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Nostalgia Tripnew
Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, The Good German
In the Roughnew
Leonardo DiCaprio excels in this superb, if overreaching, action-adventure flick.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
On the Seat's Edgenew
Mel Gibson may be an anti-Semitic drunk, but Apocalypto proves his talent as an artist.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Low Octanenew
Has a film ever milked the tension between straight men and gay men for as long and as laboriously as Coffee Date?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Coffee Date, Stewart Wade
'Web' Masternew
Charlotte's Web honors the other white meat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlotte's Web, Gary Winick
Moving On Upnew
Will Smith and son reach for a piece of the pie.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Staying Powernew
The French New Wave's Claude Chabrol goes for film number 54.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Claude Chabrol, The Bridesmaid
Trio Life
Dreamgirls hits most of the right notes for drama told through song.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Baye of Angelsnew
A superb actress' silence speaks volumes in Le Petit Lieutenant.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jonathan A. Knapp |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Drafting a Kid for an Oscar Bidnew
Happyness sort of has the spirit of Life Is Beautiful, only without all the Nazis and genocide.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Difference Between Smart and Wisenew
For the big screen, Alan Bennett presents a less cynical version of his play about what an education is good for.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
12-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Will Smith Takes His Son Slumming
From the looks of Will Smith's downtrodden character in The Pursuit of Happyness, the only place for the capable actor's career to go is down.
The Empire Strikes Backnew
The ever-astonishing filmmaker Mel Gibson continues his (probably unintentional) study of the mortification of the flesh through the ages.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Standing on Shaky Groundnew
This well-meaning social drama about the intersecting lives of a dysfunctional, upper-middle-class family in suburbia and the residents of a deteriorating public-housing project is flimsy at best.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Matt Tauber, The Architect
Hearts and Minesnew
This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
