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3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat puts BART GOT A ROOM above the norm is a tight and charming screenplay and Hecker's way with mood and place....[With] winning performances from the young leads..."Box Office13.83731

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JazzTimes (12/97, p.135) - "...not your average tribute album....often bringing out shades of meaning bubbling below the well-travelled surfer anthems. The range of approaches alone is impressive..."10.14082

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4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] exuberant actioner....CRANK wouldn't work without Jason Statham. Battered, weary, wiescracking and astoundingly, viciously lethal, he's the working class angel of death cinema..."Total Film "[A]s showily amped and amiably amoral an extreme action pic as the exhaust-end of summer deserves." Entertainment Weekly9.903708

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] exuberant actioner....CRANK wouldn't work without Jason Statham. Battered, weary, wiescracking and astoundingly, viciously lethal, he's the working class angel of death cinema..."Total Film "[A]s showily amped and amiably amoral an extreme action pic as the exhaust-end of summer deserves." Entertainment Weekly9.903708

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] exuberant actioner....CRANK wouldn't work without Jason Statham. Battered, weary, wiescracking and astoundingly, viciously lethal, he's the working class angel of death cinema..."Total Film "[A]s showily amped and amiably amoral an extreme action pic as the exhaust-end of summer deserves." Entertainment Weekly9.903708

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] exuberant actioner....CRANK wouldn't work without Jason Statham. Battered, weary, wiescracking and astoundingly, viciously lethal, he's the working class angel of death cinema..."Total Film "[A]s showily amped and amiably amoral an extreme action pic as the exhaust-end of summer deserves." Entertainment Weekly9.903708

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] exuberant actioner....CRANK wouldn't work without Jason Statham. Battered, weary, wiescracking and astoundingly, viciously lethal, he's the working class angel of death cinema..."Total Film "[A]s showily amped and amiably amoral an extreme action pic as the exhaust-end of summer deserves." Entertainment Weekly9.903708

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"[T]hough the movie bears some of the Farrellys' trademark outrageous humor, it has a sweet demeanor and makes a noble statement."Los Angeles Times "[A] film that does for the mentally challenged what REVENGE OF THE NERDS did for the pocket-protector set, finding a hidden coolness in their ability to be themselves." -- Grade: B Entertainment Weekly "[T]here is a sweet and rather sentimental story arc." Sight and Sound7.382137

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"...John Lee Hancock's heartfelt movie scores a solid hit..."Rolling Stone "...The movie keeps its eye on the ball....[The filmmakers] touch the heart without being sticky..."USA Today "...Smoothly directed....Schwartzman's attractive color lensing is splendid....Quaid's effortlessly compelling and engagingly earnest performance keeps the pic grounded in down-to-earth reality..."Variety "...A sweet, engaging, truth-based celebration of America's favorite pastime....THE ROOKIE will feel like a home run..."Premiere "...[The filmmakers have] given THE ROOKIE a lovely, relaxed feeling that makes us happy to be in this film's company..."Los Angeles Times "...[Quaid] brings an appealing humility to his role..."Sight and Sound "...Unabashedly lyrical and beautifully photographed....Its stately pace and appreciation of the austere grandeur of the Texas landscape and the eerie beauty of night baseball contribute to its aura of modern American folk tale..."New York Times "...This gently played story of an ordinary second chance is actually quite a treat..."Total Film6.413902

"...Unabashedly lyrical and beautifully photographed....Its stately pace and appreciation of the austere grandeur of the Texas landscape and the eerie beauty of night baseball contribute to its aura of modern American folk tale..." New York Times "...The movie keeps its eye on the ball....[The filmmakers] touch the heart without being sticky..." USA Today "...A sweet, engaging, truth-based celebration of America's favorite pastime....THE ROOKIE will feel like a home run..." Premiere "...John Lee Hancock's heartfelt movie scores a solid hit..."Rolling Stone "...[The filmmakers have] given THE ROOKIE a lovely, relaxed feeling that makes us happy to be in this film's company..." Los Angeles Times "...Smoothly directed....Schwartzman's attractive color lensing is splendid....Quaid's effortlessly compelling and engagingly earnest performance keeps the pic grounded in down-to-earth reality..." Variety "...[Quaid] brings an appealing humility to his role..." Sight and Sound "...This gently played story of an ordinary second chance is actually quite a treat..." Total Film6.404758

