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Everyone's Wild About Bobbynew

Michael Cunningham's novel is the basis for this story of a love triangle in which everyone's in love with Bobby (played by Colin Farrell).

Austin Chronicle | Kimberley Jones | 08-06-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Mayer, Colin, Farrell, A Home at the End of the World

All in a Night's Worknew

Michael Mann returns to his stock-and-trade: the glossy, kinetic crime thriller. Cruise and Foxx may be billed above the title, but the movie’s real star is Los Angeles at night.

Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman | 08-06-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Mann, Collateral

Home Makes It Hard Not to Be Movednew

First-time director Michael Mayer's flawed, at times superficial, but nevertheless affecting adaptation of Michael Cunningham's novel explores anew the profound effect relationships -- either nurturing or truncated -- can have on his characters.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 08-05-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Mayer, A Home at the End of the World

A Fable about Public Fear and Homeland Securitynew

The director knows exactly how to prey on our innate fears of spooky forests and unseen bogeymen, but shows too much confidence in his directing and screenwriting abilities.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 08-05-2004 | Reviews

Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Village

Cabbie Becomes Pawn of Backseat Drivernew

Collateral's subject matter makes it the ideal collaboration for Tom Cruise and Michael Mann, two of cinema's most driven perfectionists.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 08-05-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Mann, Collateral

Open Water Will Make Viewers Afraid to Swim in Oceannew

Open Water isn't a "thrill ride" movie with polished jokes, dramatic speeches or set pieces that try to top each other. Chris Kentis is more interested in sustaining a mood of sheer dread and succeeds superbly on that level, giving the film the tension of a masterful short story.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 08-05-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Chris Kentis, Open Water

Revisionist Rockers Metallica Go Deep in Fascinating Documentarynew

You don't have to be a Metallica or heavy metal fan to get lost in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's captivating documentary. In a final effort to prevent a breakup, the group calls in $40,000-a-month psychotherapist Phil Towle.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 08-05-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster