AltWeeklies Wire
Gutsy, Smart, & Entertainingnew
Eastwood turns traitor and makes a terrific film.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-10-2007 |
Reviews
Thinking Inside the Boxnew
In Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro makes genre work for him -- in Children of Men, Alfonso Cuaron lets it get in his way.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-08-2007 |
Reviews
Scents and Sensibilitynew
Ben Whishaw discusses playing one fascinating, nosy killer in Perfume.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
01-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
CBC's Corner Mosquenew
Little Mosque On The Prairie, though fun, isn't exactly cutting-edge.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
01-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Hometown Heroesnew
If you're looking for heartland truths, Smallville's soap-opera fantasy beats the "reality" of Friday Night Lights.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
01-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Clubfooted Indoctrination
"Stepping” gets trotted out as one more dance craze.
Tags: Stomp The Yard, Sylvain White
Relishing the Horrors of Childhood
Pan's Labyrinth is a surreal and dark fairytale about resistance and sacrifice from the point of view of a resourceful young child.
Zeal Island
In Letters from Iwo Jima, the real battle is over ideology.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Onward Christian Horrornew
A Christian psychological horror thriller, Thr3e nevertheless adopts the extreme-horror tactics currently in vogue in movies such as the Saw continuum.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robby Henson, Thr3e
The New Worldnew
This small gem of a film is about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ramin Bahrani, Man Push Cart
Suburban Gloomnew
A modern Emma Bovary and her should-have-been Mr. Right discover that while their suburban American lives may yet have a second act, it could well end up as a tragedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Little Children, Todd Field
Familiar Lesson Plannew
Although based on a true story, this is another movie in which the cute white lady goes into an irascible high school and makes everybody love learnin'.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Fertile Film Hatches Stillborn Ideasnew
Children of Men brims with cinematic gusto, but the plot raises more questions than it answers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
Writing In a War Zonenew
LaGravenese talks about this inspirational story that's more than just fighting words.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
01-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Romancing Iraqnew
Benigni attempts to bring his bumbling charm to a war zone.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
