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Buggin' Outnew
The Lives of Others traffics in a virtue too many art-house directors fear: optimism.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
02-23-2007 |
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Raiding Nadernew
A film dedicated to a man with a jones for warnings should come with this one: Like Nader himself usually is, it's better to go into An Unreasonable Man already armed with an opinion.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-23-2007 |
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Riding Solonew
Cage brings all his Elvis-wannabe coolness to the role, projecting mellow self-confidence whether Johnny is stumbling away from a stunt or telling his manager not to mess with the Carpenters soundtrack in his apartment.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-23-2007 |
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Tags: Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson
Wilberforce of Naturenew
Anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce certainly deserves a film, and if Amazing Grace isn't equal to his achievements, it's a useful introduction to them.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
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Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Cause Celebresnew
You Can't Spell "Disenfranchised" Without "France": Days of Glory takes aim at colonialism.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
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Tags: Days of Glory, Rachid Bouchareb
Blues Roots Take Hold In Craig Brewer's Gothic Tale of Redemption
The title Black Snake Moan comes from Texas bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson's song about going blind, and the swampy imagery serves as a beacon of primal anguish for writer/director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow).
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
'Astronaut Farmer' Taps into Space Race Iconographynew
Billy Bob Thorton's latest is inspiring because it earns its sadness, not because of any speechifying.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
02-23-2007 |
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Fame and Folly with 'Factory Girl'new
The Andy Warhol biopic dares to explore the toxic social consequences of superficiality, sarcasm and artifice.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-23-2007 |
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Tags: Factory Girl, George Hickenlooper
Slanted Truthsnew
The Slanted Screen upends Asian stereotypes.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Adachi, The Slanted Screen
Vicious Cycle
Wild Hogs rides a nasty strain of gay-panic humor.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Walt Becker, Wild Hogs
Suicide Missionnew
Clint Eastwood takes the Japanese view, directing one of the most powerful war movies ever.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
02-22-2007 |
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The Year in Reviewnew
Eugene Weekly's movie critics pick the best of 2006.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair and Molly Templeton |
02-22-2007 |
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'The Astronaut Farmer' Doesn't Get Off the Groundnew
It may be most self-consciously old-fashioned and straight-up corny motion picture to come out of Hollywood in years.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
02-22-2007 |
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College (Fish)Bowlnew
This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story's characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Starter for 10, Tom Vaughan
Consuming Ralph Nadernew
This documentary is a far cry from the dry polemics one might expect from a survey of Nader's career as a consumer activist and political candidate.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-22-2007 |
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