AltWeeklies Wire
Never Forgetnew
Nanking isn’t for the faint of heart, or stomach, as the sheer volume of suffering is almost impossible to comprehend.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
The Oscars as Blood Sportnew
Our critic dissects the Academy Awards and contenders. (Warning: Here be spoilers.)
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
01-30-2008 |
Movies
Uno, Dos, Tres, IMAX!new
The 3D and the surround sound may temporarily create the feeling of actually being in the front row of a U2 concert, but that's only if you can ignore the fact that no one around you is dancing or cheering or even singing along, all essential concert-going experiences.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
The Long and Winding 'Road Rules'new
I am now too old to get away with regularly watching MTV, which makes The Real World/Road Rules Challenge perfect for me. Let me explain.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
01-30-2008 |
TV
Blood Moneynew
Emotionally dissatisfying as it ultimately is, There Will Be Blood is nonetheless a defensible work of art. It is long (two hours and 38 minutes), but it's not tedious. Anderson keeps us watching, our hope, perhaps, sustaining us through the hopelessness on screen
Jess Weixler Wants to Examine 'Teeth'new
Needless to say, Weixler was put off by Teeth's script the first time she read it, although less because of its content than due to the number of sex scenes.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
Nanking's Ransomnew
Nanking revisits a dark moment in the history of China and Japan.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
01-29-2008 |
Reviews
Spartan Laughs to be Had in 'Meet the Spartans'new
To directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, there is no joke so lame it can't be repeated.
The Waiting Blamenew
Hollywood types aren't the only people feeling the pain of the Writers Guild of America strike that's crippling the entertainment industry.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
01-29-2008 |
Movies
A Chilly Reception for Sundance
In cold, snowy Park City, Sundance 2008 delivered few hot films.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-28-2008 |
Movies
Sundance Sign-offnew
Roman Polanski's hot, Barry Levinson's not -- and I'm moving on.
NOW Magazine |
Cameron Bailey |
01-28-2008 |
Movies
Dumb 'Waiter'new
Alex van Warmerdam serves up boredom.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
01-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex van Warmerdam, waiter
Mitchell Lichtenstein is Half-Cockednew
Teeth takes a horror premise (chick with a toothed vagina that chomps off male members) and plays it just as much for satire as it does for genre thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
'Cloverfield': Cheap Thrillsnew
Upholding an old truth about horror films: the lower the budget, the better the scare.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
How to Avoid Bad Movies
There are some clues you can look for to help limit your exposure to crappy films. While this condensed list won't insure that you never spend another two hours in a darkened cinema bored to tears, it does represent some shortcuts that I use as a critic in deciding which movies to avoid.
