This Distracted Globe (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Synopsis Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) lies in bed unable to sleep. Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) confides to Uncle Henry (Matt Clark) that it’s been six months since the tornado, and all the girl does is talk about some place that doesn’t exist. On their farm in turn of the century Kansas, Dorothy finds a key [...]
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Synopsis Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) lies in bed unable to sleep. Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) confides to Uncle Henry (Matt Clark) that its been six months since the tornado, and all the girl does is talk...
Matt Dentler's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Okay, Halloween is almost here. This night means a lot of different things, to different people. To me, it all goes back to the movies. I've seen many movies I'd recommend as perfect Halloween viewing. The Worst Witch, however, is not on that list. The Worst Witch, starring Fairuza Balk in the titular role, is a 1980s "golden oldie" that...
filmcritic.com Movie Reviews (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Writer-directors Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky cite Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces as a major inspiration behind their debut feature Humboldt County. Indeed, both films involve lost young men who feel alienated from their fathers, and who find themselves on a soul-searching road trip in which they confront their innermost insecurities. But beneath these cosmetic similarities, Humboldt County is...
fourfour (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Recap episode means I abandon the usual process for something a bit more animated: And after the jump, there's a bonus: tons of reader submissions! That's not blood coming from my jellybag, it's ketchup!
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
A plot summary of Humboldt County is little more than a listing of stereotypes. Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) is the tightly-wound med student with an overbearing father (Peter Bogdanovich). His father, also a UCLA med school professor, fails Peter on a pivotal exam because Peter is devoid of empathy for a patient (remember, he’s tightly-wound). This leads Peter, clad in his slacks and suit vest, to...
ReverseBlog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
From its simple title font evocative of another era to its opening and closing shots reminiscent of The Graduate to its casting of filmmaking icon Peter Bogdanovich, Humboldt County acknowledges its immodest aims early on. Taking as their subject...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
AN uptight LA medical student becomes the pet to a com mune of shaggy pot farmers who urge him to mellow out, man, in the indie dramedy "Humboldt County." Lured to the weed Brigadoon by a girl (Fairuza Balk), the student (Jeremy Strong) gradually...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
So much pot is smoked in the agreeable drama “Humboldt County” that you may come away from it with a contact high.
In Theaters This Week (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Starring Brad Dourif, Frances Conroy, Peter Bogdanovich, Fairuza Balk
Download Unlimited TV Show Movies (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Director: Darren Grodsky Danny Jacobs Stars: Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter BogdanovichStudio: HD Net The Plot: An impromptu road trip plagued by car troubles leads to a disillusioned medical student (Strong) being stranded for the summer among a remote community of pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagines he might discover who he [...]
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Directors Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky assemble an enviable cast--including Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich, Frances Conroy, Brad Dourif, and Chris Messina--for their first film.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
"Humboldt County" is a relaxed, sweetly amusing little indie effort from first-time writer-directors Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs.
Metroblogging Portland (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Funny thing is, I was coming on here to post about the Shiny Toy Guns when I see Geoff’s post! Too little too late? Eh, maybe… Here’s the thing, unlike Mr. G, I was going to come here and confess about my guilty pleasure, Shiny Toy Guns. You see… I’m that girl. I worked at a record [...]
