AltWeeklies Wire
Good ol' Fellanew
Ray McKinnon returns to the South in Randy and the Mob.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Randy and the Mob, Ray McKinnon
'Eastern Promises': The Thug Lifenew
David Cronenberg reunites with Viggo Mortensen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
'The Last Winter' & 'Into the Wild' Bring Doom from Belownew
New movies from Larry Fessenden and Sean Penn give us "new" horror.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
The Myth & Men of the James Gang Go a Little Queernew
Dominik has fabricated a big picture with a small point.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Slumming in Schlocknew
Jodie Foster goes wacko in this lame movie that takes itself too seriously.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Glances and Spurtsnew
Except for an overly abrupt ending, Eastern Promises is a fantastic film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
'Eastern Promises': An Examination of Mother Russianew
Director David Cronenberg has carefully constructed a story about a motherland poisoning its children -- a repeated theme in Russian history, from Ivan's cannibalism to Stalin’s 20 million.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Paul Haggis Preaches Bad News About Iraqnew
The movie needs him, though. In the Valley of Elah wants to be a Deer Hunter for a new quagmire, but instead it plays as a very special episode of Law & Order.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'In the Valley of Elah' is a Fitting Follow-Up to 'Crash'new
The Iraq film is a noble endeavor, but not everyone will agree on whether he accomplishes the mission Haggis sets for himself.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'Across the Universe' is Extraordinarily Ambitiousnew
Taymor's film is a little too much, though there's some absolutely gorgeous imagery and beautiful songs to be sung.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
September 11 American Intolerance
The story behind the film September Dawn and the unveiling of one of the most hidden secrets of Mormon religious fanaticism -- the Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn
Blasfilmersnew
The Ten is an ostensible comedy, ostensibly based on the Ten Commandments. There's not really a sustained laugh in the whole movie.
Tags: David Wain, The Ten
Run, Dashchund, Runnew
Greyhounds aren't the only racing canines, as Shane MacDougall reveals in his Spellbound-meets-Best in Show "dogumentary" Wiener Takes All.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane MacDougall, Wiener Takes All
'Shoot 'Em Up' Provides Silly Thrillsnew
Shoot ’Em Up is the most audacious, over-the-top and gleefully depraved movie in recent memory, supplying a nonstop stream of giddy thrills as it chucks logic and science and common sense out the window.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'Manda Bala' is a Chilling Look at Brazilian Kidnappingnew
Kidnapping, corruption and frog farming find common ground in this assured first film from 28-year-old documentary filmmaker Jason Kohn.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jason Kohn, Manda Bala
