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Soul-Damaging Sequelnew
The beginning of Son of the Mask is OK, but it's all downhill from there.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Lawrence Guterman, Son of the Mask
Well-Acted Hellnew
Even though Keanu Reeves is slightly less sucky than one may expect, Constantine should still be avoided.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
Black Woman Risingnew
Tyler Perry, a star of the black gospel theater circuit, plays three roles in this tale of a woman's liberation from a vicious, no-good, two-timing rascal of a husband.
Sea Inside Champions Right to Dienew
Although the director succumbs at times to TV-movie clichés, the film never loses sight of the emotional repercussions of the euthanasia issue as it builds to a conclusion in which tragedy cannot be separated from triumph.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside
Mad Black Woman Tries to Appeal to Everyonenew
Like an all-you-can-eat buffet, there is an overwhelming abundance to sample here. You can have a little bit of everything in Diary of a Mad Black Woman but still feel unsatisfied by the time you leave
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Nobody Knows Is a Heartbreaking Look at Child Abandonmentnew
Nobody Knows ends far from happily or neatly, and even when moments at the conclusion brush with sentiment, the film never strays from the emotional truth of its story about the plight of homeless children.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nobody Knows
Taking Bollywood Out of Indianew
Dancing transvestites? Check. Elephants? Gospel choir? Check and check. This movie has a little bit of everything for stateside viewers hesitant to dip a toe into the mighty waters of Bollywood cinema.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bride & Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha
Suds and Slapsticknew
The fitful story of how one black woman gets her groove back.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-24-2005 |
Reviews
New Wave Enigmanew
A documentary ode to the legendary outsider's outsider, Klaus Nomi – a singer, performance artist, and genuine human anomaly.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Horn, The Nomi Song
Rough Waternew
Moving chronicle of the real-life 30-year battle waged by paraplegic Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem) to end his life.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
02-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside
Waste of Time
The Jacket tries to get too serious about an inherently goofy premise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Maybury, The Jacket
The Ties That Bindnew
It’s an only-in-America tale about kids in the Tennessee hamlet of Whitwell and their "paper clip project” – a teaching tool meant to help them comprehend the dimensions of the Holocaust – but it grew into something much, much more.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Perfectly Pleasant Poohnew
It’s not big and bright and busy and boffo, but it's a perfectly marvelous matinee option for young children. It’s a sweet little story, from a kid’s-eye view, about the anguish of being too little to do stuff.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Porn Againnew
This documentary about the heady days of porn – when "deep throat" became a household expression and everyone viewed the film Deep Throat as a breath of fresh air – is informative yet lacking historical rigor.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Comedy But No Chemistry in Hitchnew
What should be a battle of the sexes is more like a brief skirmish without any of the romantic tension that makes for an interesting – much less great – screen pairing.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Hitch