"...Unabashedly lyrical and beautifully photographed....Its stately pace and appreciation of the austere grandeur of the Texas landscape and the eerie beauty of night baseball contribute to its aura of modern American folk tale..." New York Times "...The movie keeps its eye on the ball....[The filmmakers] touch the heart without being sticky..." USA Today "...A sweet, engaging, truth-based celebration of America's favorite pastime....THE ROOKIE will feel like a home run..." Premiere "...John Lee Hancock's heartfelt movie scores a solid hit..."Rolling Stone "...[The filmmakers have] given THE ROOKIE a lovely, relaxed feeling that makes us happy to be in this film's company..." Los Angeles Times "...Smoothly directed....Schwartzman's attractive color lensing is splendid....Quaid's effortlessly compelling and engagingly earnest performance keeps the pic grounded in down-to-earth reality..." Variety "...[Quaid] brings an appealing humility to his role..." Sight and Sound "...This gently played story of an ordinary second chance is actually quite a treat..." Total Film6.404758

Down Beat (p.54) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sharp arrangements retain the contrapuntal flash, sweet voicings and fiery rhythms of the original era..."JazzTimes (p.68) - "Brian Carpenter's Brooklyn renegades reinvestigates the potency of music from the 1920s..."0.2927455

Entertainment Weekly (1/8/99, pp.64-65) - "...it sounds like the freshest rock album that never existed. The feather-boa anthems (from Lou Reed, Brian Eno and Roxy Music) still conjure the delicate decadence of that era's fashion and mood..." - Rating: A0.2175536

"[An] appealing dramedy...."[It] is actually scruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn byChandler Canterbury as the kid,Kelsey, and the chemistry betweenJason Ritter andJake Sandvig."Movieline "[S]cruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn byChandler Canterbury as the kid,Kelsey, and the chemistry betweenJason Ritter andJake Sandvig as hipster grifters Ben and Alan."Movieline0.2154751

"[An] appealing dramedy...."[It] is actually scruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn byChandler Canterbury as the kid,Kelsey, and the chemistry betweenJason Ritter andJake Sandvig."Movieline "[S]cruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn byChandler Canterbury as the kid,Kelsey, and the chemistry betweenJason Ritter andJake Sandvig as hipster grifters Ben and Alan."Movieline0.2154751

Alternative Press (p.188) - "[P]roducer Brian McTernan brings the band's lush, dreamy atmospherics to the forefront, seamlessly connecting these moments with Moneen's unrelenting series of guitar and noise explosions."Alternative Press (p.136) - Included in Alternative Press's "10 Essential Albums Of 2006" -- "Moneen are an unstoppable force."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "THE RED TREE is saccharine-sweet pop-punk; all clean vocals, melodic harmonising and big hooks."0.1951637

"...Mr. Wenders demonstrates his casual mastery....He lovingly lingers over the baked, cracking pavement, blowing kisses to [L.A.'s] flaws..." New York Times "...Wenders and cinematographer Phedeon Papamichael work up some nifty atmosphere, enhanced by a soundtrack from the likes of Bono and Brian Eno..."Rolling Stone "...A quixotic marvel....[With] emotionally lucid compositions..." Film Comment "...Rapturously beautiful....THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL is a fantasy, a fairy tale..." Los Angeles Times0.1780966

"...Mr. Wenders demonstrates his casual mastery....He lovingly lingers over the baked, cracking pavement, blowing kisses to [L.A.'s] flaws..." New York Times "...Wenders and cinematographer Phedeon Papamichael work up some nifty atmosphere, enhanced by a soundtrack from the likes of Bono and Brian Eno..."Rolling Stone "...A quixotic marvel....[With] emotionally lucid compositions..." Film Comment "...Rapturously beautiful....THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL is a fantasy, a fairy tale..." Los Angeles Times0.1780966

