September 2009 :: Screen Reviews
Screen Reviews
Bill Plympton's Dog Days
Bill Plympton offers a refreshing taste of intelligent animation to those who would be infinitely entertained by drooly dog antics.
District 9
An alien race forced to live in slum-like conditions in Johannesburg discovers a surprising camaraderie with a government agent that is exposed to its biotechnology. It may be 2009's most thrilling film, sez Julie Haverkate.
Guns On The Clackamas
Don't worry that all the actors die in Bill Plympton's low-budget Western -- the show must go on, sez Carl F Gauze.
Post Grad
Carl F Gauze got some laughs out of this new post-teen comedy, but found it had as much heart and depth as an Archie comic.
Saxophone Colossus: Sonny Rollins
Idiosyncratic and in relentless pursuit of perfection, Sonny Rollins cut a swath through jazz music that has yet to fade out. Scott Adams examines this documentary of his musical achievements.
The Cove
Activist and Flipper-trainer Richard O'Barry relives his guilt over captivity and the ill treatment of dolphins through this documentary that explores the slaughter of thousands of beautiful Cetaceans off the coast of Japan.
