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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The payoff combination of Karaoke unleashed, with its slinking lyrics spilling over archival footage of the riots (replete with half-step modulations) is unforgettable."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Like mother like son"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Thank goodness for the tracks"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The abduction of innocent life"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1996) |
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"From the ever-inventive mind of Bill Plympton ... comes the release on DVD of a mockumentary that is a hilarious feast for the senses."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The third installment of the Eating Out series is an engaging affair that is the most accomplished, balanced offering to date."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The cinema's insatiable appetite for all things vampire has just received a bloody musical helping of rock 'n' roll that aims for the jugular then doesn't let go."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Incredible journey begs a question."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Bordering on peace."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Dying to be together."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The flick slips by with enough enjoyable scenes to make it worth a peek."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1931) |
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"Black and white in every respect"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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" However, whether by design or happy coincidence, several more universal truths lurk tantalizingly in the upper balcony and lift this production from the specific to the universal."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1929) |
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"The heavenly lengths of being worlds apart"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1931) |
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"Through the magic of digital technology ... a couple of aging prints ... have been miraculously transformed, enabling this first “sound-film” (1932) to be enjoyed by film and fear devotees worldwide."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Too much story, too little time"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"However, the creative trust hasn’t forgotten those who love their art served up rich in metaphor and message."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Deadly family values"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The devil's in the details"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"To balance the chilling reality of the powerful having their unabated way with the miserably weak, the faces of carefree children mugging into the camera is a welcome balm on the wounds of systemic depravity."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Much splat, little art"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"... imagine yourself as Chance when he finally gets to be himself, in front of family and friends, his arch enemy is humiliated and he gets a big wet one from the man of his dreams."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Finally, a film about disabilities (real and imagined) whose characters pull no punches and land a few hits of their own on unexpected targets."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Uneven at times, Kiziltan’s moral earthquake will, hopefully, put the fear of God (you choose the denomination) into religious establishments worldwide."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"A wide-ranging collection of shorts"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"While it focuses on despondent, troubled youth, the film has much to offer and warn parents or guardians from every walk of life."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"ut when all is finally revealed it’s gesture—especially the hands—that lifts this film into the ranks of extraordinary and ... bears repeated viewings to savour the subtlety and intimate sense of self."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"But the shot du jour (heard and seen daily in every corner of our deadly globe) comes from the bereft mother; her family’s vocational tradition skids to an awful conclusion."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Director/writer Damjan Kozole provides a metaphor-rich narrative that puts everyone in the shadow of a constantly belching nuclear plant whose 24/7 excrement may well be the cause of the higher-than-average cancer rates."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"And Justice for None"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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" At the epicenter of this tale is Zach (Trevor Wright is always a pleasure to watch but the measure of his acting talent requires a script with more scope to reveal his depth)."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Then as now, the world recoils as the various documentations of those horrors become available for all who wish to see."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"But when all is said and done, Maggenti’s film transcends mere lesbian angst and offers some food for thought to lovers everywhere as they dance, sing or fornicate around the scary subject of commitment."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"James Ricardo’s ... first feature whets the appetite for more as it tracks the metamorphosis of a geeky, fast-food devouring, jerk-off meister into a fuck-by-appointment Don Juan for the Levis set."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Living through a screening of ... the 1937/8 Japanese invasion, devastation and occupation of Nanking creates a fervent wish to have nothing o do with our membership cards in the homo sapiens species."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Too many condiments confuse the message"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(1983) |
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"Too much compromise on character development qualifies this film as merely remarkable when, given the promise of previous work, it ought to be great."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Director/writer/cinematographer Patrick Roddy has shaped a moody tale of horror that begins with much promise but can’t quite find its tempo and tone."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Noah Baumbach’s entry into the dysfunctional-family sweepstakes is a successfully depressing affair that has some genuine laughs to maintain interest while the fake relationships that dominate every scene leave the viewer as estranged as the char"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"For anyone who admires collaboratives, common cause or kinky copulation, LovecraCked! The Movie is a compelling look into the subtext of increasingly rampant mocumentaries."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Silver threads amongst the old"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(1977) |
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"Writer/director Charles Burnett pulls no punches and most certainly lands more than a few."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Copulation primer fails to score"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Thank goodness for Eric Gautier’s miracle of cinematography that floods the screen with spectacular moments of pristine beauty and long shots ..."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Despite a stellar cast, Coulter and screenwriter Paul Bernbaum can’t decide whether to plumb the depths of 'noir' or tug at the heartstrings of failed ambition."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Cappello's brilliant script and expert storytelling would merely be interesting if anyone other than Christian Slater had been cast as Bob Maconel."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Only a brief, nicely sculpted bass clarinet line provides any redeeming quality."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"It falls to individual efforts by the cast to keep the eye and ear coming back for more."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"In search of the inner Jim"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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