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Something Wicket This Way Comes

Oblivion takes a swing at midcentury racism.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 07-21-2006 | Reviews

Game Theories

Mongolian Ping Pong is technically a contemporary tale, but it transpires on the border of tradition and modernity--which turns out to be the ideal location for some gentle magic.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 07-21-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Mongolian Ping Pong, Ning Hao

Pool Party

This release further suggests that Shyamalan's simple, finely crafted breakout film will one day mark him as a one-hit wonder.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 07-21-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Lady In The Water, M. Night Shyamalan

Over the Counter Culture

Most of Clerks II's naughty bits seem as contrived as Clerks' seemed natural.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 07-21-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Clerks II, Kevin Smith

Jersey Boysnew

Kevin Smith returns to solid footing with this sequel, which finds the filmmaker and his raunchy protagonists at the precipice of maturity but moving ahead with cautious baby steps.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Clerks II, Kevin Smith

Drenched in Hokumnew

The performances are bang-on and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Lady In The Water, M. Night Shyamalan

Baby Shamblesnew

If you can accept the very idea of Shawn Wayans’ face on the body of an infantilized baby-man in diapers, who’s to care about the quality of anything else in the movie?

Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Little Man, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Nobody's Homenew

This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House

Blank Generationnew

At once subtle and completely over the top, the comedy of co-creators Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, and Amy Sedaris rival some of the best in its audacity and absurdity.

Austin Chronicle | Toddy Burton | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Paul Dinello, Strangers With Candy

Graffiti's Moralitynew

One man's street art is another man's vandalism.

Orlando Weekly | Steve Schneider | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Benjamin Morgan, quality of life

Punishingly Longnew

Who cares about consistency when you've got an ass with Goldie Hawn's DNA stuck smack dab in the middle of the frame in a laugh-free "comedy" about a houseguest from hell, right?

Orlando Weekly | Steve Schneider | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, You, Me, and Dupree

Age Appropriate?new

Bypassing Tim Burton and heading straight into the realm of Stephen King, Monster House is rife with suggested murder, sexual innuendo and extremely adult revenge fantasies.

Orlando Weekly | Steve Schneider | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House

Storyvillenew

Like Shyamalan's other films, this one is full of fascinating but half-chewed ideas told in a form that even a child (with a high tolerance for creepy chills) can grasp.

Boston Phoenix | Gary Susman | 07-20-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Lady In The Water, M. Night Shyamalan