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'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' is Not a Movienew
It is, instead, a pastiche of eye-roll-inducing clichés, pointless conversations, logic-defying coincidences and a production that, from beginning to end, is so lazy, sloppy and utterly idiotic that one thing is quite clear: It really is the perfect crime.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
It's Time to Wrap Up 'Mummy' Franchise and Bury It for a Long Spellnew
The script lifts from sources that were themselves tired liftings from other sources. The funniest lines don't appear to have been intended to be funny. The action sequences are flat and unexciting, and the behavior of the CGI Yetis briefly slides into Airplane!-level reality.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Jean Lemire Captures Ice Shelf Changes in 'The Last Continent'new
The one-year mission of a 13-person crew seemingly led by French-Canadian filmmaker Lemire is to witness rapid changes to the southern ice shelf.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
James Franco Makes a Dope Return to Comedy in 'Pineapple Express'new
Seth Rogen was so enthusiastic about the idea of working with Franco in the film that he decided to give up the role that he had written for himself, with his writing partner Evan Goldberg.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Vancouver Queer Film Fest Tells Fairy Talesnew
From August 14 to 24, Out on Screen’s 20th annual film extravaganza will showcase 114 shorts and features that reflect the LGBT communities.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
08-01-2008 |
Movies
Boys Among Mennew
Step Brothers is funny enough--but the duo of Ferrell and Reilly can do better.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam McKay, Step Brothers
Home Sweet Homenew
Brideshead Revisited suffers from having 11 hours worth of story crammed into 135 minutes.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Brideshead's Period Appeal Still Charmsnew
Sir John Mortimer was beside himself over rumors that the feature-length adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited might ignore religion, homosexuality and Aloysius. (Mortimer wrote the screenplay for the 1981 TV miniseries adaptation.)
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
A Survey of Milos Forman's Worknew
Orphaned at a young age during World War II, Miloš Forman became one of the prominent directors of the Czech New Wave in the 1960s.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Czech New Wave
Brendan Fraser Ruins Everythingnew
With this week's release of a third Mummy movie following Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, we've been cursed with an unholy attack no other generation has had to endure: Two Brendan Fraser movies in a single month.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
07-31-2008 |
Movies
Brendan Fraser Meets Another Mummy ... and Some Yetisnew
Based on The Mummy franchise alone, it would be real easy to hate Brendan Fraser ... but, damn if the dude isn't totally harmless and likeable.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
First Shotnew
It’s official: Movies are still your best entertainment value. Especially if you stop counting everything else.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-31-2008 |
Movies
Where are the Girls in Stoner Flicks?new
Other than Greg Araki's Smiley Face (featuring the totally underrated Anna Faris), which Rickey mentions, I can't think of any female stoner taking point in a movie.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Molly Eichel |
07-31-2008 |
Movies
The Rise of the Minisodenew
I spent 25 minutes with the Minisode Network on YouTube, and realized: The minisode is its own thing, a kind of minimal, calligraphic rendition of the original story, rather illuminating in the spareness of its strokes.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
07-31-2008 |
TV
Sid and Marty Krofft Show MySpace How Psychedelia’s Really Donenew
With a movie version of the Kroffts' Land of the Lost (starring Will Ferrell) due out in 2009, Sid and Marty are trying to woo a new demo by partnering with MySpace TV.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-31-2008 |
TV
