AltWeeklies Wire
Grudge Matchnew
Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, The Grudge 2
The War at Homenew
WWE wrestling champion John Cena makes his film debut in this action film.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Bonito, The Marine
Purim Pageantrynew
Despite a title that makes it sound like a tell-all about a one-night-stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2006 |
Reviews
Roky Roadnew
Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.
Austin Chronicle |
Audra Schroeder |
10-20-2006 |
Reviews
Let Them Eat Popnew
A famous rich girl gives her take on another infamous rich girl of yesteryear.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola
Political Crisisnew
Robin Williams and Barry Levinson need to stop working together on movies.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Barry Levinson, Man of the Year
Outside of the Groovenew
Haitian politics and turmoil play a smart role in this story of older women and younger prostitution.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Heading South, Laurent Cantet
Can Amy Berg Deliver Us From Evil?
Berg's riveting, persuasive, and brave documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady is more frightening than any horror movie you have ever seen.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
10-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amy Berg, Deliver Us From Evil
Eastwood Falls Into Old Glory Holenew
Oh god, please make the nostalgia stop.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
10-18-2006 |
Reviews
What Is Crispin?new
Crispin Glover's film What Is It? begs a genius question.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
K. Tighe |
10-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crispin Glover, What Is It?
International Incident
The true beauty of what Sacha Baron Cohen does, regardless of the character he plays, lies in his ability to strip away the veneer and get to the real.
Folio Weekly |
John E. Citrone |
10-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Borat, Larry Charles
High Yieldnew
Though The Nine doesn't boast the genre-twisting sci-fi-ish elements of Lost, it has quite a bit more in common with that hit series than you'd think.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-17-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Love Among the Ruinsnew
Post-9/11 New Yorkers screw their way to self-healing in Shortbus.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
10-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Deconstructing Heroism
Clint Eastwood distills a wartime story of epic proportions and personal truths from Iwo Jima, the worst single engagement of WWII.
Channel Serfnew
A week of subsistence in TV's vast wasteland proves that whatever they're paying Julian McMahon, it's not enough.
Washington City Paper |
Mario Correa |
10-13-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
