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Jibber Jobbernew
Employee shines when Simpson's offscreen.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
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Texas, Messed Withnew
There's little to differentiate Sheldon Turner's "script" from a colorless, ho-hum slasher.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Pulling Up Shortnew
The movie is amiable enough, but what makes Shortbus actively irksome is the suggestion that its genuine erections and unsimulated ejaculations constitute some sort of revolution.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Chinese Takeawaynew
Martin Scorsese is a great filmmaker who rarely makes great films and The Departed is another not-great one, but it is a raucous, bloody romp with more juice than any Scorsese movie since 1990's Goodfellas.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
The Boy Is Back in Townnew
Director Montiel's personal investment and the blessing of a talented cast make the story gut-wrenching.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
New York Storiesnew
McGrath’s version of In Cold Blood’s birth is affecting despite its tendency toward frivolity.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
TV Party
The SLC Weekly critic rounds up fall fare.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
10-13-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Damaged Soulsnew
Questionable relationships are at the heart of Infamous and Deliver Us from Evil.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Anger Managementnew
Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger speaks out on phones, artistic theft and Scientology.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
10-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
To Thine Own Self Be Trunew
The cautionary Capote tale deserve multiple stagings -- especially if they're this good.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
The Killer Withinnew
It's another Truman Capote picture about how the author wrote In Cold Blood -- and it stands solidly on its own merits.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Housekeepingnew
Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Keeping Mum, Niall Johnson
Summer of Lust, Super-Gay Versionnew
At its heart, Another Gay Movie tells a simple story of growing up, getting laid and maybe even finding love.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Gay Movie, Todd Stephens
Despotly Seeking Idinew
Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Bucking the Systemnew
Kirby Dick takes the old, familiar complaint about the MPAA's inconsistencies and makes a compelling argument for revisiting the decades-old system.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
10-12-2006 |
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