AltWeeklies Wire
Mind Gameynew
A tricked-up mental exercise that may intrigue the most impressionable film school students and a philosophy major here and there, Dot the I is more a pretentious load of crap.
Phoenix New Times |
Bill Gallo |
08-22-2005 |
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Flight Risknew
Wes Craven takes a suspense cue from Alfred Hitchcock in Red Eye.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
08-22-2005 |
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Cherry on Topnew
The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-22-2005 |
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Deuce Deuxnew
This Bigalow sequel is better than the original--but that's not saying much.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-19-2005 |
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Beautiful Slownessnew
Don't let the boring beginning chase you off: Broken Flowers is worth staying for
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-19-2005 |
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Tags: Broken Flowers, Jim Jarmusch
Flesh and Bloodnew
"It all seemed supremely perverse," said Carly Pope, upon
first reading the script of this boundary-pushing, incest-
laden black comedy by indie director Larry Kent. It's one
of the most talked-about films at the World Film Festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-19-2005 |
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Tags: Larry Kent, The Hamster Cage
Obsession and Entrapment Fuel Superb Filmnew
Scottish director David Mackenzie's morbid, erotic film has an economical, compressed style that covers a great deal of action and subtext in a tight space.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: asylum, David Mackenzie
Film Chronicles a Doomed Romance in Reversenew
A bitterly pragmatic argument for the complexity of relationships, 5x2 doesn't make any bones about the grim course it's on.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: François Ozon, 5x2
Feels Like the First Time Gettin' It Onnew
The 40 Year-Old Virgin celebrates the pleasures of the flesh as a healthy part of life while tweaking the juvenile hang-ups of both genders. OK, mostly juvenile male hang-ups, but women get teased, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-18-2005 |
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Pigeon Poopnew
Valiant, an animated adventure about heroic homing pigeons in England during World War II, flies in on a wing and a prayer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: Gary Chapman, Valiant
Engine of Suspensenew
Red Eye’s no classic, but it has a smart, twisty little script and two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: Wes Craven, Red Eye
Bear Essentialsnew
Did Timothy Treadwell, the popular grizzly bear preservationist, need the bears more than they needed him?
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Cherry Poppingnew
Truly a standout, this is a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-18-2005 |
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Home Alonenew
Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky little gem.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-18-2005 |
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Tags: Hans Weingartner, The Edukators
Strolling for Dollarsnew
This film is a singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-18-2005 |
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