AltWeeklies Wire
Making a Mess of 'Babylon A.D.'new
Babylon A.D. is bad, but not as bad as other critics are making it out to be.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Babylon A.D., Mathieu Kassovitz
'American Teen': High School Confidentialnew
American Teen is fascinating, stunning and terrifying, all at once.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-04-2008 |
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Chris Eska's 'August Evening' Ponders the Troubled Assimilation of Illegal Immigrantsnew
With a healthy dose of good intentions, the film has the fine-tuned backbone of an observant family drama.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-04-2008 |
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'Trouble the Water': The Big Uneasynew
This new documentary goes into the eye of the Hurricane Katrina disaster that wiped out a community.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
09-04-2008 |
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A New Rom-com Tries to Convince Us That We Want to Be Italiannew
If a movie is written and directed by a man married to an Italian woman, is the use of jaw-dropping stereotypes acceptable?
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-04-2008 |
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Chad Allen and Judith Light Present Conflicted Sexuality with Originalitynew
Save Me's title is both a secular and spiritual plea from people with no control over their emotional lives. This wide-ranging understanding is what makes Robert Cary's gay-themed movie interesting. It’s neither a problem nor a protest movie.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Cary, Save Me
'American Teen' Documents High School's 'Total Caste System' and Morenew
Documentarian Nanette Burstein spent an entire school year at the only high school in tiny Warsaw, Ind., where there is no escape from the pressure cooker of adolescence or from conservative small-town conformity.
Charleston City Paper |
Maryann Johanson |
09-03-2008 |
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'Stealing America': Another Uplifting Tale on the Death of Democracynew
Stealing America documents what many people think happened the last few electoral contests. Namely, that the bedrock of American democracy was undermined by voting machines that have no system of checks and balances, no audit trail and no accountability whatsoever.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
09-03-2008 |
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Darby Crash and Burnnew
It's to Rodger Grossman's credit that he tries to make the characters in What We Do is Secret real people. But he doesn't succeed.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-03-2008 |
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'In Search of a Midnight Kiss': 'Annie Hall' for Coldplay Fansnew
The relationship dynamics in Holdridge's script feel true to now, when online come-ons have largely replaced the bar scene, hardcore pornography is a casual conversation topic, and "internet infidelity" is a potential relationship killer.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-03-2008 |
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Darby Crash Gets a Biopic as Ragged as He Wasnew
What We Do is Secret is told in a combination of narrative and faux-doc pieces, which becomes something of a patchwork, with the talking-head segments a jarring shift from the gritty punk milieu.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-02-2008 |
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Old Spirits--New Decade: Czech New Wave Crests Again
Writer Jiri Menzel's ambitious filmic adaptation of Bohumil Hrabal's picaresque novel about a diminutive Czech waiter with dreams of becoming a millionaire and of owning his own extravagant hotel, is a rich black comedy steeped in wartime experience and sexual exploration in WWII Czechoslovakia.
Superlame: Slow Motion Frat Comedy Hazes its Audience
Compared to last year's "Superbad," sophomore director Deb Hagan's coming-of-age teen sex comedy should be called "Superlame."
Ways of Dealingnew
As far as indie films go, The Wackness is competent entertainment--but nothing special.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Wackness, Jonathan Levine
True Religionnew
Traitor fails as a politically conscious film, but works well as a suspenseful thriller.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
