Fracture
This legal thriller pits two brilliant actors against each other in a sustained battle of wills that has enough sizzle to keep us rapt even when the storyline sags.
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Marjorie Baumgarten, April 20, 2007
First Snow
A moody thriller that tries to thumb its nose at fatalism, First Snow features another great performance from Guy Pearce.
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 20, 2007
Mafioso
This genius Italian comedy from 1962 has been plucked from obscurity and given a sparkling new cleanup job.
Marc Savlov, April 20, 2007
Hot Fuzz
Simultaneously smart and silly, Hot Fuzz demonstrates that it's not necessary to be a buffoon in order to lampoon.
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 20, 2007
Avenue Montaigne
A young Frenchwoman moves to Paris from with nothing but the knapsack on her back and the innocent gleam in her eye.
Josh Rosenblatt, April 20, 2007
Redline
Redline dives headfirst into onanistic autoeroticism, but this exotic-car movie feels ill-lubed and mechanical all the way.
Marc Savlov, April 20, 2007
Slow Burn
Slow Burn – starring Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, and Mekhi Phifer – becomes one of those movies that’s so bad, it’s almost entertaining. Almost.
Toddy Burton, April 20, 2007
In the Land of Women
Adam Brody stars in this movie, which also features Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, as a young man creeping toward adulthood.
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 20, 2007
Overlord
Overlord
Josh Rosenblatt, April 19, 2007
Are We Done Yet?
Who could have foreseen that Ice Cube's path Straight Outta Compton would lead to family-friendly movies about the complications of life in the suburbs?
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 13, 2007
Disturbia
Up-and-comer Shia LaBeouf is a young actor to watch, but he’s had better opportunities than this teen thriller to show what he’s capable of.
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 13, 2007
Glastonbury
The sense of total immersion in England's Glastonbury Festival is breathlessly complete in Julien Temple's everywhere-at-once music documentary.
Marc Savlov, April 13, 2007
Firehouse Dog
A Hollywood pooch gets lost during a stunt and ends up a stray outside a downtown firehouse captained by a single dad with a stubborn school-skipping son.
Marrit Ingman, April 13, 2007
Twin Peaks: The Second Season
Twin Peaks: The Second Season, Dog Day Afternoon HD, and Old Joy
Jess Sauer, April 13, 2007
Air Guitar Nation
What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.
Toddy Burton, April 13, 2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Absurdist non sequiturs and deadpan pauses emanate from an animated milkshake, a box of french fries, and a ball of ground beef.
Josh Rosenblatt, April 13, 2007
Puccini for Beginners
A lesbian on the rebound falls for both a guy and a gal in this rom-com with roots in old Hollywood screwball comedies.
Marc Savlov, April 6, 2007
The Reaping
Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic backwoods juju thriller.
Marrit Ingman, April 6, 2007
Meet the Robinsons
While Disney’s latest animated feature might not be a sign of the apocalypse, it’s at least a sign that Disney needs to find some decent writers.
Toddy Burton, April 6, 2007
The Mirror of Soul: The Forough Farrokhzad Trilogy and Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away
Shawn Badgley, April 6, 2007
The Hoax
Playing the con artist Clifford Irving, who notoriously forged the autobiography of Howard Hughes, Richard Gere has one of the best roles of his career.
Josh Rosenblatt, April 6, 2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse, which was filmed in Austin, raises the bar for movie showmanship and the theatregoing experience.
Marjorie Baumgarten, April 6, 2007
Blades of Glory
This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.
Marjorie Baumgarten, March 30, 2007
The Hills Have Eyes II
This sequel to last year’s remake is as witless and simpleminded as the irradiated humanoids that serve as the franchise’s bad guys.
Marjorie Baumgarten, March 30, 2007
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.
Marrit Ingman, March 30, 2007
'Baseball Films From the Silent Era' and 'Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show'
The old, weird America and the old, weird comedian
Shawn Badgley, March 30, 2007
The Lookout
The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.
Josh Rosenblatt, March 30, 2007
The Namesake
Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.
Toddy Burton, March 30, 2007
The Trailer Park Boys: Seasons 1 & 2
Alliance Atlantis released the show's collected episodes season by season last year without frills or fanfare, but even without extras, they're worth discovering
Marrit Ingman, March 23, 2007
Color Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
This story about a con man who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick is a playground for star John Malkovich.
