AltWeeklies Wire
Miasma Vice
This is a carefree exercise in murder and retribution, more concerned with style than the moral implications of its protagonist's crusade.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Out of the Pastnew
Brick transfers Dashiell Hammett's hard-boiled universe to the modern high school campus with nary a clue that more than a half-century has passed since the Continental Op's heyday.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Hell on Earthnew
Hot new Mexican director Carlos Reygadas is back with his second feature, which pushes his unflinching imagery into provocative realms.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Carlos Reygadas, Battle in Heaven
Perfect Date Movienew
This is an honest, refreshing comedy about love -- gay, straight, or both -- and a date movie for all occasions and persuasions.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam & Steve, Craig Chester
Judge for Yourselfnew
This is a rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs -- plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Crapping Outnew
Many things go wrong in the unfortunate Lucky Number Slevin.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
04-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Mad Lovenew
Daniel Johnston's genius is deeply troubled and gorgeous.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Worst Impulsesnew
Basic Instinct 2 teases but doesn't put out.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Home Alonenew
Duck Season examines the secret lives of teens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Fernando Eimbcke, Duck Season
School of Hard-Boilednew
Brick takes gumshoe high school.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
Long on Title, Short on Qualitynew
Unfortunately, Miller has blindly stumbled upon a weird, interesting film somewhere in the middle of his storm of wet crud, but he has neither the wit nor the courage to let it out.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Craziness as a Careernew
The Devil and Daniel Johnston closely follows the life of loony musician Daniel Johnston -- all the way through the acid trips, the nuthouses and the plane crashes.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tar Nationnew
Being a smoker is a lot like being a tobacco-industry lobbyist -- we both lie, and we both rationalize.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Dance of the Underdogsnew
The dramatic-feature equivalent to Mad Hot Ballroom finds heart in the tale of a bunch of at-risk New York kids led into self-esteem by an old-world dance expert.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Liz Friedlander, Take The Lead
Cradle Will Rocknew
What does it say that this South African export won for Best Foreign-Language Film when the similar but more shattering City of God didn't even place back in 2003?
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
04-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gavin Hood, Tsotsi
