Nine new reviews for this most spooky of Fridays, and unfortunately, the one for today’s new horror release (The Grudge 2) will likely only scare people away from theaters. The rest is a mixed-bag, but at least the good – The Host, Deliver Us From Evil, Cocaine Cowboys, These Girls – almost balances out the bad (namely, everything else).
Present:
The Grudge 2 (Slant magazine)
Man of the Year (Slant magazine)
Tideland (Slant magazine)
Deliver Us From Evil (Slant magazine)
NYFF:
The Host (Slant magazine)
These Girls (Slant magazine)
Falling (Slant magazine)
Future:
Cocaine Cowboys (Slant magazine)
Come Early Morning (Slant magazine)
Though I’ve already seen The Prestige and Flags of Our Fathers, neither review will likely be done until next week. Before then, keep an eye out for my almost-completed Inland Empire review, as well as my thoughts on Pan’s Labyrinth and Robert DeNiro’s 1993 directorial debut A Bronx Tale.
(And note: My new Slant magazine review of Tideland is an expanded version of the one that had previously been published on – and has now been removed from – this blog)