AltWeeklies Wire
Hollywood Product: 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'new
The book on magic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
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Bruisers on Vacationnew
Irish hitmen go medieval in funny debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
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Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Sort Of, Not Reallynew
Gen X ambivalence hooks up with romantic-comedy conventions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-13-2008 |
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Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Where's George A. Romero?new
Coming on the heels of Cloverfield, a similar but far more ambitious film, Diary of the Dead doesn't have the impact that it should -- especially given the fact that it's a Romero zombie film -- and ultimately does little to add to the genre.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
02-13-2008 |
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'The Spiderwick Chronicles': A Surprising Addition to a Saturated Genrenew
Shockingly, watching Nickelodeon Movies' latest release is much like a newborn baby's very first breath of air.
Dig Boston |
Josh Elmets |
02-13-2008 |
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'Tre' Shows a Quietly Devastating Relationship Meltdownnew
This cunning, sardonic psychological study pays off in grim affirmation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
02-13-2008 |
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Tags: Eric Byler, Tre
Lost Youthnew
In interviews about Youth Without Youth, Francis Ford Coppola has described the film using words like "little" and "experimental," which seems his way of saying, "Take it easy on me, folks."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-12-2008 |
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The Lebanese 'Fried Green Tomatoes'new
It's nothing we haven't seen before, women in joyous, sensual solidarity that's only slightly marred by the preservative tang of a manufactured moment. But there's something about the mise-en-scene that erodes our reluctance to sink into whatever this luxuriant movie has to offer.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
02-12-2008 |
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Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
'Over Her Dead Body' is Dead on Arrivalnew
The best thing about this new supernatural rom-com is the title, which allows for plenty of creative interpretation. For example: Under what circumstances should you see this film?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
02-12-2008 |
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Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
V-Day Movie Shoots a Quiver of Arrows
For a Valentine's Day romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe hits all the right notes of commitment, honesty and maturity that go into a young father's explanation to his daughter about the women he dated before she was conceived.
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Stoners Take a Very Bad Tripnew
In Hollywood marketing parlance, this low-budget Irish horror flick should appeal to the sacred "four quadrants" of the filmgoing public: (1) stoners, (2) fans of the Leprechaun movies, (3) mycologists, and (4) people who can't handle Saw IV-level torture porn.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
02-12-2008 |
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Tags: Paddy Breathnach, Shrooms
Terabyte Me
Computers can't generate any magic in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-11-2008 |
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The Mythology of Bob LaBobgahnew
Film Kitchen hosts the darkly playful surrealism of LaBobgah and a documentary titled Confederate Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-11-2008 |
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Trust the Audiencenew
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a powerful story about abortion and betrayal, leaves the value judgments to the viewer.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
02-11-2008 |
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Alba-Trossnew
So-so The Eye lets good talent go to waste.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-10-2008 |
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