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'First Snow' Misses the Marknew
First-time director Mark Fergus' art-house thriller is unconvincing.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Angelina Conti |
04-03-2007 |
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Tags: First Snow, Mark Fergus
Bomb Over Baghdadnew
The Situation's lack of focus is a testament to its source material.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
04-03-2007 |
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Tags: Philip Haas, The Situation
Tarantino & Rodriguez Wang It Up Old-School
In their overzealous double bill homage to the cheap grungy urban cinemas of yore, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have created an unparalleled irreverent concoction of dueling films.
Pass Over -- Lightweight Horror Plagues All Concerned
The Reaping is a would-be horror movie that defies its own anemic logic.
Tags: Stephen Hopkins, The Reaping
Old Dog’s New Tricks
Lasse Hallstrom emerges from "respectability" to craft the frisky The Hoax.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
Creelpolitiknew
A well-drawn world is futile if there are no three-dimensional characters to populate it.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Ian McCrudden, Islander
That Sinking Feelingnew
The components of its story arc are predictable, but with Terrence Howard around, the ride isn't quite so dull.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Pride, Sunu Gonera
Heist's Disciplesnew
The main thing that distinguishes the movie is its hero's regret and befuddlement.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Scott Frank, The Lookout
Slow Motion Devotionnew
Into Great Silence observes an abstruse, ascetic form of Catholicism. But the documentary achieves a quietude that a Zen practitioner might wordlessly admire.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Into Great Silence, Philip Groning
Messy Messagenew
An uneven script and two different Adam Sandlers doom Reign Over Me.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Mike Binder, Reign Over Me
Performance Art on Drugsnew
The most psychedelic 70s film returns to the big screen.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-30-2007 |
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Look for Jeff Daniels in Lookoutnew
Taut style and some striking performances in screenwriter Scott Frank's directorial debut.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
03-30-2007 |
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Tags: Scott Frank, The Lookout
Radiant City: Tip of the Nice Burbnew
Filmmakers Gary Burns and Jim Brown sound the alarm on suburban sprawl.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
03-30-2007 |
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Ice Capadesnew
This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-29-2007 |
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Collateral Damagenew
Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-29-2007 |
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