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The Otherwise Captivating 'La Graine et le Mulet' is Hampered By Slow Pacingnew
While it may be somewhat of a prolonged exercise in indulgence, Graine is an otherwise engaging and true to life drama about a Maghrebi emigre's attempt to support his nearest and dearest.
Montreal Mirror |
Hillary Brenhouse |
08-05-2008 |
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Dig the New Breed; The Apatow Comedy Spree Continues
"Pineapple Express" could easily be titled the "Apatow Express" for the way it expands on Judd Apatow's influence as a modern-day Mel Brooks. The title refers to a hybrid kind of marijuana so rare that to smoke it is akin to "killing a unicorn."
The Interconnected Humanity of 'The Edge of Heaven' Edges on Clichenew
Is it just me, or is "the inevitable, tragic interconnectedness of all humankind" currently in danger of replacing "wise-cracking hitmen" as the most overworked arthouse cliche of our time?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
That’s Exploi-tainment: Review of Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express takes a funny but unfocused stroll through 1970s cinema.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-04-2008 |
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'Chris & Don: A Love Story': A May-December Gay Romancenew
Nowhere in this fine, quiet, richly-sourced documentary is the phrase "gay marriage" ever uttered.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-04-2008 |
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'American Teen': The YouTube Generation Gets the Movie It Deservesnew
Director Nanette Burstein is so intent here on making a nonfiction version of The Breakfast Club that she erases every trace of documentary convention for most of this pleasing but ultimately unconvincing film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: American Teen, Nanette Burstein
Dead and Gone, But Not Forgottennew
The many pleasures of this riveting psychological thriller from France derive more from the perplexing questions it raises than the discovery of the answers.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell No One
Ask for a Recountnew
Kevin Costner’s new comedy may be timely, but that doesn’t make it funny or worthwhile.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Joshua Michael Stern, Swing Vote
Oscar Winner Can't Redeem This Self-Help Melodramanew
Like a pilgrim seeking salvation, Ripple Effect is awash in self-important questions, becoming an exercise in pop mysticism which stars Forest Whitaker.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Philippe Caland, Ripple Effect
This 'Mummy' Jumps the Sharknew
This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-01-2008 |
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An Odd Couple Finds a Twilight Lovenew
A septuagenarian love story from Spain, Elsa & Fred will likely warm the cockles of your heart, even though it’s hardly the stuff of great romance.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elsa & Fred, Marcos Carnevale
God Is in the Detailsnew
It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
'Swing Vote': Bud, Wisernew
Kevin Costner stars as the world's least interesting man.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
'Frozen River': A Hard-Knock Lifenew
Struggling single mom skates on thin ice in Sundance prizewinner.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
What We Demand from Our Movie Heroes Says as Much About Us as Themnew
As the villains move closer toward the state of amoral blank slates -- less monsters and more unknowable black holes of pure negativity -- they have opened the ground for heroes to step more squarely into the chasm the bad guys have left behind. That shift is why, of late, the heroes actually have the better roles; why, fittingly, Batman remains a more compelling character than the starkly one-dimensional Joker.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
08-01-2008 |
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