Entertainment Weekly (07/11/03, pp.78-9) - "...Recalls the mood-drenched fog of Galaxie 500 decorated with Byrdsian guitar filligrees....[a] shimmering sound tapestry..." - Rating: B+Uncut (9/03, p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A pure, delicate pop breeze as evocative of bucolic summer afternoons as anything in the Brian Wilson catalogue..."Alternative Press (9/03, p.102) - 3 out of 5 - "...Every song is a jewel - pretty, austere and precision-cut..."CMJ (07/07/03, p.7) - "...Dreamy, subtle melodies....Between shimmering, breezy interludes and the recurring chimes of church bells, singer Alasdair MacLean whispers gently of truth and yearning, carefully treading the line between the real and the surreal..."Mojo (Publisher) (9/03, p.113) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[Listeners] will find comfort in the warm surrender of The Clientele's aesthetic, the sweet, curious familiarity that lies in the indistinct and the allusive..."0.1707682

Q (4/99, p.98) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...achieves the near-impossible by putting a freash spin on songs that look to the usual venerable sources - John Lennon, Brian Wilson, for inspiration, resulting in an album of irresistable, clever modern pop..."CMJ (1/25/99, p.25) - "...a skilled craftsman who makes a rare kind of power pop -- it appeals to both lovers of hummable, sugary pop and to the serious songwriter. His arrangements are intricate and savvy without compromising the simple beauty of his hooks..."Mojo (Publisher) (03/99, p.106) - "...He [Falkner] makes it all seems effortless and, furthermore, delivers it with a playful twinkle in his eyes. CAN YOU STILL FEEL? is a joy."0.1674219

"...Rowdy, rambunctious, sweet-natured....Farley and Spade take off like rockets....TOMMY BOY is a good belly laugh of a movie..."Los Angeles Times "...Farley and Spade are very funny....Check out Farley to see a master at work..."Sight and Sound "Chris Farley puts the fat in indefatigable in this, his best movie."Rolling Stone0.1586498

"...Rowdy, rambunctious, sweet-natured....Farley and Spade take off like rockets....TOMMY BOY is a good belly laugh of a movie..."Los Angeles Times "...Farley and Spade are very funny....Check out Farley to see a master at work..."Sight and Sound "Chris Farley puts the fat in indefatigable in this, his best movie."Rolling Stone0.1586498

"...Rowdy, rambunctious, sweet-natured....Farley and Spade take off like rockets....TOMMY BOY is a good belly laugh of a movie..."Los Angeles Times "...Farley and Spade are very funny....Check out Farley to see a master at work..."Sight and Sound "Chris Farley puts the fat in indefatigable in this, his best movie."Rolling Stone0.1586498

Down Beat (p.68) - "[T]he jazz trio form in their hands has an almost primitive, inside-your-head, idiosyncratic quality to it that suggests the three are truly one."JazzTimes (p.90) - "Bassist Reed Mathis frequently takes the role of lead voice, using an octave pedal to boost his sound and give him a tone that's similar to Bill Frisell's."Mojo (Publisher) (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] joyfully apply their jazz smarts to pop and rock....There's playfulness...but also genuine heart: witness an emotional, reverent look at Brian Wilson's 'Wonderful'."0.1578278

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Dirty Linen (8-9/99, p.60) - "...this release brings together some fine American traditional musicians to celebrate Appalachian classics....these tracks are really quite beautiful..."0.1241026

