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'The Brave One': Lady Killernew

Jodie Foster roams the streets.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One

'The Hunting Party': Back on the Prowlnew

Richard Gere and Terrence Howard look for the Big Story.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party

Didn't Need to See Thatnew

Disgusting, over-the-top sequences overshadow fun action in Shoot 'Em Up.

Tucson Weekly | Bob Grimm | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up

Mugging Malaisenew

Brothers Solomon is a dumb-buddy movie so bad that it could actually enhance our culture.

Tucson Weekly | James DiGiovanna | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Bob Odenkirk, The Brothers Solomon

The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling

War Torn

Paul Haggis' subtlety deficiencies almost defuse the dramatic punch of In the Valley of Elah.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Scott Renshaw | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah

'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew

Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.

New York Press | Eric Kohn | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party

The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew

Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.

New York Press | Armond White | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor

Jodie Foster Blows 'Em Away in 'The Brave One'new

Foster takes after Chuck Bronson in the new vengeance thriller.

Metro Silicon Valley | Richard von Busack | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One

David Cronenberg's Still Mean, Darknew

In his new film, Eastern Promises, the director creates scenes where men are hurt or killed in unfathomably painful ways.

San Diego CityBeat | Anders Wright | 09-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises

Did They Forget the Script?new

Quiet City represents a strong progression for Katz as a visual storyteller, but the characters seem to lack the ability to articulate a complete sentence.

Willamette Week | Aaron Mesh | 09-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Aaron Katz, Quiet City

'The King of Kong': There's No Turning Back from This Nerddomnew

The editing's clunky, the final score is outdated -- nevertheless The King of Kong is worth the watch and a fistful of quarters ... should you not have other plans for them.

San Antonio Current | Ashley Lindstrom | 09-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Seth Gordon, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters