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Thou Shalt Not Walk Away Hungrynew
David Wain and Ken Marino's humor is the kind that almost always goes a step too far before pulling back to find the very sharpest bit.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Wain, The Ten
The Strangernew
Nothing says danger like a moment of perfect bliss.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
The Last Winter
Writer/director Larry Fessenden (“Wendigo”) whips up a whirlwind of suspense and horror in the Arctic region of Northern Alaska where an oil company’s dredging plans meet with supernatural elements at their frigid base.
Tags: Larry Fessenden, The Last Winter
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
New Zealand director Andrew Dominik (“Chopper”) tells the story of Jesse James’s last days with a patient and unequivocal style that makes us want to turn back history. Based on the 1983 novel by Ron Hansen, Dominik presents a sparse western stripped down to its barest elements.
Jodie Foster Serves Up Revenge in 'The Brave One'new
Neil Jordan has directed a powerful film, but in the end, you wind up wishing it had looked more fearlessly for answers to the questions they raised.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Adaptation of Charles Baxter's Novel Draws Bad Laughs
Charles Baxter's acclaimed Midsummer Night's Dream-inspired romantic novel receives a clumsy screen adaptation from director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer).
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
Staring Into the Abyss: Surgical Squads Get Screentime
There's a lot of bang for the buck in director Peter Berg's juiced-up "what-if" illustration of a U.S. Special Forces rogue team responding to a massive attack on oil company employees and their kin inside the imaginary safety of a housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Water Girlnew
She's married to the sea, and he belongs to the earth: This Mexican film relies on prehistoric folk myths and a delightful color palette for its impact.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: José Bojorquez, Sea of Dreams
The Early Life of a Saintnew
This is an old-school heroic drama from Bhutan about an 11th century Tibetan saint whose tale begins with greed and vengeance.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
The Lady and Her Trampnew
This new French version of the D.H. Lawrence story is tastefully presented but not nearly as scandalous and coarse as the published novel.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lady Chatterley, Pascale Ferran
BIble Stories for Modern Timesnew
Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones deliver a scorching film that's part police procedural, part family melodrama, and all about our national failures in Iraq.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
America's Finest Hournew
This documentary is a cheery restorative that recalls hazy memories of America's finest, boldest hour, when we went to the moon, again and again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Not Even Lukewarmnew
Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ethan Hawke, The Hottest State
Empty Laughsnew
Pitched somewhere between Farrelly Brothers-lite and some oddball National Lampoon outing, this comedy is as familiar as it is charming, which isn't to say it's a good film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Good Luck Chuck, Mark Helfrich
Cronenberg's Body Languagenew
In Cronenberg's film about the Russian mob in London, the director and star Viggo Mortensen relate a corker of a story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
