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Totaled Recall
Amnesia is a timeworn cinematic plot device, but Murray took inspiration from more experimental works.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rupert Murray, Unknown White Male
Bombs Away!new
In his disturbing documentary, Jarecki argues that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats stand a fighting chance against the American war machine.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
03-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Disgusting Desertnew
Nuclear mutants provide great scares and extreme gore in The Hills Have Eyes.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, The Hills Have Eyes
The Inhumanity!new
Lars von Trier scolds everyone in this well-made but extremely negative flick.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lars von Trier, Manderlay
The Joy of Sectsnew
Fortunately, HBO's track record of long-term commitments to its programs suggests that Big Love can outgrow its sensational, superficial qualities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-16-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Chronicles of the Vindicatednew
The men in After Innocence are released from prison, often without even an apology and are expected to get on with their lives and forget the decades stolen from them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felecia Feaster |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: After Innocence, Jessica Sanders
Old-World Debaucherynew
Contributing to the drama's disingenuous tone, love finally proves a greater force in The Libertine than the orgies, giant dildos, sexual abduction and whoring that initially give the film its naughty, funky edge.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurence Dunmore, The Libertine
Valuing Vague Virtuesnew
In a post-9/11 world, could any film be as politically provocative as one that makes a hero out of a bomb-throwing terrorist?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
V for Vexingnew
This revolution is better suited for the funny pages.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Arms and the Mannew
Despite their differences of style, Eugene Jarecki and Michael Moore are two of a kind: debaters, not journalists.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Knock Outnew
Wenders and Sam Shepard color-coat the American landscape, creating a film where the real world and art are experienced simultaneously.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Don't Come Knocking, Wim Wenders
Who's Your Daddy, America?new
Big Love and Sons & Daughters present dysfunction in two new models.
L.A. Weekly |
Robert Abele |
03-16-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Terrorism (The Good Kind)new
The new film version of a futuristic graphic novel overcomes obstacles.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Jackbooted Into the Futurenew
This is a futuristic slice of pop-culture agitprop, replete with a costumed antihero, lovingly choreographed action sequences, cunningly ornate dialogue and a rousing score.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Demme and Young: In Concertnew
Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films, in which Neil Young unfolds his latest album Prairie Wind in concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
