Film Reviews
Winter’s Bone – first reviews (updated)
Winter’s Bone was screened at Sundance yesterday and the first reviews are pretty positive. Some snippets below.
A teenage girl’s resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable physical and emotional obstacles just barely wards off the icy chill that cuts through “Winter’s Bone,” director Debra Granik’s bleak and exemplary sophomore feature. Following its brave heroine (an [...]
Burning Bright – another review
Dread Central has posted a short review of Burning Bright, from the AFM screening last week.
BURNING BRIGHT
A surly stepfather (Garret Dillahunt) has had enough of his stepdaughter and autistic stepson so he does what anyone would do: Set loose a ravenous circus tiger in their home. Trapped inside during a terrible hurricane, the two step [...]
Burning Bright – first review
The first review of Burning Bright, now Ravenous, just showed up on Bloody-Disgusting.com. Here is a snippet (plot spoilers follow):
The movie opens with a hilarious exchange between Howie (Meatloaf) and Johnny Gavineau (Garret Dillahunt, who you might remember from THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT), where Johnny is looking to purchase a retired tiger from [...]
The Road – premiere, reviews, clips
The Road was screened for the press yesterday and premiered today in Venice, so the first reviews are in. But you probably want to see this first:
For more clips from the film, go to TrailerAddict.com.
John Hillcoat, Joe Penhall, Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee were at the premiere. For some pics, visit Zimbio.
The Road has also [...]
The Road reviewed by Showbiz411
Roger Friedman at Showbiz411 has posted his review of The Road. Here are a few quotes:
Hillcoat has done justice to McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winner. “The Road” is elegiac and moving, artful and yet suspenseful. No, it’s not a raucous good time. It can be thoughtful and grim. But here’s the interesting thing: Viggo Mortensen’s performance [...]
The Road – first review, official release date, trailer rumours
Esquire’s Tom Chiarella has a lengthy piece about The Road up (“The Road Is the Most Important Movie of the Year“) which is also the first official review of the film in a major publication. Here are some snippets:
The Road is no tease. It is a brilliantly directed adaptation of a beloved novel, a delicate [...]
Water Pills review
Scott Knopf at FilmThreat.com posted a review of Water Pillls last week. Here is a snippet:
“Water Pills” is a strong film with a solid beginning, middle, and end. All of the major performances are note-worthy, especially the one from the film’s youngest star. While sharing the weight of the film with some talented co-stars, Anthony [...]
The Road – first review
The Road was screened in NYC the other day. AICN has the first shamelessly gushing review.
John Hillcoat has taken this dark and brooding story and turned it into something so cinematic yet still maintaining an absolutely faithful adaptation. I had read in an interview with him a while back where he said he was planning [...]
