AltWeeklies Wire
Fahrenheit 2050new
The man who would've been president warns of an imminent deep impact.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
05-24-2006 |
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Third Degreenew
The X-Men survive explosions, a threat to mutant rights, and Brett Ratner.
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
05-24-2006 |
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Too Many Cooksnew
If a film has two credited writers, that’s not necessarily a red flag -- but three can be a little suspect.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
05-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Donald Petrie, Just My Luck
A Ludicrous Updatenew
The only way to make this wholly unnecessary remake palatable would have been to up the camp factor into the red zone.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-22-2006 |
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Tags: Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen
Fun Companynew
In the best Looney Tunes tradition, the humans in Pixar's newest are all self-interested idiots and the animals only surrender their natural moral high ground when they start trying to act like us.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-22-2006 |
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Luck Be a Lohan Tonight
Luck is brainlessly fun.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-19-2006 |
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Tags: Donald Petrie, Just My Luck
The Buena Vista Socialist Club
Garcia's zeal for the project doesn't translate to passion on the screen.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Garcia, The Lost City
War and Misremembrance
Rambo was wrong.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zeiger, Sir! No Sir!
Cracking Up the Code
Howard's film is a soft mush of the book's ideas.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
Just Do Itnew
One man's ailing boot factory and a transvestite's need for extra-large thigh-highs become a perfect match in this British comedy about tolerance.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-19-2006 |
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Tags: Julian Jarrold, Kinky Boots
Over the Topnew
Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it's overly busy and splashy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-19-2006 |
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Breaking Ranksnew
The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-19-2006 |
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Tags: David Zeiger, Sir! No Sir!
Unmoored Beautynew
This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
Ghosts of Protests Pastnew
This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-19-2006 |
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Tinkling Symbolsnew
That Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has become a worldwide phenomenon attests to the worldwide yearning for a better truth than the one we have.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
05-19-2006 |
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Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
