repeats himself in the lackluster School for Scoundrels.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-05-2006 |
Reviews
'Up' With Peoplenew
In showing the ongoing lives of regular people, Michael Apted has made a film that's incredibly sad.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Apted, 49 Up
'The Queen' Reigns Supremenew
Helen Mirren's royal impersonations are majestic.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
10-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Frears, The Queen
