Towelhead (2008) - Movie Reviews - Page 25 of 26

481-500 of 506 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Robert Davis (91) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 10 Sep 2008

Screenwriter Alan Ball is no stranger to daring stories, but in his awkward film directorial debut he seems unable to capture the soul of Alicia…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 10 Sep 2008

Towelhead spreads itself thin trying to tackle too many issues, but the nuanced characters, and an absolutely stellar cast, make this an uncommonly…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 10 Sep 2008

A story that tries and often succeeds in transcending its particulars for a story about the personal and political struggle to come of age…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Sep 2008

Screenwriter Alan Ball (American Beauty, HBO's Six Feet Under) makes his directorial debut adapting Alicia Erian's novel from a particularly…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 10 Sep 2008

Will give you lots to discuss without necessarily contributing much to the conversation…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 10 Sep 2008

One of the most original and daring films of the year that puts us in the skin of a pretty 13-year-old Arab-American and the challenges and…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 10 Sep 2008

Indeed, Towelhead's biggest crime remains the blasé belief that audiences want to see a 13 year old engage in well defined adult behaviors…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Michael N (591) on 10 Sep 2008

I went in wanting to hate this movie. that's a bad sign. I left thinking it was one of the most beautiful films ever made…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 09 Sep 2008

Towelhead is the worst movie of its kind since Little Children…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Raul B (20) on 08 Sep 2008

Boo boo and more boo. Good thing the screening was free…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 03 Sep 2008

Towelhead is the most disgusting, ethically reprehensible, and irresponsible film to come out of the 21st century's first decade…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 03 Sep 2008

In a movie that was once more aptly titled, Nothing Is Private, Towelhead kicks open the suburban bedroom door and exposes often silent personal…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By James R (2,282) on 28 Aug 2008

Alan Ball, the creator of American Beauty and Six Feet Under delivers a film that presses all the buttons . . . with a sledgehammer…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Brendan P (122) on 27 Aug 2008

Dear Alan Ball, I want my two hours back and another $10,000 for the damage you've done to my fragile brain…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Dana C (160) on 26 Aug 2008

Fuckin brilliant! I laughed my ass off. I cringed for the little girl. I was on a roller coaster. Alan Ball is one of my favorites…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Jennifer H (754) on 26 Aug 2008

Went to the SAG screening and Q&A with cast and Alan Ball. I want to work with him!!! I think he's brilliant…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Joseph B (617) on 24 Aug 2008

I believe only two people could've adapted this properly. Alan Ball and Todd Solondz…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By David A (1,816) on 20 Aug 2008

Effective social agenda works tend to provoke in the audience desperate sycophancy, come-join-me-in-the-right pride, or bitter ceaseless polemics…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Birte Valkyrje R (93) on 18 Aug 2008

Painful to watch at times, but I think it's a very important movie. A source for many discussions…

Read Review

Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Vmedia Berkeley Ca. S (16) on 13 Aug 2008

I was pleased with the long awaited directorial debut of Alan Ball does not disappoint…

Read Review

Page 25 of 26

More reviews of this movie:

Towelhead (2008) Critic Reviews (78)
Towelhead (2008) User Reviews (428)

Maria Bello - Top 5 movies:

Toni Collette - Top 5 movies:

Aaron Eckhart - Top 5 movies:

Movies you might like:

Read It and Weep

2006

57%183 Reviews

Evening

2007

52%546 Reviews

Eleven Men Out

2005

41%26 Reviews

Tomato Red

2017

65%4 Reviews

The Northerners

1992

78%7 Reviews

Cassandra's Dream

2007

61%612 Reviews

Into the Wild

2007

80%1,007 Reviews

Dark Horse

2005

74%2 Reviews

Jindabyne

2006

58%378 Reviews

Vivere

2007

51%12 Reviews

Apartment Zero

1989

69%43 Reviews

December Boys

2007

59%487 Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews