AltWeeklies Wire
Struck by Lightningnew
Francis Ford Coppola is back with an interesting, personal film that's not for everyone.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Country for Gold Mennew
In short, this is the year that death and evil will stalk the Oscars. Predictions for this year's winners.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
The Winners Are(n't) ...new
What should (and therefore won't) win at the Oscars.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
'Be Kind Rewind' Has a Dreamy Nostalgianew
Gondry's latest is about half as charming as it hopes to be.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
'Jumper' Looks Cool, but Falls Flatnew
Part Bourne Identity and part Matrix, Jumper should have been a sleek and sexy new take on the genre. Instead, it comes off hollow and soulless, more about special effects than characters.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Can't Fake Itnew
Based on Holocaust survivor Adolf Burger's memoir The Devil's Workshop, The Counterfeiters explores a side of the Holocaust we haven't seen before: a concentration camp where prisoners are not subject to ritual violence but psychologically manipulated and forced to compromise their own morals.
New York Press |
Raphaela Weissman |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Global Village Slaughterhousenew
In structure and content, The Signal plays out like a cautionary quasi-zombie comedy for screen addicts. The threat lurks on mangled television and radio signals, hence the inescapable doom.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Insider Artnew
Michael Gondry's cute humor transforms Jack Black and Mos Def into primitive artists.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Kind Rewind, Michael Gondry
'The Signal' Sends a Bloody, Dystopian Messagenew
Among many ridiculous scenes, the one in which someone literally jump-starts and interrogates a decapitated head summarily erases any chance you'll take the script's weak stab at social commentary -- i.e., technology is destroying our minds -- seriously.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
'Charlie Bartlett' & 'Honeydripper': Cure of Dutynew
The heroes of two new films go hunting for quick fixes.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Pete and Re-Petenew
The intimate documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song re-introduces the pioneering musical radical just when we might need him the most.
IND Media |
Michael Tisserand |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Age of YouTube, Why Do We Care About Oscars?new
Once again, it's time to pass out 50 gold-plated bookends to people who don't read, and once again, a billion hungry souls will be devouring every minute of it with a mix of envy, contempt and, because above all else, the Oscars has no place for us, profound exclusion.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars
Perv is as Perv Doesnew
Silver Scream Spook Show finds its heart.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Karl Freund, Mad Love
Late Termnew
Marking time during Romania's oppressive regime.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
Scary Movies: Things to Comenew
Indie horror films like Diary of the Dead, The Signal, and The Last Winter send mixed signals about genre's future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
