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A Tale of Redemptionnew
Thank goodness for family-values films like Strangers With Candy!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Dinello, Strangers With Candy
Why We Fightnew
This is an impeccable wartime thriller from a French crime auteur.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
07-19-2006 |
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Killing Me Loudlynew
The producer of Monster's Ball makes his directing debut with a garish, heavy-breathing neo-noir.
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
07-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lee Daniels, Shadowboxer
The Dead Poolnew
The master of the nonsensical outdoes himself in a cock-and-bull bedtime story.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
07-19-2006 |
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Don't Come Knockingnew
The story of the houseguest who won't leave gets another reworking in this diverting yet disposable Owen Wilson vehicle.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
07-16-2006 |
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Ain't Misbehavingnew
Larry Clark, the director of Kids, is back 10 years later with this look at a group of teenage male Latinos in Los Angeles who have more than the usual difficulties finding somewhere to fit in.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Clark, Wassup Rockers
Tower of Songnew
Part concert film and part fascinating biography, this deft film is a moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s musical legacy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-16-2006 |
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Thriller in Manilanew
This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-16-2006 |
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M. Night Shyamalan Sinks To The Bottom
Inflated from an impromptu “bedtime story” that Shyamalan invented for his children, “Lady In The Water” is a hackneyed story about a water nymph inappropriately named “Story” (Bryce Dallas Howard) who resides at the bottom of an apartment complex swimming pool.
Just Like a (Super)mannew
Can we read Superman as the Passion?
Jackson Free Press |
Beau York |
07-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
High Heels and Hopesnew
The Devil Wears Prada has the fashion sense to be a fairly predictable melodrama.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-14-2006 |
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No Kidding
Monster House deals delightfully with a scary subject -- the end of childhood.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
World Cup Withdrawalnew
Here's a post-World Cup sampler platter of futbol flicks.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
07-13-2006 |
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Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Dumbnew
We're living on plundered time.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
07-13-2006 |
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Risques Businessnew
Claude Sautet's 1960 work is the essence of film noir.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-13-2006 |
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Tags: Classe Tous Risques, Claude Sautet