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Rolling Stone (8/31/00, p.73) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...On-par tunes and productions...strikingly unified....ranking among the band's most heartfelt achievements..."Entertainment Weekly (8/11/00, pp.78-9) - "...There aren't many who won't want [this]...bearing several of Brian's post-PET SOUNDS mini-masterpieces..." - Rating: B+/B-Q (9/00, pp.118-9) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...SUNFLOWER is an absolute delight...[they] minted a sound that managed to stride into fresh pastures, but retain the qualities...that had long been their calling card....SURF'S UP ups the ante even further...the sun-kissed psychedelia belatedly reaches full bloom..."Melody Maker (9/12/00, p.51) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Classic symphonic pop mixed confusingly in with naive green politics. Buy PET SOUNDS first, then consider this classic pair of 1970/1 albums."0.1231679

Rolling Stone (p.105) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] gorgeous songs that range from Buddy Holly-style rock to prom balladry to the strummy epic 'Hellhole Ratrace.'"Spin (p.33) - Ranked #5 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "[A] dazzling debut that hazily evokes 1959 without the greaser-kitsch baggage."Entertainment Weekly (p.104) - Included in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Best Albums of 2009' -- "ALBUM is a shambolic tribute to the enduring spark of basement-bred rock & roll..."CMJ - "[W]hile 'Goddamn''s hedonistic verses carry trace inflections of the Thin White Duke, 'Hellhole Rat Race' bears a far more somber Costello-esque vocal."Billboard (p.36) - "[T]he duo manages to make sweet pop music devoid of cynicism."Q (Magazine) (p.111) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The abiding mood is of boy-next-door heartache, while the songwriting draws heavily on bigwigs such as Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson..."Clash (magazine) - "[T]heir music is jam-packed full of laid back melodies and psychedelic wanderings under pinned with classic hooks."Uncut (magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "ALBUM lurches bizarrely from the heart-rending to the goofy to the simply spaced-out, but what it lacks in polish it makes up for with buckets of charm."0.1219773

Rolling Stone (p.105) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] gorgeous songs that range from Buddy Holly-style rock to prom balladry to the strummy epic 'Hellhole Ratrace.'"Spin (p.33) - Ranked #5 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "[A] dazzling debut that hazily evokes 1959 without the greaser-kitsch baggage."Entertainment Weekly (p.104) - Included in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Best Albums of 2009' -- "ALBUM is a shambolic tribute to the enduring spark of basement-bred rock & roll..."CMJ - "[W]hile 'Goddamn''s hedonistic verses carry trace inflections of the Thin White Duke, 'Hellhole Rat Race' bears a far more somber Costello-esque vocal."Billboard (p.36) - "[T]he duo manages to make sweet pop music devoid of cynicism."Q (Magazine) (p.111) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The abiding mood is of boy-next-door heartache, while the songwriting draws heavily on bigwigs such as Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson..."Clash (magazine) - "[T]heir music is jam-packed full of laid back melodies and psychedelic wanderings under pinned with classic hooks."Uncut (magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "ALBUM lurches bizarrely from the heart-rending to the goofy to the simply spaced-out, but what it lacks in polish it makes up for with buckets of charm."0.1219773

"SLEEPING DOGS LIE is a bold, provocative meditation on sexual secrets and lies....It's frequently uproarious, yet, in the end, surprisingly sweet."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[A] lean, subversive comedy....The acting, especially by Ms. Hamilton, is better than serviceable."New York Times "The writer-director is Bobcat Goldthwait, who has made a scrappily funny and observant takeoff on the secrets that complete even the 'normal' among us." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] provocative indie, a surprise hit at Sundance....Laced with comic appeal and tenderness..."Total Film "[Goldthwait] keeps the story's ribald elements grounded in richly human comedy..."Sight and Sound0.1214333

"SLEEPING DOGS LIE is a bold, provocative meditation on sexual secrets and lies....It's frequently uproarious, yet, in the end, surprisingly sweet."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[A] lean, subversive comedy....The acting, especially by Ms. Hamilton, is better than serviceable."New York Times "The writer-director is Bobcat Goldthwait, who has made a scrappily funny and observant takeoff on the secrets that complete even the 'normal' among us." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] provocative indie, a surprise hit at Sundance....Laced with comic appeal and tenderness..."Total Film "[Goldthwait] keeps the story's ribald elements grounded in richly human comedy..."Sight and Sound0.1214333

