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We Are Not a Muse'd
It no longer matters whether Allen's inspiration is Russian literature or Catskills burlesque; his real subject is the slow death of a wisecracking ladies' man.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scoop, Woody Allen
Menage a Blah
Director Betty Thomas has never learned that even comedy requires a certain measure of logic.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Betty Thomas, John Tucker Must Die
Dating Trips
This movie is like a half-dozen episodes of a predictable teen sitcom condensed into a 90-minute movie.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
07-28-2006 |
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Small-Screen Previews
We preview six TV shows, four DVDs, and one net video, for short attention spans.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
07-28-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Taxing Authoritynew
Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes -- and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-27-2006 |
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No Picnicnew
Childhood's fascination with all things small and squirmy makes this story of a boy who becomes an ant a pleasant, if undernourished, tale.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
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Tags: John A. Davis, The Ant Bully
Fantastic?new
A cast of losers discusses the fate of a fish-girl out of water -- said discourse entails reciting ludicrous fairy-tale names in voices better suited to MAD TV's Mrs. Swan.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
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Women on the Edge of Revoltnew
This Israeli film presents the region's conflict in terms of the world's most annoying, dysfunctional-family road trip, which renders the proceedings almost as exhausting as the real thing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Amos Gitai, Free Zone
Homeroom Princesses Seek Revengenew
If Mean Girls was the high-school movie for college students, then Tucker is the high-school movie for middle schoolers.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Betty Thomas, John Tucker Must Die
Hard-Edged Violencenew
Michael Mann reprises characters Crockett and Tubbs, this time with them posing as dope couriers to bring down a megacartel.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Miami Vice, Michael Mann
Dressing Downnew
Perhaps vice isn't what it used to be, or maybe Crockett and Tubbs don't belong in this new time slot, but Michael Mann's movie turns out to be dreary and monochromatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Miami Vice, Michael Mann
Anger Managementnew
This high-concept farce crashes down pretty low: Think Fatal Attraction meets X-Men and you basically have the gist.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
07-27-2006 |
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Flighty Aphroditenew
Is it Woody Allen's taste in women that’s his undoing, or merely the untenable positions he puts them in?
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scoop, Woody Allen
Yesterday's Newsnew
Woody Allen’s second British film with Scarlett Johansson finds the director falling back into the rut he carved for himself with every forgettable comedy since the underrated Deconstructing Harry.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scoop, Woody Allen
Fun, Fun Fun ’Til GM Took the EV Awaynew
This multifaceted documentary about the history of GM's electric car seeks the culprit responsible for its demise and finds plenty of blame to go around.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-27-2006 |
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