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Movie Review | 'Paradise': Episodes That Offer Questions, Not AnswersMichael Almereyda's "Paradise" is essentially a series of home movies, but home movies of a very high order.
New York Times Thursday, September 24, 2009Revenge Is SweetQuentin Tarantino?s WWII wet dream of vengeance, Inglourious Basterds, was worth the wait.
NY Mag Thursday, September 24, 2009I Hope They Serve Beer in HellIts hard to know whats worse about II Hope They Serve Beer In HellI-- the clumsy, barely coherent filmmaking from director Bob Gosse, the selfish and soulless trio of main characters at its center, or the fact that the whole thing somehow reflects the real life and philosophy of one Tucker Max
Cinema Blend Thursday, September 24, 2009'Crude': Lawyers at work, babies with rashesCrude RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Documentary. Directed by Joe Berlinger. (Not rated. 105 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley.) The $27 billion class action documented in "Crude" was filed in November 1993 and is still...
SF Gate Thursday, September 24, 2009'Beer in Hell': The hangover's just beginningI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Comedy, Starring Matt Czuchry. Written by Tucker Max and Nils Parker and based on the book by Tucker Max. Directed by Bob Gosse. Rated R. 105 minutes. "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is the perfect...
SF Gate Thursday, September 24, 2009'Paris': Missed opportunities in city of loveParis RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Drama. Starring Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, François Cluzet, Karin Viard and Melanie Laurent. Directed by Cédric Klapisch. (Unrated. 130 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) In cities, sometime at night, sometimes...
SF Gate Thursday, September 24, 2009Capitalism: A Love StoryStarring: Review: The Pirates of the Caribbean have nothing on the buccaneers of Wall Street, and the banks and insurance companies that merrily loot America with the help of our elected officials. You know this. I know this. So how come Michael Moore has to make a movie about it? Because we're doing fuck-all to change things. The explosive Capitalism: A Love Story is Moore's call to arms against the robber barons who shamelessly empty our pockets while we do nothing about it. Why? Because we want to get in the pants of the upper one percent and rub up against expensive stuff just like they do. Some love story! Watch Peter Travers' video review of Capitalism: A Love Story Moore sees our abusive relationship with capitalism as a growing plague. His movie, a genuine and... Rating: 3.5 Stars
Rolling Stone Thursday, September 24, 2009Hollywood on the TiberFilm Reviews: Italo documentary plays more like a DVD special feature than a proper documentary.
Variety Thursday, September 24, 2009Lord Save Us From Your FollowersFilm Reviews: First-time documaker Dan Merchant calls for a culture-war ceasefire.
Variety Thursday, September 24, 2009The Blue Tooth VirginFilm Reviews: Simultaneously insightful and idiotic, sustaining a frisky rhythm in both its dialogue and its casually kinetic mise-en-scene.
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