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'Notorious': Drugs-to-Bitchesnew
The Notorious B.I.G. biopic creates a mythical world of glamour and sex to further pop product.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Biopic 'Notorious' Has Biggie-Sized Moral Lessonsnew
It's not acting that makes Notorious a miss. It's that the plot lines are convoluted, the genre's cliches are in full effect (from audio flashbacks to magazine-cover montages), and the whole thing screams both "Too soon!" and "Too innocent!"
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
01-14-2009 |
Reviews
'War Child' is Too Self-Congratulatory to Truly Engagenew
C. Karim Chrobog's debut feature documentary follows Emmanuel Jal, now based in London, as he travels to the United States to lecture and perform -- mostly for young international audiences with more liberal guilt than rhythm -- and later returns to Sudan for the first time in 18 years.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-04-2008 |
Reviews
'The Wackness' and 'Gunnin' for That #1 Spot' Achieve Emotional Resonancenew
Neither is a special effects extravaganza, but they stir emotion by emphasizing the human scale of what movies can show.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
'Nerdcore Rising' Has Set the Geekiest Corners of the Internet Abuzznew
Director Negin Farsad talks about why she decided to make a documentary about the hip-hop sub-genre.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Boys in the Southern Hoodnew
The well-meaning but confused and sloppy “ATL” focuses on a clutch of Atlanta high-schoolers who alternately struggle to imagine some way out of the hood or succumb to its darker temptations.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
04-13-2006 |
Reviews
Bum Rapnew
Rare is the movie that so perfectly critiques itself; 50 Cent sounds articulate in his raps, but as a lead actor, he talks like his mouth is filled with food.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-14-2005 |
Reviews
Mellow, Chilled-Out Fellownew
Devin the Dude sounds something like Snoop Dogg with better skills and without the L.A. gang aura.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
