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'Lakeview Terrace' Gives Us Straw Men in a 'Straw Dogs' Situationnew
Trying to play Iago and Othello at the same time is a stretch for any actor, even Samuel L. Jackson, and Lakeview Terrace shows one fine urban thespian at his limits.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
'August Evening': Apolitical Immigration Argumentnew
Alamo City is no land of golden opportunity, offering only dog tracks, layoffs, and day-labor lines to Spanish speakers with limited educations and no paperwork.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: August Evening, Chris Eska
The Prodigal Critic Returns with a Movie About His Dating Disastersnew
David Walker defined the job of Willamette Week screen editor with his lacerating judgments. When he left the paper in 2006, he turned his critical eye on himself--and emerged with Damaged Goods, his first full-length movie and a bilious examination of singles desperately seeking romantic affirmation.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Damaged Goods, David Walker
The Party Never Ends; 'Entourage' Never Changesnew
Everything you probably need to know about Entourage can be summed up in the fact that the show's been off the air for a year and it doesn't feel like it's missed a week.
Willamette Week |
Daniel Carlson |
09-17-2008 |
TV
After 'No Country,' 'Burn After Reading' is a Letdownnew
What does a lackluster project matter, coming off four Academy Awards and a devout fan base? Like Wal-Mart and obesity, the Coens are an American institution with no chance of going away despite anyone's protests.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
09-17-2008 |
Reviews
'Righteous Kill' Reunites Two Aging Film Icons for Their Biggest Mystery Yetnew
There's nothing wrong with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino taking on tough-guy roles again, but there's something overly strenuous about the effort in this case.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
09-17-2008 |
Reviews
'Burn After Reading': Coenfederacy of Duncesnew
In any case, Burn After Reading, the new comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen, is well-titled. It's fair to call it a grim farce about vanity in an age of constant surveillance, but that might imply more ambition than does the movie itself.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jonathan Kiefer |
09-16-2008 |
Reviews
'Burn After Reading' Has No Story Linenew
That's the joke of the film: There is no point.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-16-2008 |
Reviews
'The Women' Remake is Disjointednew
Director Diane English's remake of George Cukor's 1939 adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's satiric play keeps the men almost literally out of the picture.
Baltimore City Paper |
Wendy Ward |
09-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Diane English, The Women
The Coen Brothers Switch It Up for Their 'No Country' Follow-upnew
At first blush, Joel and Ethan Coen's high-grade farce Burn After Reading feels like an abrupt, if not unwelcome, about-face from the moral sobriety of No Country for Old Men.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-16-2008 |
Reviews
'Primeval' is Fun, Sci-Fi Filler from the BBCnew
In short: CGI dinosaurs, sci-fi geekery, a time-traveling conspiracy theory and a cute Brit in pink knickers make for a well-spent Saturday night.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-16-2008 |
TV
Bruce Campbell Talks 'Burn Notice,' Detroit, and His New Movienew
Campbell has the steely-eyed, lantern-jawed look of a leading man and has been just that for most of his career. I've been dying to ask him what went into his decision to take a supporting part in the USA series.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
09-16-2008 |
TV
'Lakeview Terrace' Goes to Hell and Back Again
Fifteen years after the heyday of the "fill-in-the-blank from hell" thriller, the genre looks exactly the same.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
Movie Buzz: Is Dane Cook Box Office Poison?
Dane Cook gives the low-concept romantic comedy another try in My Best Friend's Girl, while Samuel L. Jackson scares the neighbors and Ricky Gervais sees dead people.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
DIY Moviemaking Sensibility is Coming to a Cellphone Near Younew
The new genre of "mobile movies" is still fairly undeveloped, but signs are popping up that the scene is slowly gaining credibility with the mainstream film community.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
