AltWeeklies Wire
'The Darjeeling Limited': The Disorienting Expressnew
This is probably the most striking, and perhaps the most memorable, of Wes Anderson's five films. This doesn't mean that it's the best, or even that it's good.
Narrative Gets Lynched in 'Slipstream'new
Perhaps one could find a prose equivalent in Joyce or Beckett, but basically this is "all cinema, all the time."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Anthony Hopkins, Slipstream
Incredible Journeynew
Sean Penn and Emile Hirsch create a masterpiece with Into the Wild.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
Brothers and Culturesnew
Wes Anderson adds a human touch to his usual arresting visuals in the impressive Darjeeling Limited.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Father Knows Worstnew
Hollywood sacrifices another youngster at the late-night gas-station altar.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Reservation Road, Terry George
'Gone Baby Gone': A Fleck of Promisenew
Though no modern classic, Gone Baby Gone is a solid, interesting and affecting film that is well worth watching. It's also one of those films that truly challenges audiences to confront big, unexpected questions and leaves them soul searching and squabbling into the night.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
'Milarepa': Sorcerer's Apprenticenew
Tibetan film sheds new light on mysterious land.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
'Bella': Sentimental Journeynew
Quaint drama serves up a day in the life of two New Yorkers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Bella
'Reservation Road': Mourning in Americanew
Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly grip their grief.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Reservation Road, Terry George
'Deep Water' is About More than Sailing Around the Worldnew
Deeply researched and compellingly presented, Deep Water is as much about one man's misadventures on the ocean as it is about loneliness, desperation and the danger of dreams.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Reservation Road' Cries a River of Tearsnew
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Connolly teach that weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Reservation Road, Terry George
Veteran New York Director Sidney Lumet Tells it Like it Isnew
Walking a fine line between vintage showbiz insights and contemporary industry know-how, Lumet discusses his latest project, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
BBC America's 'Torchwood' Keeps Sci-Fi Sexynew
In case you haven't heard, Bionic Woman bites -- meanwhile, out in the unfashionable backwaters of cable, another new fantasy series is showing NBC how it should've been done.
New York Press |
Tray Butler |
10-25-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Things We Lost In The Fire': Beauty and the Beastnew
Benicio del Toro outshines Halle Berry in a flawed family film.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Simon Pegg Falls into the Wrong Material in 'Fat Boy'new
In Run, Fat Boy, Run, playing an out-of-shape security guard who runs a marathon to prove his worthiness to an ex-girlfriend, the great actor just seems pathetic.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Schwimmer, Run, Fat Boy, Run
