AltWeeklies Wire
Escape is Just the Beginning for Harold and Kumarnew
The somewhat dynamic duo and comedian Doug Benson offer stoner comedies on, er, high-per drive.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
'Deception': Zero Sum Gamenew
Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor play with numbers.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Deception, Marcel Langenegger
Morgan Spurlock Heads East and Comes Up Emptynew
In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock isn't an overbearing ringmaster like fellow gonzo documentarian Michael Moore, Spurlock cannot and will not let his interview subjects' words stand alone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meeting Jason Segelnew
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a comedic balancing act of lovely proportions.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Forging Aheadnew
The Counterfeiters is a refreshingly spare morality tale that adds something new to a darkly familiar chapter of our history.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
'Fugitive Pieces' Adaptation Sucks the Poetry Out of a Holocaust Survival Talenew
Canadian filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa has given it the old college try, but in pursuit of tact and sensitivity, he has hollowed out the novel's urgency -- its unflinching confrontation with the horrors of 20th-century history -- in favor of a vaguely spiritual morbidity that slides into mere pathos.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
05-02-2008 |
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Jon Favreau's 'Iron Man' Has a Heartnew
Rather than cutting directly to the chase, it takes its time to involve us in the characters, who are relatively three-dimensional as comic book movies go, and who are played by the kinds of actors who know how to make a lot out of not very much.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-02-2008 |
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'Then She Found Me' is a Well-Made, Bittersweet Motherhood Dramanew
Fertility, and its opposite, are suddenly a bit of a Hollywood hot topic. While Tina Fey's Baby Mama runs with the comic approach to the subject, Helen Hunt's Then She Found Me is a much more bittersweet dramatic take.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Helen Hunt, Then She Found Me
'Iron Man' Hits All the Requisite Superhero Beatsnew
Summer-blockbuster season kicks off adequately and predictably with Iron Man, a perfectly entertaining superhero movie that fulfills all the requirements of its genre admirably, but never rises beyond the level of baseline satisfaction.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
'Standard Operating Procedure' Deconstructs the Abu Ghraib Photosnew
Once again, Errol Morris is dealing with war at its morally foggiest.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Fatih Akin on His Complex 'The Edge of Heaven'new
For most filmgoers, the network narrative has become a crashing bore. But the Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin's latest film reinvigorates this screenwriting ploy, breathing new life into something I'd written off for dead.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
'Made of Honor' is a Humdrum Rom-Comnew
The leads have no chemistry, it isn't very funny, "made of honor" doesn't even make sense as a phrase, and it is definitely a waste of your time.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Made of Honor, Paul Weiland
The Porn War Heats Upnew
The Department of Justice's Obscenity Prosecution Task Force is still looking to take down adult smut peddlers, even to the point of allegedly diverting funds from kiddie porn investigations to do it.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-02-2008 |
Movies
Two Girls, One 'Life Before Her Eyes'new
The most striking aspect of this film is its look: Beautiful shots of swimming pools, falling leaves, and dead birds intersperse the film's narrative scenes, taking some edge off the otherwise pensive pacing.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
05-01-2008 |
Reviews
My Only 'Iron Man' Complaint?new
With all of Iron Man's blockbuster-y action and sharp banter, only one thing's missing: Unlike in the comics, where Tony can't ever seem to put down the bottle, not once does he get drunk in Iron Man.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
05-01-2008 |
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