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'This is England': Little Britainnew
It's only a half-great film, which is to say that its best moments are more perceptive and powerful than any other movie this summer.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
Expanding the Boundaries of Metalnew
This music, "inspired by Native American material from the late 19th century," shows the genius of the metal masters involved.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
07-25-2007 |
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'Hairspray': Big Successnew
It will leave your face sore from smiling so much.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-25-2007 |
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Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Crazy Love': Love and Disfigurementnew
It's the classic tale of boy-meets-girl, boy-throws-acid-in-girl's-eyes, boy-marries-girl.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Crazy Love, Dan Klores
'Golden Door': The Dream of Americanew
Simply different, and often memorably beautiful -- moviegoers who prefer narrative straightforwardness and clarity will likely be dissatisfied while fans of the visual arts may come away enthralled.
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
'Rescue Dawn': I Will Survivenew
Christian Bale and Werner Herzog take a different view of Vietnam.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-25-2007 |
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'Hairspray': Shallow Watersnew
John Travolta's performance is more notable as a feat of engineering than of acting -- although appealing, it seldom rises above the level of an amusing stunt.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-25-2007 |
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'Broken English': Saving Parker Poseynew
That Posey finds some of the finest, most affecting displays of vulnerability I've ever watched on a screen, and that Cassavetes captures them, means that two artists are doing something wonderfully right.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-25-2007 |
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Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
'Sunshine': Kubrick Would be Proudnew
This movie about killing heat will prove emotionally cold to most audiences expecting the soapy fun of Stars Trek and Wars, but it's still a compelling epic of human endurance.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
'No Reservations' & 'Sunshine': Front Burnersnew
Eleven-year-old Abigail Breslin pretty much steals No Reservations from Catherine Zeta-Jones, while Sunshine director Danny Boyle gets a pretty good bang for his $45 million.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-25-2007 |
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Doughnut Pass Go, Do'h Not Pass 'The Simpsons Movie'new
My keenest, dearest piece of advice: if you want to see it, see it cold, and leave at home the know-it-all who will spurt with laughter at even the gags he or she doesn't understand.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-25-2007 |
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'Goya's Ghosts': Art of Darknessnew
The Spanish Inquisition targets Goya and his subjects in Milos Forman's biopic.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
07-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
'June & July': Bored (But Not Boring) Twins With a Secretnew
The jolting finale forces a conclusion on plot strands that, like the titular siblings, prove fundamentally incompatible.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brady Hall, June & July
Die Hard, Alreadynew
Data scrolling, keyboarding and flashing hard-drive lights do not build suspense nor make for compelling footage.
Port Folio Weekly |
Gregory Epps |
07-23-2007 |
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Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
'Eagle vs. Shark': Oddballs in Lovenew
A dork-chic romance a la Napoleon Dynamite about two Kiwi oddballs.
Tags: Eagle vs. Shark, Taika Waititi
