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New on DVD: 'Trouble the Water,' 'Duplicity'
usatoday.com –
2009-08-28
Not quite five months after its release, its cult is swelling. Back story : With this, The Squid and the Whale and The Education of Charlie Banks , Jesse Eisenberg appears to have cornered the market on playing sensitive adolescents... ... Full Article
CHICAGO - Jesse Eisenberg ("The Squid and the Whale") and Kristen Stewart (" The Twilight Saga: New Moon ") star in the delightful and expertly written " Adventureland ," a slice of '80s coming-of-age that truly delivers with clever dialogue,... ... Full Article
On Movies: For a third time, he's back to 1987
philly.com –
2009-04-05
"Adventureland," stars Jesse Eisenberg (he of "The Squid and the Whale," also set in '87) and Kristen Stewart. The two became good friends during the shoot - before she went off to star in the phenomenon "Twilight." ... Full Article
A-List: Coming of Age Movies
boxofficeprophets.com –
2009-04-02
The hardest kind of movie to make may be the coming-of-age story, something that everyone can relate to, unless you've got some kind of magic potion that either makes you skip your formative years or stop aging when you're ten. ... Full Article
The Battelle Film Club never fails to disappoint movie lovers. Every season the club features a new series of films that are an eclectic mix of art, foreign and independent movies that are always entertaining. ... Full Article
The Squid and the Whale is a difficult character study about a couple and a family with deep emotional problems that surface during a divorce. ... Full Article
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bostonphoenix.com –
2008-12-25
Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale marked him as the reigning bard of disaffected 16-year-olds from privileged, culturally elite, miserably broken families. Not a big demographic, but the achingly precise details, the acid-etched dialogue, and a rueful canniness about... ... Full Article
Independent film, despite its gritty, frustrating, compromise-laden nature has always appealed to a certain stripe of writer. It's the idea of pushing the boundaries of cinema. ... Full Article
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totalfilm.com –
2008-05-16
From The Squid And The Whale to Wonder Boys and good-period Woody Allen (Manhattan et al), ad-man Noam Murro's feature bow flaunts impeccable taste in influences. ... Full Article
Sunday Discussion: The Indies We Love
firstshowing.net –
2008-03-23
I just finished watching The Squid and the Whale this afternoon and Sunshine last night, two of my favorite indie movies of the last few years. ... Full Article