AltWeeklies Wire
Lord of This Castlenew
The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other flims.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Cross the T for Twisty Tanglenew
In his English-language debut, Gael García Bernal plays one of the sides of a twisted love triangle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dot the I, Matthew Parkhill
Suspicious Mindsnew
Even though grande dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench share the screen in this drama, their immense talents are mostly wasted.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Dance, Ladies in Lavender
'Til Death Do Us Partnew
Pitt and Jolie, reduced to being used as set dressing in their own star vehicle, nevertheless pack a lot of bang for the buck.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Batman Begins Examines the Man Behind the Masknew
Batman Begins breaks from tradition by compellingly tracing the motives that lead a brooding billionaire to pick fights dressed as an airborne rodent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
The Wrong Duff
The Perfect Man is perfectly frabricated pap.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Once More, From the Beginning...
Batman Begins sails over the exceptionally low bar of not sucking as bad as Batman and Robin.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
A Bloody Messnew
While the word of mouth attached to High Tension suggested that it might inject new energy into the exhausted "slasher" genre, Aja has created a formulaic horror story with one of the most laughable twist endings in history.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, High Tension
Back in Blacknew
Stellar Batman Begins revives a fallen film franchise.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
06-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
The Undraped Crusadernew
This new Batman gains psychological depth, even if he loses a bit of his old static grandeur.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
06-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
Knox Knocks Premarital Popsnew
Co-directors Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt lay bare the emotions and logic driving the national sex education fight for PBS's award-winning POV documentary series.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-15-2005 |
Movies
Seeking a Palestinian Pseudo-Dadnew
Even as history threatens to engulf everyone involved in the story, building up walls of alienation and fear, the film drives home a portrait of sweetness and estrangement.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
06-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Road Home, Danae Elon
Caped Crusader Returns as American Psychonew
Acclimated to the CGI environment, we now want more than just great special effects, we want to see the inner life and struggle of the person beneath the cape and mask, flaws and all. And you can't get more flawed than Christian Bale.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
06-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
Blaze Up
FX’s Rescue Me returns as the hottest show on TV.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
06-10-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
Movie Drowns in Its Own Stream of Consciousnessnew
Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids' fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense -- 3-D.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
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