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'Nerdcore Rising' Has Set the Geekiest Corners of the Internet Abuzznew
Director Negin Farsad talks about why she decided to make a documentary about the hip-hop sub-genre.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Have Movie Stereotypes Returned?new
Officially, stereotypes don't exist in Hollywood, only archetypes -- representative characters based on real people. To complain about movie stereotypes is to risk being labeled a humorless, P.C. crank.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
04-25-2008 |
Movies
Jet Li and Jackie Chan Team Up for Fun Action Flicknew
Director Rob Minkoff has crafted the first great action flick of the year, the kind of film you want to roll up and stick in your back pocket so you can whip it out and whap action-movie naysayers on the nose.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
A Demi Moore Thrillernew
Flawless is a suspenseful period thriller populated by characters whose potential was curbed by a world that gave them few chances.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
'Expelled': Intellectual Bankruptcynew
The most bizarre thing about the new intelligent design propaganda film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed isn't that former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein is being paid to extol a pseudoscience whose hypotheses can't be tested. It's that the filmmakers don't seem to understand the tenets of intelligent design.
The Portland Mercury |
Annie Wagner |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
'Baby Mama' is Enough to Put You Off Your Popcornnew
I expected more from Tina Fey, who at least seems like a grownup, yet here lets herself be treated like she's not worthy of respect we'd accord a dog.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
'Unsettled' Turns to Gazanew
Unsettled has an involving, sometimes engrossing and almost tragic human interest appeal but the movie is, perhaps unavoidably, skewed. No Palestinian appears. And looming just over the historical horizon is the monster problem no Israeli government has had the will or desire to address: the quarter-million Jewish settlers in the contested West Bank.
'Harold and Kumar' Star John Cho on the Stoned Sequelnew
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay's politics are as muddled as the baked-out minds that will appreciate it best. But the very existence of a new lowbrow comedy focusing on the U.S. government's racist persecution of innocent people should give the Republicans more fright than Obamamania.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
04-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Baby Mama' is Mildly Funny but Mostly Uninspirednew
There are definitely some laughs, but the film feels lazy overall, as if someone decided that having talented comedic actors was enough and if they could just do their own thing with an OK script then a serviceable comedy would somehow just ensue.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Moviesnew
Taking aim at the critics who write with their thumbs.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Movies
Helen Hunt's Directorial Debut Showcases Her Miserable Sidenew
Although Hunt is best known for her role on a hit sitcom in which she was all smiles, her performance in Then She Found Me suggests that she's most comfortable when she's frowning.
New York Press |
Raphaela Weissman |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
Trying Out Tribecanew
By blending obscure titles with the work of proven talent, Tribeca provides a resolutely solid collage of the film community's modern state.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
04-24-2008 |
Movies
'Roman de Gare': Part Stylish Caprice, Part Masterpiecenew
I can't say that I love all of Roman De Gare, but it is worth reporting that the first half of the film is nearly perfect -- a master's piece.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
'Standard Operating Procedure' Profiles Abu Ghraib Torturersnew
Errol Morris is more interested in political posturing and special effects than exposing a military disgrace.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
Fighting Funnew
Michael Angarano steals the show from Jet Li and Jackie Chan in this silly yet enjoyable flick.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Minkoff, The Forbidden Kingdom
