NOAH
“As entertaining and exciting as he makes it, Aronofsky makes sure you leave the theater thinking about what you just saw in ways that go far beyond the ‘wow’ factor most epic movies like this shoot for, and that’s what makes it great.” – John Black, Boston Event Guide
“You’ve got to respect the stones it takes to look at The Bible and say: “Yeah, it’s good – but we can do better!” – Bob Chipman, Escapist
“It’s entertaining in several respects; confounding, confusing and frustrating in many others. It’s most assuredly not the Old Testament Noah story.” – Tim Estiloz, Boston Examiner
“There’s no command of tone here, no overarching mood the way, say, drab melancholy dominates THE WRESTLER or hallucinatory fever rules over BLACK SWAN.” – Jake Mulligan, In Review Online
SABOTAGE
“SABOTAGEis a really flat revenge tale that doesn’t come close to giving what they are advertising.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
CESAR CHAVEZ
“His film ultimately feels much more finely-honed than competing entries in biopic canon, which is to say that it meanders, but with slightly more purpose.” – Andy Crump, A Constant Visual Feast
“The film itself isn’t anything spectacular, but CESAR CHAVEZ gives its audience an opportunity to learn about this man and the trials and tribulations that the people on the fields had to deal with back in those days.” – Jaskee Hickman, The Movie Picture Show
“Watching his life-size cardboard cutout of Chávez shout, “Yes, we can,” I was moved, but only to wish that one of the things “we” can do is to make a resonant, dramatically rich film about a leader who forcefully but nonviolently bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice — which this inoffensive cow pie most certainly isn’t.” – Inkoo Kang, The Village Voice
LE WEEK-END
“Occasionally buoyant and more often wrenching, this film is admirably dedicated to portraying every facet of a dedicated relationship, beautiful or ugly, for better or worse—usually, ugly and worse.” – Andy Crump. In Review Online
“Kureishi’s endlessly quotable script provides a robust foundation for “LE WEEK-END, a mordant, mournful and acerbic relationship drama that represents a superb achievement for Duncan, Broadbent, and director Roger Michell (NOTTING HILL).” – Inkoo Kang, The Wrap
ERNEST & CELESTINE
“Storybook sketches and muted colors emphasize motion and light rather than the excessive visual detail of more “commercial” animated approaches.” – Norm Schrager, Film Racket