AltWeeklies Wire
Dancing Girls and Day-Glo Sarisnew
An exotic dancer tests the strength of three couples in this entertaining Bollywood romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Anees Bazmee, No Entry
The Rhythm Methodnew
Michael Winterbottom creates scenester porn in which he records the evolution of a man and a woman's relationship through sex and music -- exclusively.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Winterbottom, 9 Songs
Meet the Parentsnew
With this film built on a host of remarkably nuanced Southern characters, first-time filmmaker Phil Morrison announces himself with assurance and uniqueness of vision.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Junebug, Phil Morrison
The Personal and the Politicalnew
City of God director Fernando Meirelles makes his English-language debut with this bracing, heartbreaking conspiracy thriller set in AIDS-ravaged Kenya.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Enter at Your Own Risknew
A crack team of cave divers encounters untold horror in the form of bloodthirsty sea slugs.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Healers and Head Casesnew
In this adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellan wonder if the patients have taken over the asylum.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: asylum, David Mackenzie
Thrill-Seeking Teen Learns Hard Lessonnew
During A Tout de Suite's lulls, you may speculate just how many aspiring actresses were seduced during the audition process: "Why don't we read the rest of the script in my hotel suite, mon cherie?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: A Tout de Suite, Benoit Jacquot
FIlm Mines the Rich Vein Between Regional Differencesnew
By the end of Junebug, characters keep their folksy woodcarvings and their mutual dependency to themselves, refusing to go under the big-city microscope of an "outsider" art gallery owner.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Junebug, Phil Morrison
Film Plays a Two-Faced Gamenew
In the 11th hour, Pretty Persuasion tries to cop a relevant, downbeat, socially concerned attitude, but after the previous piggish rutting in kink, who exactly does Marcos Siega think he's fooling?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Marcos Siega, Pretty Persuasion
You May Never Check Out of 2046new
Compared to his breakthrough works such as Chungking Express, Wong Kar-Wai's latest film, 2046, proves even more elusive and enigmatic, yet the film seduces audiences rather than repels them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: 2046, Wong Kar Wai
Spout at the Devil
Random observations on the randomly constructed silliness of The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Drift Woodnew
The latest film aspiring to skewer the cruelties of high-school life commits a fatal error: It forgets to side with the students.
Beyond Bordersnew
Globalization is the new villain in an effective international thriller.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-31-2005 |
Reviews
A Long Trip to Nowherenew
The City of God director's latest is a sloppy, preachy -- though visually stunning -- disappointment.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-31-2005 |
Reviews
A Musical Journey Through the Dirty Southnew
A great, seedy, alt-country laced roadtrip through the deep south, with Jim White as your guide.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-31-2005 |
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