AltWeeklies Wire
Nuts and Bats
Christopher Nolan digs into a superhero’s psyche in the dark, risky Batman Begins.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-08-2005 |
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Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
The Marriage Reloadednew
Holster your weapons, please. Firepower overwhelms star power in this off-target comedy.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
06-08-2005 |
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Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Gory, Gory Hallelujahnew
French film director Alexandre Aja eschews psychological mindgames of the horror genre and returns to straight-out slasher gore in a badly dubbed bloodfest.
Dig Boston |
Shaula Clark |
06-08-2005 |
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Tags: Alexandre Aja, High Tension
No Shrinking Domestic Violetsnew
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a manipulative and slightly preposterous, yet disarmingly charming and clever action thriller. Oh yeah, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are pretty hot too.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
06-08-2005 |
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Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Bad Educationnew
Kids are learning some serious riffs at Paul Green's rock school in Philadelphia. Don Argott's documentary examines the price they pay for it.
One for the Girlsnew
Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
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All the Right Movesnew
What could be more adorable than 10-year-olds in a ballroom dance competition? With great music, cute kids, and a triumphant climax, this documentary on the annual competition is wildly enjoyable.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
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Chinese Boxnew
This movie from a familiar genre, the intergenerational immigrant drama, here with a gay subspecialty, has plenty of conflict but little excitement.
East Bay Express |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
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Skate Borednew
Adding only melodrama and pretty young boys, this fictional version of a documentary about the birth of skateboarding in 1970s California is no improvement on the original.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-06-2005 |
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Apocalypse Nownew
Up until four years ago, Chris Metzler was only vaguely familiar with the Salton Sea. But the area's sordid rep intrigued Metzler, a Missouri-bred filmmaker who, at that time, earned his keep editing "awful American B-movies" and music videos in Los Angeles.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Some Aspects Give Film Unsportsmanlike Conductnew
The authority-defying premise and violent punchlines still click, but the gay-bashing humor gives The Longest Yard penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-02-2005 |
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Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Cinderella Man's Fight Scenes K.O. Clichesnew
The boxing biopic Cinderella Man offers a sweat-dripping, rib-cracking, tooth-loosening version of the famous fairy tale. Instead of a humble beauty meeting a noble prince with a glass slipper, Cinderella Man shows a humble bruiser who finds his destiny through an ignoble prizefighter with a glass jaw.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-02-2005 |
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Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Lords of Dogtown Skates Along the Edgenew
Digging deeper into the personalities behind this fierce cadre of pioneer skateboarders would have made sense, but Lords of Dogtown is unnecessarily beholden to the skating milestones unearthed in Stacy Peralta's documentary.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-02-2005 |
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Bullshitting the Lie Detectornew
What does it take to get on reality TV? David Crosby’s drug record, some Photoshop skills, and a healthy imagination, apparently.
Good Tailoring Mattersnew
For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-02-2005 |
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