AltWeeklies Wire
A Sukkot Fablenew
A rare glimpse into Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox community, the morality drama Ushpizin sets forth the role of ritual in a strange and fascinating environment.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
A Lowballernew
One day, Ryan Reynolds will land in a film that makes full use of his talent for conveying quiet, wide-eyed mischievousness.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Just Friends, Roger Kumble
Survival of the Speciesnew
Tanzania's Lake Victoria is teeming with Nile perch, enormous fish that make their way to the dining tables of millions of eaters per day.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Darwin's Nightmare, Hubert Sauper
Slush Fundnew
It's perfectly possible to enjoy The Ice Harvest, just as soon as you recognize it as Harold Ramis's willful attempt to thwart every expectation he's built up in his career as a cineplex funster.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Harold Ramis, The Ice Harvest
Slender Vittlesnew
You couldn't cram another gimmick into Nine Lives if you doubled its running time and made the screen twice as high.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Nine Lives, Rodrigo García
Raiders of a Lost Artnew
DIY filmmakers Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos are the men who were the kids behind the painstaking, backyard remake of the first Indiana Jones flick.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dances With Turtlesnew
Loggerheads has the distinct potential to crash and burn but does exactly the opposite; well-written and cleverly thought out, it's an uneasy portrayal of hopeless estrangement.
Dig Boston |
Kate Ledogar |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Loggerheads, Tim Kirkman
Love Hurtsnew
Ryan Reynolds gets his best comedic role yet in the predictable but amusing Just Friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Just Friends, Roger Kumble
Droll Divorcenew
The Squid and the Whale is lacking in squid and whales, but it's got plenty of amazing performances.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
A Cleveland Storynew
A Christmas Story was Bob Clark's passion project, and it became an accidental classic. Here are some strange but true tales about the beloved holiday film.
Cleveland Free Times |
James Renner |
12-01-2005 |
Movies
Movie Undermines Filmmaker's Intentnew
The inclusion of the too-much-information effect tends to further muddy already cloudy waters and gives what should have been a sobering documentary a scattershot, at times flaky tone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: marc levin, Protocols of Zion
Comedian Pushes Limits of Race-Related Humornew
Sarah Silverman emerges as a member of our cultural bomb squad. She eagerly sets out to defuse social tensions, even at the risk of having them blow up in her face.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Closet Casenew
In spite of its many mistakes, this coming-of-age film works because of lead actor Michael McMillian.
Hollywood, We Have a Problem
The typical Hollywood release wasn’t simply mediocre this year; it was downright miserable. In the ongoing war between intelligent design and dumb and dumber writing, the latter is way ahead on points.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
11-29-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
Giving Good Offensenew
Sarah Silverman, the nice Jewish girl out shopping at Loehmann’s with her mother meets Jenna Jameson, says she goes for laughs but gets them by way of shock.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
11-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Liam Lynch, Jesus Is Magic
