AltWeeklies Wire
Poet and Activist Praisednew
John Trudell, the Native American rights activist, is the subject of this reverential biographical portrait that feels more like a press package than a full-fledged biopic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Heather Rae, Trudell
Failure to Ignitenew
This snarkily playful little comedy gets so wrapped up in its own barbed witticisms that it fails to land even the lightest sucker-punches on the institutions it aims to skewer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Small Face, Big Impactnew
This rock documentary about musician Ronnie Lane can be described in one word (or is it three?): Ooh la la.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-31-2006 |
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Failed Inspectionnew
This movie is so exasperating it's driven our reviewer to escape into song.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-31-2006 |
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The War to End All Warsnew
The title suggests a seasonal release, but this remarkable film is very much of the moment, suggesting the futility of war by depicting the "Christmas truce" of 1914 from three sides in the battle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Christian Carion, Joyeux Noel
Watered-Down Sequelnew
An exercise in the superfluous, this sequel lacks the original film's geniality -- and all of its pro-environment stumping.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-31-2006 |
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Family Life After the Fall of the Wallnew
As two German families collide, this film explores its characters' shared history to unravel the challenges of political and personal reunification.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dani Levy, Go for Zucker!
Exoneratednew
Like the criminal justice system it portrays, Find Me Guilty ultimately works a great deal better than you might expect.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sidney Lumet, Find Me Guilty
Instinctive Gag Reflexnew
This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Skating Past the Clichésnew
This wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: ATL, Chris Robinson
Let's Twist Again
Can't a movie like Lucky Number Slevin just be fun, without trying to impress us with its cleverness?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
A Huge Cop-Outnew
This Ice Age's swipes are either fewer or harder to spot than those of the original.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Too Self-Importantnew
Viewers who cut their teeth on Dog Day Afternoon are most likely to look charitably on Spike Lee's latest.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Inside Man
You're Guiltynew
An oafish Vin Diesel stars in the reality-based story of a New Jersey mobster who made the risky move of representing himself in a RICO trial.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sidney Lumet, Find Me Guilty
For the Self-Awarenew
This halfway-there character study is set in a world its audience probably knows all too well.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Film Geek, James Westby
