AltWeeklies Wire
'Me Decade' Hedonismnew
Joseph F. Lovett's unimaginatively filmed talkathon fails to find meaning in the sexual cornucopia that was Manhattan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Unplugging the War Machinenew
Why We Fight shows clear merit in these convoluted, double-talking times, but thanks to the polarization of the American public, it's probably damned to preach to the choir.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Racial Tensions Crashnew
In the spirit of social issue films of the 1970s, Freedomland addresses a hot contemporary topic but nearly fumbles it, as if dazzled by celebrity and a desire to oversimplify its story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Freedomland, Joe Roth
Top Gun Complexnew
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag, a Boeing-funded IMAX film, softens us up for more military spending -- but Why We Fight paints a different picture.
NOW Magazine |
Kevin Temple |
02-16-2006 |
Movies
The Distributor Who Wasn't Therenew
Los Angeles filmmaker Brian Flemming would rather do it himself.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Leigh Morris |
02-16-2006 |
Movies
Senior Momentsnew
Firewall and The Pink Panther both star leading men who are arguably too old to be doing what they're doing -- cultural icons whose sell-by date passed a while ago.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Q&Anew
Jarecki's powerful documentary revisits Ike's admonitions.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Pink With Promisenew
The new Panther is mediocre, but far better than other post-Peter Sellers efforts.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Shawn Levy, The Pink Panther
Endearing Formulanew
Except for its Sapphic twist, Imagine Me and You is a by-the-book romantic comedy.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Imagine Me & You, Ol Parker
A Stalk to Remembernew
A family unwillingly has someone to watch over them in this psychological thriller.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Haneke, Caché
Aging Rocker Can Still Get It Upnew
Demme paints a fantastic portrait of a true iconoclast, a man who's been an unclean needle on the beach of pop culture since the late '60s.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Altered Statesnew
The Russian thriller Night Watch and the Southern mock-doc CSA: The Confederate States of America imagine scary dystopias.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Deeper Throatnew
Reygadas presents a Mexican masterpiece of formal intelligence and unstable perspectives -- plus blowjobs.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
02-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Carlos Reygadas, Battle in Heaven
'Not A Documentary'new
Jonathan Demme and Neil Young discuss their collaboration on this new concert film.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Heavy Griftingnew
Nothing spells job satisfaction like a good heist in two new crime shows, Hustle and Thief.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
02-14-2006 |
TV
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