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'Out 1': The 12-Hour Masterpiecenew
After years of obscurity, Jacques Rivette's puzzling film finally makes it to Chicago.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
05-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jacques Rivette, Out 1
'Chalk': Teacher's Pestsnew
In this high school mockumentary in the style of The Office, the students are the bad guys.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
05-29-2007 |
Reviews
Shrek the Thirdnew
The second funniest joke in Shrek the Third could have served as a warning to the movie itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Palermo |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Keri Russell's 'Waitress'new
Sweet-and-sour comedy traces the conflicted emotions of impending parenthood.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
'Offside': Goal of Equalitynew
Iran's gender divide as seen through the World Cup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jafar Panahi, Offside
'At World's End': The Ship Sails into the Sunsetnew
Ahoy vey!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
'Bug': Creepy Crawliesnew
Bug can't help but overwhelm the best of William Friedkin's intentions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
OK Ogrenew
The latest Shrek disappoints a bit by exchanging storytelling for humor.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Sappy and Stereotypednew
The late Adrienne Shelly's dialogue helps make Waitress predictably enjoyable.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
'Zoo': Horse Sensenew
Filmmaker Robinson Devor sadly sabotages his own attempt to bring the practice of bestiality into the light.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
'After the Wedding': To Flee or Not to Fleenew
An expat Danish aid worker in Mumbai returns to Copenhagen to meet with a benefactor, only to discover that the world is even smaller than it seems.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, After the Wedding
'The Page Turner': Payback in Minor Keysnew
In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Denis Dercourt, The Page Turner
Who's The Boss?new
Von Trier surprises with a new bag of gimmicks.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lars von Trier, The Boss of it All
Not an Empty Moment In Itnew
The diminished expectations raised by the first two of this summer's big three "No. 3" films (Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third) may have something to do with why At World's End seems so successful.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Love 'Bug'new
The craziness is contagious in this claustrophobic, unsatisfying thriller.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
