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John Sayles' Latest is Personal Outingnew
As hokey as Honeydripper's epiphany-of-the-axe scene is, it is rooted in reality. Somewhere, somehow, 50 or so years ago, audiences, especially teens, caught a new sound – and it was, in a word, electrifying.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Don't Judge Film By Its Plot Linenew
It sounds corny, but How She Move proves you can’t judge a film by its plot line, even if it sounds suspiciously similar to a few other movies about stomping the yard and dreaming your dream and dancing like you mean it.
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Phillips |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: How She Move, Ian Iqbal Rashid
Just Forget About 'T3'new
Whether or not you attribute its pilot’s big ratings to the current dearth of scripted shows, The Sarah Connor Chronicles mostly deserves its early success.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
02-04-2008 |
TV
Oscar Touchnew
It's not too late to catch Tamara Jenkins' Oscar-nominated The Savages.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Never Say Dienew
Stallone soldiers on in an extra-bloody Rambo.
Pasadena Weekly |
Lisa Miller |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
Laughing Abstract: Farrell and Gleeson Get Dark in Inky Black Comedy
“In Bruges” (pronounced ‘brooj’) is a highly unique and stylized black comedy that makes good on its ostensibly simple hitmen/boss narrative trope.
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Six Shotsnew
There are several ways to approach Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo, and while none of them make this bad movie much better, they do make it more interesting.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
The Best Best Picture Nominees in Decadesnew
This is supposedly a bad time for movies, but scanning through the Academy Awards' back pages, I don't think there's been a stronger slate of Best Picture nominees since the mid-'70s.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
Ghost Whisperernew
Over Her Dead Body's plot is ludicrous. Thank god for lowered expectations, 'cause this pithy piece of fluff is downright funny.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
'Honeydripper': John Sayles Meets Jim Crownew
Sayles' sedate, inoffensive film takes place in Harmony, Alabama, in 1950, where Jim Crow laws are in full swing and black men can be arrested simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
What Happened to Our Show?new
For four seasons The Wire reinvented the crime drama. Now the viewer's the victim.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
02-01-2008 |
TV
Choice Lessonsnew
In 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, a young woman is pregnant, but she can’t go searching for a solution in the Penny Saver. There are no supportive parents, cute singalongs, or OMG! banter between her and her best friend.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Hollywood Productnew
Sly Stallone gets jungle fever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
Blue Notenew
1988 doc rediscovers the magic of Chet Baker.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce Weber, Let's Get Lost
The Great Dividenew
The High's film series tries to bridge the gap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Various, Films from the Arab World
