AltWeeklies Wire
Psychic Territory
One subculture of America's rec-room repertory theaters supports Asian horror and revenge flicks that Hollywood sees mostly as grist for remakes, including the work of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, perhaps the most ambitious of J-horror directors.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-02-2005 |
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Vanity Farenew
This week brings two tales of transformative bonds between adults and children: TransAmerica and The Kid & I. Both are issue movies that encourage viewers to hug the outcasts in their midst, but TransAmerica is by far the better of the pair.
The Village Voice |
Ben Kenigsberg |
12-02-2005 |
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Rimin' & Stealin'
Anyone who requires proof that Ryan Reynolds can be funny, need only give the guy four minutes. That's the time it takes for Reynolds, swaddled in his Just Friends fat suit, to mouth the words to All-4-One's luv ballad "I Swear."
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-02-2005 |
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Weather Alert
The Ice Harvest certainly knows what kind of movie it is. In this Mob-world heist comedy, everyone's in on the scam.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-02-2005 |
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Perched on the Edge
Though Americans aren't directly indicted in Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper's latest documentary, its portrayal of an unbalanced global economy arguably puts all First World nations in the hot seat.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-02-2005 |
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Gushing Over the Ush
Don't bother with the nonsensical Romeo and Juliet-ish plot. All you need to know about this movie can be gleaned from the tag line "Everyone wants a piece of his action," which floats above an image of Usher Raymond dressed in a fly suit.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-02-2005 |
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You Can't Always Get What You Wantnew
Movies this bad don’t often get released anymore, a circumstance that instantly raises the curiosity factor of All That I Need, a film about a pyramid scheme as a reality movie.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-01-2005 |
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Tags: All That I Need, James Hergott
Playing the Holiday Cardnew
This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives in theatres four years late but seasonally right on time.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-01-2005 |
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On the Brinknew
Love and sensation: It's all the same thing to a young gay Swiss man who leads a dangerous life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-01-2005 |
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Tags: Garcon Stupide, Lionel Baier
Wild Blue Yondernew
This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-01-2005 |
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Gangsta-in-Lawnew
Consider this brick No. 1 in the fall of the house of Usher.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-01-2005 |
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Tags: In the Mix, Ron Underwood
Say Anything
Sarah Silverman and director Liam Lynch try (and mostly fail) to do something fresh with the comedy concert format, but, like its star, Jesus Is Magic is much funnier than it looks
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-01-2005 |
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All Down Hill
The latest -- and weakest -- of the post-Dogtown crop of x-treme-umentaries will occasionally thrill you with amazing footage, when it's not boring you to tears.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-01-2005 |
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A Sukkot Fablenew
A rare glimpse into Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox community, the morality drama Ushpizin sets forth the role of ritual in a strange and fascinating environment.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
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A Lowballernew
One day, Ryan Reynolds will land in a film that makes full use of his talent for conveying quiet, wide-eyed mischievousness.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
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Tags: Just Friends, Roger Kumble
