AltWeeklies Wire
No Great Shakesnew
The Snicket movie gets the books' look right, if not the fear.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
12-15-2004 |
Reviews
An Empire of Twonew
Zhang Yimou takes the politics out of his new historical romance. But the movie also feels like opera with the music taken out.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-15-2004 |
Reviews
Wykyd Specter
Six years after cancellation, Mr. Show With Bob & David is the star of 2004.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
12-13-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Smells Like Clean Spiritnew
The 85-minute documentary on the spirtual gathering Kumbh Mela espouses enlightenment, but it's sketchy on how to get there.
East Bay Express |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-13-2004 |
Reviews
Faker's Dozennew
Unlike its predecessor, a remake that clung to a hoary heist formula, the sequel contains ample pleasures, most of which amuse as the result of surprises both great and small.
Cleveland Scene |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-13-2004 |
Reviews
Painful Entanglementsnew
Closer alarmingly shows how relationships can turn into disasters.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Closer
Nothing out of the Ordinarynew
Enjoyable but forgettable, Nicotina is like a Mexican version of Pulp Fiction.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Hugo Rodriguez, Nicotina
Making Wavesnew
Soderbergh sails on the mainstream appeal of his campy sequel to Ocean's Eleven.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Mail Order Bride … and Her Mother Toonew
A Mexican and Canadian production, A Silent Love puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Hidalgo, A Silent Love
Sixty Years Later and It's Still Inscrutablenew
Von Trotta tries to put a human face on one of the few public, and moreover, successful citizen protests against the the Nazi regime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
When Self-Esteem Turns Toward the Dark Sidenew
Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than Overnight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
A Hepcat's Paradisenew
Like Soderbergh’s Ocean's Eleven and 1960’s Rat-Packing original, Ocean's Twelve is an elaborate and delightful excuse to get the screen’s biggest and most gorgeous stars in the same film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Twelve
Indians, Fairies and Pirates in Victorian Londonnew
Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Exsanguinators and Other Evildoersnew
Originality is in as short supply as shirt buttons as Wesley Snipes' high-tech vampire slayer meets up with what appears to be a steroidal Eurotrash pimp playing Dracula.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Blade: Trinity, David S. Goyer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is Gaynew
The animated puppet special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, and you're a damn liar if you tell me you haven't spent at least 20 of those years secretly acknowledging that Rudy was a little light in the hooves.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
12-09-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
