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Creepy Weepienew
This oddly dispassionate film about a young man dying of cancer is the French antidote to those Hollywood weepies in which the heroine courageously faces her own mortality with every hair in place.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: François Ozon, Time to Leave
The Unkindest Cutsnew
Everyone complains about the perceived shortcomings of the MPAA, but nobody did anything -- that is, until activist documentarian Kirby Dick.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-22-2006 |
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Dream Loversnew
Michel Gondry's film is messy, confusing, painful, and ultimately utterly rewarding, thanks in no small measure to the unfettered talents of Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-22-2006 |
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Socially Trangsressive Living Artnew
Strange as it may be to say, Jackass: Number Two is just the kind of vicarious excitement for which the movies were invented.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jackass: Number Two, Jeff Tremaine
Matrimonial Affairsnew
Even if it's not quite an affair to remember all year, this BBC Films mockumentary about three wacky weddings is pleasant and enjoyably diverting.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Confetti, Debbie Isitt
The Emperor Has No Clothesnew
It's astonishing how bad this movie is despite an A-list cast and director.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-22-2006 |
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For Whom the Bong Tollsnew
Chong cuts a hugely sympathetic figure in the story of his legal troubles after Operation Pipe Dreams, an anti-paraphernalia sweep that specifically targeted his bong business.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: a/k/a Tommy Chong, Josh Gilbert
Snooze Alarm
This film is more proof that Gael García Bernal has the worst taste in screenplays of any currently hot actor.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
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Unsafe Harbor
Haven is no masterwork, but Flowers orchestrates local color and intricate melodrama with more flair than many more experienced directors.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank E. Flowers, Haven
Unearthly Mess
The frenetic camerawork is a convenient ploy to keep the audience from finding out that even the filmmakers don't know what the hell is going on.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Gulager, Feast
Something Borrowed, Something Blew
Initially idealist politicians often turn corrupt -- it's probably safe to say that for many people in 2006, that idea is pretty much a given.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-22-2006 |
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A Deliriously Disreputable Misfirenew
The movie is one-third conventional Ellroy adaptation(à la L.A. Confidential), one-third De Palma personal cinema freak-out, and one-third film-noir cliché.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Exorbitant Hyperbolenew
But it's True: Science of Sleep Is Really That Good
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
09-21-2006 |
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Every King a Mannew
Compared with the liberties the early film took with the novel, Zaillian shows an almost painful level of respect for the book, but loses its soul somewhere on the campaign trail.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-21-2006 |
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Bushwhackednew
The POTUS makes a tall target at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-21-2006 |
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