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'Goya's Ghosts': Joke of Geniusnew
Milos Forman's latest is well meaning, but unintentionally hilarious.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-23-2007 |
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Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
'Sunshine': Spaceship Earthnew
A smart ecoparable from the guys who breathed new life into the zombie genre.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
07-23-2007 |
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Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
A Star Is Bornnew
Sunshine may be one of the best sci-fi films of the last two decades.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
Holy Terrornew
Day Night Day Night is a painful and overwhelming piece of cinematic art.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Day Night Day Night, Julia Loktev
'Mostly Martha' Remake Has the Right Ingredients
Rarely does an adaptation of an existing film add anything new to an original's rhythm or narrative melody -- but that's not the case with Scott Hicks' Americanized calibration of Mostly Martha.
Tags: No Reservations, Scott Hicks
'The Office' at School: 'Chalk'new
The sly, nigh-painfully accurate Chalk follows four young government employees through an academic year.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
07-20-2007 |
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'You Kill Me,' Pleasenew
What does a Polish-American gangster from Buffalo, New York sound like? Probably not like Kingsley in You Kill Me.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
The Searchernew
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama has the tone and pace of a travel video, which in fact it originally was.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-20-2007 |
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Culinary Greatnessnew
There is a refreshing abundance of joy in Ratatouille.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-20-2007 |
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Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Phoenix' Risingnew
Phoenix continues down Harry Potter's ever-darker path -- but not far enough.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-20-2007 |
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Torch Songsnew
La Vie en Rose is an impressionistic masterpiece.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
'The Cemetery Club': Washed Upnew
Though nicely shot, this film doesn't come alive.
NOW Magazine |
Janis Cole |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Tali Shemesh, The Cemetery Club
'Captivity': Bait and Switchnew
A good movie should have something for everyone: this one has nothing for anyone.
Tags: captivity, Roland Joffe
'Hairspray': Bouncy and Shinynew
A joyful romp, with Travolta the only tacky note.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Chuck & Larry' Pretend to be Gay & Turn Out to be Humanistsnew
I wanted to hate I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, truly I did.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
07-20-2007 |
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