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Cashback
slantmagazine.com –
2007-06-12
n the same evolutionary ladder as Donnie Darko , Ghost World , The Rules of Attraction , and Art School Confidential , Cashback occupies the lowest, Cro-Magnon rung. ... Full Article
Murder Party
justpressplay.net –
2007-05-31
Right away, Murder Party immediately strikes as a hybrid between Art School Confidential , Reservoir Dogs , and The Breakfast Club . There are also very direct references to The Warriors and Fright Night . ... Full Article
DVD Releases
blackfilm.com –
2007-02-23
Helmed by Scorsese, , this multi-layered mystery is a cinematic masterpiece unnecessarily marred by gratuitous gore. This low-budget B-movie lacks in production values it more than makes up for with charm via a gifted cast capable of executing a clever... ... Full Article
DVD Releases
blackfilm.com –
2007-02-09
Despite the micro-budget production values, Sherrybaby is an engrossing, bittersweet tale of human failings and redemption. The problem with the movie is that it relies on virtually every stale staple of the sports genre en route to its transparent payoff. ... Full Article
DVD Releases
blackfilm.com –
2007-01-19
The problem with the movie is that it relies on virtually every stale staple of the sports genre en route to its transparent payoff. A caustic, comical commentary on the prospects of a culture inclined to pander to the lowest... ... Full Article
Art School Confidential
popmatters.com –
2006-10-10
Terry Zwigoff, the inflammatory director of some of this decades brightest, most incisive, and offbeat comedies (like features Ghost World and Bad Santa ; not to mention the brilliant documentary Crumb ) has made his first official misstep with the... ... Full Article
Art School Confidential
popmatters.com –
2006-10-10
When Jerome Platz (Zachary Maurer) is in middle school, he and his classmates are assigned to dress up as their favorite historical figures, then describe themselves to a room full of blank, made-up and bearded faces. ... Full Article
Art School Confidential DVD Review
blackfilm.com –
2006-10-06
Art School Confidential, an acerbic social satire adapted from the illustrated comic book of the same name, revolves around Jerome (Max Minghella), an idealistic freshman from the sticks set to matriculate at Strathmore Institute, a fictional art school in New... ... Full Article
Art School Confidential Reunites Zwigoff and Clowes, the Creators of Ghost World
associatedcontent.com –
2006-06-02
Art School Confidential reunites Zwigoff and Clowes, the team that brought to the screen the adaptation of Clowes' Ghost World, for a satire of art school from an original screenplay by Clowes. ... Full Article
In Art School Confidential, Jerome, the teenaged character, played with a becoming mixture of awkwardness and ambition by Max Minghella , spends the first few minutes of the film getting the crap beaten out of him by various bullies. ... Full Article