AltWeeklies Wire
Father Knows Lessnew
This Cannes Palme d'Or winner presents a maelstrom of grit, crime, poverty, and bureaucratic gridlock.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-05-2006 |
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Grand Illusionsnew
The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
05-05-2006 |
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The Perfect Sturm und Drang
Poseidon succeeds as movie-geeky high cheese on the high seas.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
05-05-2006 |
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Tags: Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen
Bird Turdnew
Despite its good intentions, the environmentally friendly Hoot stinks.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
05-05-2006 |
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Tags: Hoot, Wil Shriner
Cry the Beloved Country
Gitai presents a cunning mix of documentary-style filmmaking and minimalist theatricality.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Amos Gitai, Free Zone
Women's Rites
Water is too smitten with local color to render its widows' plight as universal.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: water, Deepa Mehta
Starved for Affection
Does anybody actually have holiday dinners as epically bad as the ones in Hollywood movies?
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Salvador Litvak, When Do We Eat?
Empty Promise
The Promise leaves us nothing but fancy costumes.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Chen Kaige, The Promise
Floor Routine
Stick It is an exercise in mediocrity.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Jessica Bendinger, Stick It
Designer Cheap
La Mujer de Mi Hermano doesn't really care about anything besides chic modernity and good looks.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-04-2006 |
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Country Crock
Squires' film is moustache-twirling, anvil-dropping, tie-the-girl-to-the-railroad-tracks cartoonish.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Crazy Like a Fox, Richard Squires
Terror in the Airnew
Greengrass' insistence on a largely improvised script, mostly unknown actors and the use of handheld cameras brings a docudrama feel to this film.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen McDill |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
The Good Life?new
Friends With Money investigates an insular set of Los Angelenos.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
05-04-2006 |
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Stand and Delivernew
Suspense and cliche are ample in Sophie Scholl.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-04-2006 |
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And the Baby Makes Thressnew
L'Enfant rummages in the congenital pangs of poverty.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-04-2006 |
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