AltWeeklies Wire
Wild 'Youth'new
Coppola's Romanian rhapsody is wacky but somehow absorbing.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
Mr. Smith Goes to Zombietownnew
An old story gets a fresh prince in the latest adaptation of I Am Legend.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Burn on the Bio
Walk Hard takes a hilarious scalpel to the celebrity biopic.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Strop the Music
Sweeney Todd delivers grand spectacle, but the tunes could use some sharpening up.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Crease is the Wordnew
Ken Scott's screenplay was reportedly fact-checked by Richard himself before he died in 2000 and cinematographer Pierre Gill's hockey sequences faithfully depict the game play, equipment, and atmosphere of late-'40s and early-'50s hockey. In that sense, it's more historical film than drama.
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
A Room of One's Ownnew
Tommy Wiseau's cult-hit movie assaults the senses with unintended hilarity.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Room, Tommy Wiseau
Love in the Time of Call Centersnew
Outsourced screened at this year's DC Labor Filmfest under the guise of a globalization parable, yet no inconvenient truths about the exportation of American jobs are revealed in the film, which is actually a sweet-natured, cross-cultural romantic
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Jeffcoat, Outsourced
City Hellnew
I Am Legend, the third film based on Richard Matheson's 1954 science fiction novel, moves as speedily as the infected freaks who terrorize the story's apparent last man standing.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Bringing Up Maybenew
Juno's buzz will likely become tiring in the coming months, but there's no denying that the film itself is remarkably fresh.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Fresh Prince vs. Vampire Zombiesnew
I Am Legend is at its best when it's most poetic or frightening: An unabashed horror flick.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Lasting Impactnew
The powerful ending of Atonement will really hit you on the way home from the film.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
Animal Nonmagnetismnew
The Golden Compass proves that blasphemy can be extremely boring.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
'I'm Not There' Proves Itself Far Too Wellnew
Before you pay good money to see the new movie about Bob Dylan, be warned the title is literal.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Plotline Flatlinenew
Awake slips into a coma on its way to being a decent thriller.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Awake, Joby Harold
Woody Harrelson Prowls D.C. in 'The Walker'new
Harrelson's molassesy drawl and polished surface make this a most ingenious performance. One is willing to stick with him, drifting through the carelessly written plot and ignoring the occasional clinking line.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Schrader, The Walker
