AltWeeklies Wire
Election-Stealer Steals Movienew

Ralph Nader is uncool at any speed.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
02-07-2007 |
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Endearing and Rewardingnew
Breaking and Entering is just, well, a yuppie relationship drama, really.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
02-07-2007 |
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Muddy Watersnew
Set aside the legions of similar stories that have come before -- didn't Eastwood say all this in his last war movie?
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-05-2007 |
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One Hit Blundernew
Dear Joe Carnahan: Silly machismo plus copious explosives doesn’t equal fun.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
02-05-2007 |
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Tags: Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces
Hazardous to Your Healthnew
Don't get burned by the mock-Tarantino Smokin' Aces.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-04-2007 |
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Tags: Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces
We're All Elvesnew
Darkon chronicles the thin line between RP and RL, with touching results.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-04-2007 |
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Tags: Darkon, Luke Meyer; Andrew Neel
Hot Shotsnew
Carnahan's ability to leave his audience feeling anything other than shell shock has to be considered an achievement.
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
02-02-2007 |
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Tags: Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces
An Epic Shamenew
Fred Willard slinging Cialis one-liners is worse than unfunny.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-02-2007 |
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All Bark, No Bitenew
Blood and Chocolate's werewolf tale is dark but dull.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-02-2007 |
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Opal and the Invisiblesnew
A sweet and ultimately moving outback fable, whose moral is familiar from just about every Hollywood fantasy ever made.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-02-2007 |
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Tags: Opal Dream, Peter Cattaneo
Too Much Information Hobbles Horror

With over 150 films to his credit, producer Dino De Laurentiis valiantly attempts to compensate for the material's manifest shortcomings by stacking the cinematic deck with an ardently talented cast and crew.
Tags: Hannibal Rising, Peter Webber
Bright Spot in Dismal Oscar Seasonnew
"Worst. Oscars. Ever." The admirably concise e-mail from a critic friend handily summed up my own reaction to last week's announcement of the Academy Award nominations.
Mama Triednew
With a lazy, cliche, and rabid plot and paper-thin character development, this comedy's idea of fun involves the intergenerational discussion of orgasms.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
02-01-2007 |
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Tags: Because I Said So, Michael Lehmann
Out of Africanew
This multiaward-winner from Sundance 2006 follows three "lost boys" of the Sudan, chronicling their journey in the United States, while revealing as much about American life as African life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-01-2007 |
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