AltWeeklies Wire
The Corpse Isn't the Only Thing That's Stiffnew
Master filmmaker Atom Egoyan goes for the mainstream with this new murder mystery, but sadly his aim is way, way off.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Atom Egoyan, Where the Truth Lies
Bollywood Baublenew
In a country famous for its exhaustively over-the-top filmmaking, India's Shaadi No. 1 is an extreme case: a maddeningly manic comedy-romance painted in vibrant shades of neon pink and Day-Glo violet.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Dhawan, Shaadi No. 1
Austen Reduxnew
This fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's masterpiece starring Keira Knightley presents a witty and lovesick skirmish of the sexes that exceeds all expectations.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice
Deep Freeze Comedynew
A mockumentary about the members of a Frozen Food Enthusiasts Club is funny when it stays on topic but becomes scattered when it strays.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-10-2005 |
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50 Cent Short 2 Bitsnew
The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
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Seaside Dalliancesnew
The French still like to get their sex on, a fact confirmed again and again in this breezy, featherweight sex farce.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Fowl Playnew
Disney's first all-CGI, made-in-house, animated feature is painful for all ages, despite a voice-talent roster to make the angels weep.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Chicken Little, Mark Dindal
L.A. Storynew
Shane Black's directorial debut is a suckerpunch-and-a-half, a trippy tribute to L.A. noir and a genre-busting blitzkrieg attack on Hollywood pretentions that’s just as full of them as the pulp it lampoons.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
Palestinian Slackers Pursue Martyrdomnew
The aimless, wheel-turning feel eventually detracts from Hany Abu-Assad's real message: that rather than faceless terrorists, there are people with reasons - even misguided, cruel or vindictive ones - for their violence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hany Abu-Assad, Paradise Now
Wes Anderson Looms Largenew
Intellect and citified sophistication prove insufficient weapons for staving off despair in this black domestic comedy about the sudden eruption of the D-word in a bookish family living in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-10-2005 |
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God at the Box Officenew
This new Israeli movie has a clear understanding that religious movies sell not only tickets, but also ideas.
Baltimore City Paper |
Eric Allen Hatch |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
She's a Flat Characternew
And the story in this threadbare Jane Austen adaptation is pretty dull, too.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Wright, Pride and Prejudice
F is for . . .new
The return of 1980s screenwriting hotshot Shane Black isn't just bad--it's really f$#!ing bad.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
Putting the 'F' in Family Dramanew
Forty Shades of Blue is a film that proves honesty isn't everything.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Forty Shades of Blue
Going Off the Rails on a Yuppie Trainnew
Derailed is a Hollywood thriller--but it's watchable!
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mikael Hafstrom, Derailed
