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Between Heaven and Hellnew
Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
All the World Is Not a Stagenew
Despite some bright spots in this woefully earnest modern romance, Bigger Than the Sky is awash in the obvious and exhibits a cloying adulation of theatre folk.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Al Corley, Bigger Than the Sky
A Dog Is a Girl's Best Friendnew
There are no big surprises in this family picture, but neither is the admonition against working with children and animals appropriate here.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Wayne Wang, Because of Winn-Dixie
Extra Creditnew
Almodovar makes good with Bad Education.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Bad Education
The Fresh Prince Tutorsnew
Thanks to Will Smith, Hitch is decent February cinematic fare.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Hitch
Dinner for Two?new
Complex characters, fine writing and the Danish language will have you eating up The Green Butchers, a film about cannibalistic humanoids from upper Denmark.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Pity Party of Onenew
A Tadpole romance is one thing. But P.S.' increasingly dopey script, adapted from Helen Schulman's novel, can't leave it at intergenerational hanky-panky.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dylan Kidd, p.s.
Conditions are Overcast in Sky Bluenew
The film's striking look, unfortunately, proves far more rich and eloquent than its rickety story, which duct-tapes together befuddling plot points and dismal dialogue.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sky Blue, Moon-Saeng Kim
A Girl and Her Dog Mend a Town in Because of Winn-Dixienew
Because of Winn-Dixie offers both some expectedly saccharine kid-film elements, but also some real surprises for the way it injects adult realities into its bittersweet confection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Wayne Wang, Because of Winn-Dixie
Keanu Reeves Battles Demons and Angels alikenew
The loose adaptation of DC Comics' Hellblazer fumbles with some intriguing spiritual notions, but never seizes our imagination. Despite showing a hero who clashes with demons and angels, Constantine lacks soul.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
Showdown on the (Global) Village Squarenew
The Cannes Film Festival smash hit Moolaadé is about female genital mutilation, a stupid, wicked custom practiced in most African nations, but it's not really an issue film. If you shy away from seeing it because you expect to be bored or lectured to, you're a fool. And don't fear, as I did, that the grisly subject will prove too upsetting to witness—legendary Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene skillfully conveys the horror without visual overkill.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Moolaadé, Ousmane Sembene
Making Wavesnew
Too long out of the movie mainstream, Judy Davis triumphantly surfaces in Swimming Upstream, a powerhouse Australian drama that teams her with the Oscar-winning Geoffrey Rush.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
02-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Russell Mulcahy, Swimming Upstream
African History Xnew
"Hotel Rwanda” is a stunning depiction of genocide and racism that will rightly leave no viewer unaffected. Neither will performances by Oscar nominees Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
02-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry George, Hotel Rwanda
The Camera's Weeping Eyenew
This is a gorgeous, wrenching film in which a concerned Westerner enters a dark and hidden world and, instead of merely observing it, endeavors to change it.
Shylock Contextualizednew
Al Pacino stars as Shylock in this film rendition of Shakespeare's thorniest comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-11-2005 |
Reviews
