AltWeeklies Wire
'Transsiberian' Runs Off Tracknew
The dissolution of the Hollywood Production Code in favor of the more lenient MPAA Rating system led to an upping of the ante in regards what was required of a film to consternate the modern, habituated movie buff and, in this climate, a straightforward thriller such as Transsiberian simply lacks the punch that most audiences expect.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Robert Wierenga |
10-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, Transsiberian
Conservative Comedy 'An American Carol' Misses the Marknew
Satire has to be brutal sometimes, but festooning a story with essentially baseless putdowns is not only gratuitously mean-spirited, it also blunts the real point. In An American Carol, all leftists and all pacifists -- in fact, everybody except gun-toting militarists -- are mindless, hypocritical sheep.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andy Klein |
10-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zucker, An American Carol
'Call + Response': Slavery Is Bigger Than Illegal Downloading?new
A Bay Area musician and Live Aid baby, Justin Dillon recently discovered human trafficking, then decided to make a movie about it.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-14-2008 |
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Oliver Stone Tells Bush Junior's Infamous Story
Stone's unpolished but finely tuned biopic of Western Civilization's most controversial leader is a straight-ahead dramatized biographical film that pedals between George W. Bush's misspent youth and his days in public office.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-13-2008 |
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'The Secret Life of Bees': Hive Fidelity
The Secret Life of Bees stays true to its source -- not that that's necessarily a good thing.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-13-2008 |
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'I Served the King of England' and 'The Duchess' Look Back to European Historynew
What we have is a mildly amusing comedy in which every female under 30 can be relied upon to disrobe.
'Rachel Getting Married': Anne Hathaway Plays the Other Sisternew
Actress makes compelling bad girl in pedestrian family drama.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-10-2008 |
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'Body of Lies': Terror Porn We Can Believe Innew
British actor Mark Strong steals show in Ridley Scott's latest.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Body of Lies
'The Pool' and 'Mister Foe': Breaking Ladnew
The young men in these two films get a few harsh doses of reality.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-10-2008 |
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'Miracle at St. Anna' is a Miserable Messnew
Aside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every way.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'Nick & Norah' is Tragically Unhipnew
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are fantastic in Nick & Norah -- but then there's the vomit-gum.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-09-2008 |
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'Religulous' is Funny and Confrontationalnew
Organized religion and some of its many followers take a kick in the nards from Bill Maher in Religulous, a funny and sometimes brutal indictment of all things God-related.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
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'Blindness' is Bleak, Realistic, Well-Done and Very, Very Depressingnew
Other than some extremely misguided narration by an extremely miscast Danny Glover, it's a surprisingly intelligent effort for a film that cost $25 million and features some bankable stars.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fernando Meirelles, Blindness
Guy Ritchie Manages to Upend Thuggish Machismo in 'RocknRolla'new
Guy Ritchie didn't make the mistake of putting his wife Madonna in RocknRolla; but his latest gangster film queers a sense of Macho to match Madonna's sense of Slut. Hopefully, Ritchie's fantasy won't roll back human progress; but this time it's shaped an unexpectedly enjoyable movie.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla
Mike Leigh Gets at the Heart of Joy and Painnew
Like Rachel at the Wedding, Happy-Go-Lucky latest suggests that life goes beyond partisan politics and that politics is what happens moment to moment, day by day. Both are authentically social visions, and they're sure to rank as the best films this year.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
