AltWeeklies Wire
Successfully Immigrating to America Is No Match for the Smoldering Edgar Floresnew
Unfortunately, other than some gorgeous scenery, a young girl's stupidity is the only thing that feels truly fresh in Fukunaga's debut feature, which won the directing award at the 2009 Sundance Festival.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
03-19-2009 |
Reviews
A New Film Imagines Vietnam If Kennedy Had Livednew
A new documentary makes the case that Kennedy's nonconfrontational tactics on the world stage during his presidency would surely have carried over to preventing that "quagmire" known here as the Vietnam War (and over there as "the American War"). Had he lived, of course.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
03-18-2009 |
Reviews
What Does a 'Dick Flick' Like 'I Love You, Man' Tell Us About Modern Masculinity?
We're getting closer to learning something interesting about what guys need from other guys, but the sociologists won't be gleaning more from this effort than a few chuckles. There's more bro-vado here than bro-mance.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-17-2009 |
Reviews
Tail-Chasing MacGuffins Hobble Owen and Roberts in 'Duplicity'
Writer/director Tony Gilroy -- the director of Michael Clayton and The Bourne Ultimatum -- runs his ship aground with a smarty-pants crime romance set amid the world of corporate espionage.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-16-2009 |
Reviews
The 'Unfilmable' Graphic Novel Can, In Fact, Be Enjoyably Filmednew
Alan Moore is a big baby, because Watchmen is a worthy adaptation of his work. It captures a significant amount of the novel's paranoiac essence while making changes to keep things filmable. It's a nice homage to his fine work.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-12-2009 |
Reviews
'The Class' Is a Well-Done and Extremely Uncomfortable Piece of Artnew
You're trapped in teen hell, much more real than what you get on Gossip Girl or 90210. No one is shiny and perfect, and they don't have trust funds or romantic theme music that plays when they look longingly into each other's eyes. Instead, everything feels like a fight about to happen.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-12-2009 |
Reviews
A Damning Look at Watts Goin' Onnew
Hand wringing about the rise of gang activity traditionally combines equal parts racial panic and blame deflection. What marks director Stacy Peralta’s turf is his dedication to undermining these reflexes.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-11-2009 |
Reviews
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Shines a Light
Winner of the 2008 Jury Prize at Cannes, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata is a lyrical family drama about a father emerging from a fog of denial after losing his administrative job when his department is outsourced to China.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-09-2009 |
Reviews
'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience'new
If you want your soul sucked out of your eye sockets, then the Jonas Brothers' 3-D film is for you!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Girl Loses Dognew
Wendy and Lucy is a small, intimate movie that deserves far more attention than it's received.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Framed Like a Rembrandt, 'Everlasting Moments' Looks Great, But Misses the Big Picturenew
Lovely to look at but too slow and deliberate to get lost in, Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments is a tribute to still photography filtered through a portrait of working-class life wracked by war and want in early-20th-century Sweden.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Three People Vie to Be a Couple in the Freefalling 'Two Lovers'new
From its first frames to its downbeat denouement, this is the most fatalistic film I've ever seen that offers its protagonist two beautiful women to choose between.
'Watchmen' Is Both a Test of Zack Snyder's Movie Sense and Pop Culture's Maturitynew
With Hollywood's adaptation of Alan Moore's 1986 graphic novel, the future of pop culture hangs in the balance: Post-literary hipster culture meets post-cinematic movie culture to see who will dominate.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Jan Troell's 'Everlasting Moments'new
Jan Troell’s film about 1907 Sweden is the height of filmmaking technology and emotional sophistication.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Zack Snyder Delivers Exactly the 'Watchmen' We've Already Seen
You probably don't want a visionary director when it comes to pleasing devotees of a work that they already consider visionary. What you want, really, is a competent hack.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-03-2009 |
Reviews
