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This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrolnew
As one night with the Texas Minutemen proves, the sinister legions of "The Drug Cartel" have little to fear from this latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us...
Austin Chronicle |
Diana Welch |
10-27-2005 |
Immigration
Behind the Legendnew
Believe the hype: Jamie Foxx is an amazing Ray Charles in Ray.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-04-2004 |
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Tags: Ray, Taylor Hackford
Foxx Elevates Middling Biopicnew
Jamie Foxx, as Ray Charles, brings to this movie what the director occasionally would prefer to leave behind -- the anger and the callousness, the cunning behind the charm. If only the movie contained half as much life as Foxx, it would be something truly remarkable.
Riverfront Times |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-02-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray, Taylor Hackford
Bio Hazardsnew
Ray Charles, we can't stop loving you, even though this formulaic biopic lacks your original style.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-28-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray, Taylor Hackford
Ray shines light on R&B legendnew
Ray proves bracingly earthy and candid, with none of the soft edges of an "authorized" biography. The film presents the groundbreaking R&B singer in flesh and blood, not gold and platinum, and argues that Charles' steely determination fed both his musical achievements and personality flaws.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-28-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray, Taylor Hackford
I, Movienew
Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation -- known as the $218.32 movie at the last Sundance -- is a manic peak in the year of the documentary. It's the sometimes visionary story of a gay boy who was shuttled through foster homes before being returned to the home of the grandparents who institutionalized his mother.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arthur the Barbariannew
In this cinematic retelling Arthur and his men are trained to be the warrior SWAT team for the Roman Empire.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-08-2004 |
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