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Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.190) - "...Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes...and with sweet inspiration...his songs easily ingratiate."Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.190) - "...Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes...and with sweet inspiration...his songs easily ingratiate."Spin (4/04, pp.87-8) - "Feedback duels with adroit finger-picking; galloping punk pastiches break for bridges that genuflect in the church of Brian Wilson." - Grade: AEntertainment Weekly (10/14/94, p.60) - "...college-radio-friendly... anti-cool quartet strums solid pop melodies with singsongy, anthem-like choruses, peppered with grunge fuzz that at first seems strangely at odds with its self-deprecating lyrics..." - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p.66) - "[This deluxe edition] is often more sonically varied than the original." - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly (10/14/94, p.60) - "...college-radio-friendly... anti-cool quartet strums solid pop melodies with singsongy, anthem-like choruses, peppered with grunge fuzz that at first seems strangely at odds with its self-deprecating lyrics..." - Rating: BQ (3/95, p.106) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this is a loud, well-crafted, AOR-friendly, classic pop-rock given a left-of-centre twist by [Rivers] Cuomo's mildy eccentric world view..."Q (3/95, p.106) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this is a loud, well-crafted, AOR-friendly, classic pop-rock given a left-of-centre twist by [Rivers] Cuomo's mildy eccentric world view..."Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their debut's power pop is brainy yet deceptively simple, a sort of AOR rallying cry made by geeks for geeks."Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their debut's power pop is brainy yet deceptively simple, a sort of AOR rallying cry made by geeks for geeks."NME (Magazine) (2/25/95, p.39) - 7 (out of 10) - "...four nerds from upstate Connecticut who can make a brilliantly genial, melodic noise, riddled with jokey allusions to the staple parts of the American musical myth..."NME (Magazine) (2/25/95, p.39) - 7 (out of 10) - "...four nerds from upstate Connecticut who can make a brilliantly genial, melodic noise, riddled with jokey allusions to the staple parts of the American musical myth..."0.1132623

Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.190) - "...Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes...and with sweet inspiration...his songs easily ingratiate."Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.190) - "...Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes...and with sweet inspiration...his songs easily ingratiate."Spin (4/04, pp.87-8) - "Feedback duels with adroit finger-picking; galloping punk pastiches break for bridges that genuflect in the church of Brian Wilson." - Grade: AEntertainment Weekly (10/14/94, p.60) - "...college-radio-friendly... anti-cool quartet strums solid pop melodies with singsongy, anthem-like choruses, peppered with grunge fuzz that at first seems strangely at odds with its self-deprecating lyrics..." - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p.66) - "[This deluxe edition] is often more sonically varied than the original." - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly (10/14/94, p.60) - "...college-radio-friendly... anti-cool quartet strums solid pop melodies with singsongy, anthem-like choruses, peppered with grunge fuzz that at first seems strangely at odds with its self-deprecating lyrics..." - Rating: BQ (3/95, p.106) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this is a loud, well-crafted, AOR-friendly, classic pop-rock given a left-of-centre twist by [Rivers] Cuomo's mildy eccentric world view..."Q (3/95, p.106) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this is a loud, well-crafted, AOR-friendly, classic pop-rock given a left-of-centre twist by [Rivers] Cuomo's mildy eccentric world view..."Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their debut's power pop is brainy yet deceptively simple, a sort of AOR rallying cry made by geeks for geeks."Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their debut's power pop is brainy yet deceptively simple, a sort of AOR rallying cry made by geeks for geeks."NME (Magazine) (2/25/95, p.39) - 7 (out of 10) - "...four nerds from upstate Connecticut who can make a brilliantly genial, melodic noise, riddled with jokey allusions to the staple parts of the American musical myth..."NME (Magazine) (2/25/95, p.39) - 7 (out of 10) - "...four nerds from upstate Connecticut who can make a brilliantly genial, melodic noise, riddled with jokey allusions to the staple parts of the American musical myth..."0.1132623