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'Sicko': Medical Malpracticenew
Professional gadfly Michael Moore alights on the topic of the shortcomings of the American health-care system, and crafts his most widely accessible film to date.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
'Ratatouille': How to Build a Better Rat Trapnew
Pixar scores another triumph of animated wonder with this story of a rat who craves haute cuisine over garbage.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Live Free or Die Hard': Back in the Saddlenew
As John McClane, Bruce Willis once more brings the noise and blows the bejesus out of the bad guys.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
A 'Evening' to Forgetnew
Featuring the work of a great many fine actresses, this movie is much less than the sum of its parts, and runs aground while trying to create a mountain from a molehill.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lajos Koltai, Evening
Maybe Some Regrets ...new
Edith Piaf: a biopic protagonist for the ages, or at least for the awards season.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
Welcome to the Neighborhoodsnew
Parisian visions from a cornucopia of directors.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Darkness Fallsnew
Michael Winterbottom takes on the story of Daniel Pearl.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
'Live Free or Die Hard': Exercise in Super Action
For an action spectacle movie held together by five or six over-the-top sequences, Live Free or Die Hard pays off handsomely albeit with a surplus of downtime in between.
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Waste of an 'Evening'new
A multi-generational blockbuster cast can't claim even a little of The Hours' small magic.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lajos Koltai, Evening
'Ratatouille': Skews to Jokes-for-all-agesnew
Unless your kids like to watch the Food Network or have a thing for the pudgy neighbor from The King of Queens, it's unlikely they'll connect with Bird's latest.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Evening': WASP-y Constriction and Spiritual Decaynew
When chick-flick cliches are utilized in a literary fashion by such a strong ensemble, those same elements make this a substantial and engrossing film.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lajos Koltai, Evening
'One to Another': Porn Pupsnew
Men and their dirty thoughts taint teen adolescence.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
'Magic Soapbox': Not So Simple Sudsnew
A nutcase with a messianic wish to cleanse.
New York Press |
Marsha McCreadie |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Die Hardernew
Give Bruce Willis a franchise or give him death.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Things Go Boomnew
After a 12-year hiatus, the Die Hard series is back with a bang.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
