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How the West Was Wan
The New World accepts more of the Pocahontas legend than might be expected, responding not with a countermyth but with lyricism and ambiguity.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-20-2006 |
Reviews
Don't Touch the Monkeynew
Love Monkey is yet another uncool sitcom trying to be hip.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-20-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
It's A Man's Wordnew
Director Eran Riklis shares his insightful thoughts and feelings in regard to the making of his new film, The Syrian Bride.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Colin Chases Seriously Underage Tailnew
Despite Colin Farrell's vapid, wooden performance, The New World is suprisingly watchable and features amazingly graphic battle scenes and vivid storytelling.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Who Wants to Marry a Militant?new
The Syrian Bride follows the plight of a family living in the tenuous border territory separating Israel and Syria and weaves an atypical wedding story.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
The Old, New Worldnew
Producer Sarah Green shares some inside details about Terrence Malick's new film.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Boy Meets Girl, Againnew
Instead of a great story about the conflicted origins of the American nation, Terrence Malick interrupts his transcendental observations for a dopey love story between John Smith and Pocahontas.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Going to the Wellnew
Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point
Coming Up Emptynew
Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Perplexing But Not Terrifyingnew
Although long on style and concept, this film lacks the primal urgency of Shimizu’s 2003 J-horror blockbuster Ju-on.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Marebito
On the Hooknew
This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Darwin's Nightmare, Hubert Sauper
Brothers Need Another Shotnew
For their first cartoon feature, the Edwards brothers seem too cool to stoop to crafting likable or interesting characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Woody Allen's Best Drama to Datenew
By swapping his trademark New York locales for London and ridding the film of neurotic wisecrackers, the director breaks his recent streak of pointless comedies and constipated dramas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point
Bombing in the Muslim Worldnew
The film leaves us knowing no more about Muslims at the end than we did going in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Our Man in New Delhinew
Albert Brooks neither bombs nor kills in his latest film.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
