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  • New on Nerve, 12.21.2007: Film & DVD Reviews


    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: “As with every other film Burton's made in the past fifteen years — with the exception of the meek but solid Big FishSweeney starts off strong but outstays its welcome by half an hour.”

    Charlie Wilson’s War:“Maybe if we lived in a vacuum, and Charlie Wilson's War took place on a distant planet, we could all sit back and enjoy the fun. But in a world of very real moral urgency, a film like this, no matter how entertaining, will catch in your throat.”

    Flakes: “If you want a cute, snarky picture book put onscreen, you've got it here. If you wanted something deeper — even some representation of multifaceted life or complex love — you just end up with a soggy mess.”

    Senator Obama Goes to Africa (DVD): “Senator Obama Goes to Africa is more political propaganda than international-awareness builder ("As seen on Oprah!" cheers the DVD case), but that doesn't mean it's not a good film.”

     


  • Playing Catch-Up: Film Reviews and a Q&A with Lili Taylor

    Welcome back! The Nerve offices were closed Thursday and Friday however we often publish on days we’re not in the office so there’s lots to catch up on from Friday. We’ll start with film.

    Fridays we publish film and DVD reviews as well as interviews. This week we had reviews of…

    I’m Not There: “When I'm Not There is good, it's very, very good, and when it's bad, it's merely annoying.”

    Hitman: “Hitman is an insult to violent trash.”

    The Mist: "The Mist is a large-scale Twilight Zone episode. And despite some glaring missteps, it's a decent one."

    August Rush: "Even if you're not the musical type, you might suspend your disbelief long enough to be stirred."

    Feed (DVD): “Feed plays like a nostalgic political blooper reel — but not a particularly tight one.”

    We also had an interview with Lili Taylor.

    I think I get the same feeling of meaning from psychology that I get from acting. Sometimes reading a good book about psychology, about the human condition, I feel filled up with a sense of meaning. And that's what acting can do, too, to me.”

    Want more? Visit the Film Lounge for all our movie coverage.

     

     



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