AltWeeklies Wire
Emotional Rescuenew
Despite the fact that Tyler Perry relies on contrivances and sentimentality, he manages to spin a good yarn in the process.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
02-22-2007 |
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Hot Wheelsnew
The movie adds little to Marvel's source material, but to be fair, there wasn't a surfeit of originality in the comic book to begin with.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson
Shooting Starnew
Sienna Miller nails Edie Sedgwick's gamine naivete in this biopic, but the film feels far too pat for its own good.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Factory Girl, George Hickenlooper
Reality Shapes Fantasy Realmnew
Once again, don't fear the trailer. This excellent screen version of the Newbery-winning novel is not about fairies and enchanted forests, but about kids who feel as though they don't fit in.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Bridge to Terabithia, Gabor Csupo
Space Is the Placenew
This note-perfect film by the Polish brothers could almost be a relic from another age, an inspirational drama about staying true to one's dreams no matter the social, economic, or emotional cost.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-22-2007 |
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Passions of the Mindnew
Unfortunately, what makes British abolitionist William Wilberforce a great man is also what makes him dull: his single-mindeded righteousness.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Bad Dull Actionnew
Ghost Rider is terrible, despite its big box-office haul.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson
Under Pressurenew
Michael Apted offers a valuable, skewed history lesson.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Ashford and Simpletonnew
Music and Lyrics proves that even Hugh Grant can't save every romantic comedy.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-22-2007 |
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Uncomfortably Numbnew
This film gets to the down and dirty of love.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Flannel Pajamas, Jeff Lipsky
Fuzzy Mathnew
New thriller just doesn't add up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Joel Schumacher, The Number 23
The Spy Who Catechized Menew
Breach explores the inner torment of an infamous traitor.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
02-22-2007 |
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Native Soilnew
A war tale highlights forgotten foreign soldiers.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Days of Glory, Rachid Bouchareb
Grace Under Firenew
Investigating slavery through the story of a song.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Flame-Outnew
Cage motors within a mythology of daredevil fumes.
New York Press |
Justin W. Ravitz |
02-22-2007 |
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Tags: Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson