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Timothy Treadwell Feeds the Bears ... With Himselfnew
Werner Herzog brings fanatics to the big screen as he chronicles Timothy Treadwell's descent into grizzly bear hell in this toothy documentary.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Marky Marknew
Where is the fraternal love? All Mark Wahlberg, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund and Tyrese Gibson want to do is hold hands in this urban fairytale.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
Into the Wildnew
Werner Herzog finds one of his very best subjects by accident. His wonderfully foolhardy hero, however, is on a fatal journey of self-discovery.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Follow the Starsnew
A man wants a Date With Drew -- Barrymore, that is -- and he brings a video camera along while tracking down his elusive prey.
Baby Boyz
Although John Singleton is recognized for his socially conscious dramas, he has been known to cut loose and have some no-strings fun every once in awhile.
Dayton City Paper |
Aaron Epple |
08-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
A Joyful Noisenew
Characters bleed, have sex, hang out in scuzzy rock clubs and grapple with ugly problems in this film with a Christian message.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Denise Coates, Our Burden is Light
Backwoods Throwbacknew
The remake is about as deep as Jessica Simpson's cleavage.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Traveling Manchildnew
A grueling journey is undertaken by a Vietnamese teen to find his absent mother in Ho Chi Minh City, and then his father, a former G.I., in Texas.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Not Another (Troubled) Teen Movienew
Suburban drug-addled teens with dysfunctional parents take a stab at profundity, but Chumscrubber, a soft satire at best, is dogged by a feeling of been-there, done-that.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Arie Posin, The Chumscrubber
Bilingual Scandal-Mongeringnew
John Leguizamo plays a TV reporter in Ecuador in a film that examines the ethics of tabloid journalism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Crónicas, Sebastián Cordero
Bollywood Film Honors The Godfathernew
Although Sarkar is an original story, its saga of a boss of the people who dispenses justice that might otherwise be denied has many similarities to the Coppola masterpiece.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ram Gopal Varma, Sarkar
Times Change and So Does a Familynew
Sadness waits in the wings in almost every scene of the lovely, life-affirming Italian melodrama The Best of Youth.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-04-2005 |
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Plane Stupidnew
Stealth was better the first time around, when it was a parody called Team America.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-04-2005 |
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Taking Heroes to Schoolnew
Despite stealing from other movies, Sky High loves the superhero genre enough to work.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Mitchell, Sky High
Less is Lessnew
In Broken Flowers, director Jim Jarmusch crafts the most unglamorous road movie imaginable.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken Flowers, Jim Jarmusch