AltWeeklies Wire
Blowing Smokenew
The new film based on Christopher Buckley's decade-old novel of the same name is a cynically cancerous comedy.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
04-14-2006 |
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Tar Nationnew
Being a smoker is a lot like being a tobacco-industry lobbyist -- we both lie, and we both rationalize.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
04-06-2006 |
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Spin Cinemanew
Aaron Eckhart shines in a decent movie that could have been better.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-05-2006 |
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Failure to Ignitenew
This snarkily playful little comedy gets so wrapped up in its own barbed witticisms that it fails to land even the lightest sucker-punches on the institutions it aims to skewer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Smoke in Your Eyesnew
The tobacco lobby takes a hit in Smoking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-30-2006 |
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The Smoking Gunnew
Jason Reitman is amazed that his debut feature satirizing the excesses of the tobacco industry has launched his career into the stratosphere.
NOW Magazine |
Lori Fireman |
03-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Huffing About Puffing

It's all in fun, but obviously there's a message here: You can't trust anything or anybody, because even the worst of situations can be spun to look golden.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-17-2006 |
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