AltWeeklies Wire
Honest and Realnew
An astonishing twinning of wild imagination and drop-dead realism, Brothers of the Head is simply the most poignant and exciting mockumentary about (conjoined) sibling rivalry, revelry, and reversal of fortunes ever made.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-11-2006 |
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Contrived and Full of Clichenew
At first glance, the Toby Keith drama Broken Bridges is about reconciliations; really, though, the movie is about the cross-marketing potential of contemporary country music.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-11-2006 |
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Tags: Broken Bridges, Steven Goldmann
Opposing Elements Cancel Out De Palma’s Cinematic Flower
In spite of several momentarily propulsive eye-popping set pieces, suspense master Brian De Palma is unable to pry a cohesive movie from Friedman’s abstruse script.
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Lost Boy
The Wicker Man isn't so much a horror film as a skin-crawling mystery.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
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Tags: Neil LaBute, The Wicker Man
Shooting Stars
Somewhere along the way, this movie lost its original name, Truth, Justice and the American Way, and became Hollywoodland -- that the latter title is even more generic turns out to be entirely appropriate.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-08-2006 |
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Tags: Allen Coulter, Hollywoodland
Transported
This is mindless entertainment of the most gleeful kind.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
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Downers and Uppers
These compelling interviews with some of the world's greatest minds about the world's sorry situation show us it's sorrier than you think.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
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Tags: Nobelity, Turk Pipkin
Smoke and Mirrorsnew
Sloppy plotting and an apparent disinterest in larger questions about magic and power make The Illusionist more a fancy bit of trickery than a truly engrossing illusion.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Foreign Accentsnew
Quinceanera gets it right by not trying to do too much.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-07-2006 |
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Monumentally Badnew
Nicolas Cage running around in a bear suit -- welcome to one of the year's worst movies.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Neil LaBute, The Wicker Man
Awkward Momentsnew
Although it has a weak plot and falls short of being an art film, The Puffy Chair will stick in your mind.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Jay Duplass, The Puffy Chair
Man and Supermannew
What makes Hollywoodland work is that it's actually driven by its characters, at least one of which is fictional.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Allen Coulter, Hollywoodland
Whimpers & Whinesnew
The doc that attacks the MPAA relies on new tricks of the trade.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-07-2006 |
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How Do You Like Me Now?new
The new Toby Keith starring vehicle is not one for the bus.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-07-2006 |
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Tags: Broken Bridges, Steven Goldmann
Detective Comicsnew
This showbiz noir investigates the TV Superman's real-life tragedy.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
09-06-2006 |
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Tags: Allen Coulter, Hollywoodland
