AltWeeklies Wire
Who's Laughing?new
Albert Brooks looks for comedy and comes up empty.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
01-23-2006 |
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Grit and Polish
Removed from Merchant Ivory's upholstered interiors, the not-quite-romance seems nearly as grand as the world's conflicts.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-20-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
Jersey Barriers
This gritty and heartbreaking film interweaves the stories of three teenage girls living in the most crime-ridden parts of Jersey City.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-20-2006 |
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Martyrs and Miracles
This film is competent, but for any except the church-basement crowd, the theme will probably be a deal-breaker.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-20-2006 |
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How the West Was Wan
The New World accepts more of the Pocahontas legend than might be expected, responding not with a countermyth but with lyricism and ambiguity.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-20-2006 |
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Colin Chases Seriously Underage Tailnew
Despite Colin Farrell's vapid, wooden performance, The New World is suprisingly watchable and features amazingly graphic battle scenes and vivid storytelling.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Who Wants to Marry a Militant?new
The Syrian Bride follows the plight of a family living in the tenuous border territory separating Israel and Syria and weaves an atypical wedding story.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Boy Meets Girl, Againnew
Instead of a great story about the conflicted origins of the American nation, Terrence Malick interrupts his transcendental observations for a dopey love story between John Smith and Pocahontas.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Going to the Wellnew
Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point
Coming Up Emptynew
Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-19-2006 |
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Perplexing But Not Terrifyingnew
Although long on style and concept, this film lacks the primal urgency of Shimizu’s 2003 J-horror blockbuster Ju-on.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Marebito
On the Hooknew
This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Darwin's Nightmare, Hubert Sauper
Brothers Need Another Shotnew
For their first cartoon feature, the Edwards brothers seem too cool to stoop to crafting likable or interesting characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
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Woody Allen's Best Drama to Datenew
By swapping his trademark New York locales for London and ridding the film of neurotic wisecrackers, the director breaks his recent streak of pointless comedies and constipated dramas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
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Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point
Bombing in the Muslim Worldnew
The film leaves us knowing no more about Muslims at the end than we did going in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
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