AltWeeklies Wire
Breaking Up and Down
The fourth and best film by second-generation Brooklyn boho Noah Baumbach, The Squid and the Whale is partially autobiographical, and it seems as uncensored and intimate as entries from someone's diary.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-04-2005 |
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Film's Look at War Forgoes Politics for Psychologynew
Despite the film's enormous empathy for the Marines and its engrossing technical proficiency, Jarhead's ambivalence keeps it from carrying out a clearly defined mission.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-04-2005 |
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Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Dreary Forecastnew
The Weather Man is typical, uninspired melodramatic fare.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gore Verbinski, The Weather Man
Family Encounters Along the Slippery Park Slopenew
In this expertly acted piece about the coming apart of a family of New York intellectuals, humor is served not with a smirk but with a helpless shrug.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-03-2005 |
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Powerful Portraitnew
Philip Seymour Hoffman and his supporting cast excel in Capote.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-03-2005 |
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Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
Love for Salenew
Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Gonads Galaxynew
More collegiate humor released by the folks at the Lampoon that has more hormonal smarts than necessary and about as many sex and toilet gags as you might suspect.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
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The Sound of One Man Crackingnew
An unconventional psychological thriller without much plot, Keane is the gripping and uncompromising story of a man's attempt to hang on to his sanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Keane, Lodge Kerrigan
Ready for Warnew
Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers, but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
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Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Good Griefnew
This intercultural Houston-made film is an off-the-beaten-path ensemble drama that shows a healthy disregard for Hollywood rules.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Roe, Dancing in Twilight
The Heist Aquatic: Pilfering From a Willing Wes Andersonnew
There’s something sinister in the parallels between Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale and Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. But no matter how much content Squid shares with its predecessor, it feels completely different.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
11-03-2005 |
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And the Winner Isn't
It's saintly mother versus sinning father in a melodramatic struggle to feed their too many kids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-03-2005 |
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War is Hecknew
Although Jarhead displays vivid cinematography and a wonderfully compelling narrative, it never ceases to ironically reference other war films. But it's a damn good movie.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
11-03-2005 |
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Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
The Waiting Game
Sam Mendes' timely adaptation of a marine memoirist's timely book focuses on the impotent frustration of warriors waiting to wage war, and the aura of unfinished business they leave in their wake.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
Wily Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman gives one of his best performances, as manipulative writer Truman Capote, in one of the year's best films.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
