Postal
2007, R, 109 min.
Directed by Uwe Boll, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, J.K. Simmons, Verne Troyer, Larry Thomas.
Not reviewed at press time. It’s hard not to knee-jerk sigh, or snicker, at the thought of another video game adaptation from Uwe Boll, the famously outré German purveyor of some of the most loathed movie product of the past decade, like BloodRayne and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. But the early buzz is the best Boll’s ever gotten, and Postal, a political satire cloaked in an action movie, won fans at last year’s Fantastic Fest.
This article appears in May 23 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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