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Depp and Jolie Are Beautiful Touristsnew
... but they can't make "The Tourist" a beautiful movie.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-25-2011 |
Reviews
Eva Green Goes Rogue
Jordan Scott's feature film debut as a co-writer/director is so self-assured that it's tempting to take for granted the calculatedly vibrant measure of her work.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-21-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Cracks, Jordan Scott
Jane Eyrenew
Cary Joji Fukunaga maintains the property value of the much-filmed English-lit franchise.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
03-18-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Jane Eyre, Cary Joji Fukunaga
No More Working For the Man in Made in Dagenhamnew
Dagenham is a suburb on the east side of London and, in 1968, was home to a Ford automotive plant. Several thousand worked there, including 187 women who were assigned the job of cutting and stitching the upholstery for the cars.
Sharktopus Vs Eric Robertsnew
Thanks to Roger Corman, we get another giant monster--and we get to watch him fight Sharktopus.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-17-2011 |
Reviews
Paul Feels Like a Guest Who’s Overstayed His Welcomenew
Paul is unfortunately geared toward the lowest common denominator, coasting on an endless battery of schoolyard jokes.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-17-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul
Critic's Pick: 'White Material'new
Dressed in a light pink frock and standing on a dusty road in an unnamed African country, Maria Vial, the central character in the French art-house film White Material, appears spellbound by the changes happening in a world she once thought of as her home.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-15-2011 |
Reviews
Back to the Drawing Board: Alien Spoof Goes Poof
A disappointment from start to finish, Greg Mottola's alien spoof comedy is dead on arrival.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Paul
Sofia Coppola's Hollywood Movie Somewhere Strips the Glamournew
Many scenes are wordless, most are simply conceived and beautifully executed, almost all are poignant, and only rarely do they seem to editorialize.
Tags: Sofia Coppola, Somewhere
Ed Helms Plays the Stunted Hero in Cedar Rapidsnew
The uproarious comedy Cedar Rapids comes from the blushing cinema of embarrassment that gave us Cyrus and The 40 Year Old Virgin.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-10-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ed Helms, Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Finds Joy in the Midwestnew
Cedar Rapids is one of the most adorable movies featuring drugs, alcohol, infidelity, prostitution, bribery and a fleeting moment of sidelong racism that you'll ever see.
Get the Inside Scoop With Inside Jobnew
Want smart and shocking? Then rent this bad boy.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-09-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, Inside Job
The Uncanny Valley: Third World Mars in 3D Motion-Capture
Based on a children's book by cartoonist Berkeley Breathed (known for his "Bloom County" comic strip), "Mars Needs Moms" is a tone-deaf animated disaster.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-07-2011 |
Reviews
Critic's Pick: Cedar Rapidsnew
In Cedar Rapids, small-town insurance salesman Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) is the kind of hopeless buffoon you wouldn’t mind getting to know. His rite of passage comes when he is sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to represent his company at an insurance convention, a sizeable step for Tim, who has never left his own backyard.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
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