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Statutory Rope
Valley takes itself altogether too seriously, even when dealing in giggle-eliciting cliches.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-15-2006 |
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Tags: David Jacobson, Down in the Valley
All the World's a Sage
Whatever the source of Art School Confidential's bile, this portrait of the young man as an artist could use less concept and more craft.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-15-2006 |
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Waif, Waif, Don’t Tell Me
The story wanders in unexpected directions, but mostly Somersault just wanders.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
05-15-2006 |
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Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
Australian for Leer
Not since Crash has a movie been so ruthlessly espaliered around a single theme.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
05-15-2006 |
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Tags: Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
Cruise Control
This is as brisk and artiness-free as a summer blockbuster should be.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-15-2006 |
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Compassion Play
These days, peril doesn't necessarily have anything to do with empathy.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-15-2006 |
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Hell Waits at Homenew
An abusive marriage crumbles in the riveting, intelligent Take My Eyes.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-15-2006 |
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Tags: Iciar Bollain, Take My Eyes
Inside the Linesnew
Clowes and Zwigoff upend the college comedy, then wreck it.
Unamerican Dreamnew
Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy.
Til Death Do Us Partnew
This film, which examines the second-class status of women in traditional Hindu society is beautiful yet sad, a tale drenched in centuries of stagnant, holy water.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
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Tags: water, Deepa Mehta
Wedding March to No Man's Landnew
This story about an arranged marriage taking place in a remote outpost of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights will be familiar to anyone ever caught in an avalanche of red tape.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
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Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Watership Downnew
A handful of talented actors checked their egos at the door in hopes of ... something, but this Poseidon is a wash.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-12-2006 |
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Tags: Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen
World Cup Appetizernew
From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
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Bollywood Horrornew
This unusual Bollywood film is an anthology horror film with segments directed by seven different directors.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-12-2006 |
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Theogical Remaindersnew
The New Age metaphysics-cum-pulp thriller novel is now a movie.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-12-2006 |
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