AltWeeklies Wire
Casualties of Warnew
New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bahman Ghobadi, Turtles Can Fly
Anyone Home?new
A young man steals into people's apartments and adopts their identities in this largely wordless Korean drama.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kim Ki-duk, 3-Iron
Zoo Loosenew
Gently amusing stuff, sure, but nothing terribly inspiring in this animated tale of zoo animals heading back to the wild.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Film Recidivismnew
Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Crude Comedy of Sexual Errors Falls Flatnew
If you've been waiting for a gay/straight comedy of errors that opens with a cringe-worthy rape scene before devolving into borderline offensive situations, then pal, your film has arrived.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Q. Allan Brocka, Eating Out
A Spot of Teanew
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith go to waste in this dull drama.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Dance, Ladies in Lavender
Absolute Powernew
The evil perpetuated by Enron will leave you shocked and appalled.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Hut, Hut, Hurl!new
Burt Reynolds' new football film is sure to offend special-interest groups representing ethnic minorities, women, homos and individuals with genetic mutations, such as retards and giants.
Riverfront Times |
Blind Phyllis |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Restored Film Remains Flawlessnew
For Major Dundee's 40th anniversary, Sony Pictures Repertory presents a re-edited, extended version of the film with new music and 12 minutes of restored scenes that more closely match director Sam Peckinpah's intentions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Peckinpah, Major Dundee
Tame Madagascar Fails to Captivatenew
Though brand new, Madagascar feels stale, and its most clever ideas play second banana to tired, TV-friendly shtick.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Layer Cake a Slice of the Dangerous Lifenew
Layer Cake exemplifies how recent English gangster films seldom prove as grandly operatic or steeped in social issues as America's Godfather imitators. But that can be good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Kings and Queennew
This quiet French drama about death, longing and madness just might win you over when you least suspect it.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
05-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Arnaud Desplechin, Kings and Queen
Summer of Celluloidnew
A look at every summer film worth mentioning, bearing in mind that a few are worth mentioning solely because they look really, really bad.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman, Joe Keohane and Rachel Ahrens |
05-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, Multiple Titles
Pet Soundsnew
No matter how hard Unleashed director Louis Letterier and star Jet Li try, they're working with atonal material, and can't have it both ways.
Tags: Louis Leterrier, Unleashed
Culture Clashnew
Ousmane Sembene deftly tackles a squeamish subject with his topical film, Moolaade.
Tags: Moolaadé, Ousmane Sembene
