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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"This erotically charged melodrama about two vastly different Korean experiences in New York City and the Caucasian woman straddling both is beautifully directed by Gina Kim who balances emotional subtleties and highly charged scenarios without ever losing"
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D- |
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(2008) |
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"...has nothing to recommend it but the sight of Ashton Kutcher in a pink boa wearing a yard long glass in a cocktail sling...This one shouldclearly have stayed in Vegas."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"...the real deal, an unforgettable piece of Americana."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"...often almost as much fun as the Jim Killeens of the world appear to be having making it."
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B- |
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(1997) |
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"While not entirely successful, there's enough humor and humanism amid gritty urban locations to recommend Gridlock'd."
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C |
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(2008) |
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"...gets almost everything wrong, from resisting "Best Friend's" resistance to a too neat 'happily ever after' wrap to ickily lewd comedy over the romantic variety."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Downey Jr. is such a kick in this movie it is not implausible to note him as a potential Oscar nominee in the Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean" slot..."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Errol Morris set out to demonstrate that the picture doesn't necessarily tell the story..."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"...a smart and capable debut for Hunt as a director who has found herself a plum role. It's a perfect Mother's Day pick."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"We wanted Cheerios and got strained peas."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"It's laugh out loud funny, and once the screenwriters figure out how to resolve's Patrick Harris's return, they still have Amsterdam."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"...once the Hennegans begin their build to the final race, everything false into place with a quickening intensity towards 'the most exciting two minutes in sports.'"
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D |
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(2008) |
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"Spurlock's second non-fiction effort (it rankles to label it documentary) is nothing but a boondoggle throughout the Middle East with high production values and no fresh insight."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"The ever-impish Chan is perfectly suited to the wine-reliant wanderer and his agility still impresses at 50 ...a unique blend that offers something for everyone while respecting its origins."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"It's certainly a big step up for Apatow produced projects from the negligible "Drillbit Taylor," but despite the parade of familiar faces, 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall" isn't the equal of his 2007 output."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...an interesting study of Chinese students trying to assimilate into the American educational system that fails to lay the groundwork for its violent ending."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...could have applied more of its titular conceit to its structure - the film isn't clever enough working Allen's principles into his love life..."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Character actor Richard Jenkins gives a performance that is at once restrained and speaks volumes, a breakthrough to leading man status after decades of supporting roles."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page steal the show in this amusing comedy about the isolation of self-absorption."
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C |
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(2008) |
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"...risible dialogue, obvious 'twists' and a bad Forrest Whitaker performance."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"...such a hilarious, moving and uplifting piece of work the only thing left to do after seeing it is to start campaigning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's documentary arm to change their rules..."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...like "Touristas" with a better cast, higher production values and a supernatural edge...hits all the novel's outer horror touch points, but director Carter Smith doesn't let them build so much as check them off a list that he's rushing through"
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"...an amalgamation of "Romancing the Stone" (writer leaves safe life to experience adventure), "Cloak & Dagger" (same actor portrays father and literary hero) and "Home Alone" (kid fends off adult home invaders)."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"It would have been interesting to see what the Coen Brothers would have made of this project. Still, "Leatherheads" has its moments and is certainly an amiable little comedy."
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"...has elements of horror, as the plethora of knives and hypodermic needles point to, but this is a unique entry for those who like thought-provoking concepts served up with their grue."
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B |
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(2007) |
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"...a film that is at once a heist movie that feels sprung from its time and place and one that casts a modern eye on feminism, Apartheid and even health care...a solid little gem."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"..."Stop Loss" not only has something new to say, it is in many ways a smaller, modern day "Deer Hunter.""
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"It looks like British writers Simon Pegg and Michael Ian Black have been studying the romantic comedies of Adam Sandler."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Director Robert Luketic has aimed for a "Casino" 90210 style that works until its third act revenge story takes it beyond the realms of belief."
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"Superbad's Seth Rogan offers a weak rehash of his first hit, substituting Seniors looking to get laid with Freshmen looking to not get beat up...first evidence of a kink in the Apatow machine."
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Dennis Hopper just co-starred with Rainn Wilson in a parody of indie movie cliches for the Independent Spirit Awards broadcast, and, as it turns out, several scenes from his latest movie could have been included."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"...a masterwork of manipulation..."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Jim Carrey returns in his second starring role opposite Seuss' Whos, but this time the folks behind Ice Age have the good sense to keep the tale animated."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"...this fourth entry in [Van Sant's] impressionistic reveries on death [is] the purest artistic achievement in his experimental mode of filmmaking...multi-layered and mesmerizing."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...a lighter than air concoction that plays like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes crossed with Pocketful of Miracles. This broad farce is an enjoyable meringue of a movie albeit one of little staying power."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...in the end the movie feels like tragedy propped up as art with overworked art direction and misdirected male actors."
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B+ |
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(1996) |
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"No matter how ludicrous and coincidental the plot gets, it never takes itself seriously."
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"If you thought Elizabeth: The Golden Age was over the top, just wait until you get a load of how her mother is portrayed in this risible soap opera."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"This is an ensemble piece with some truly amusing subplots, homages and running gags that made me laugh - out loud even."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Although this "Beauty and the Beast" reversal suffers from some miscues and lapses of logic in television writer Leslie Caveny's script, it largely floats on charming performances from leads Ricci and McAvoy..."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Semi-Pro is the directorial debut of executive producer Kent Alterman and he exhibits a talent for pacing and gag placement. The production looks a little muddy, but that's in keeping with its low rent 70's feel."
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B+ |
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(1981) |
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"...back upon its original 1981 release, it was a true 'wow,' a filmic equivalent of the post-punk new wave music scene that was current."
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B |
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(2007) |
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"...brings new blood to the horror genre, but in the end, one vision may have served the material better than three."
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C |
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(2008) |
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"...quickly devolves into quirky boredom."
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"A high caliber international cast, an Irish television director and a green screenwriter with a marketable ad concept all add up to one big slice of cheese with Vantage Point, a movie that cannot even stay the course with its own story telling devi"
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"One might think that another zombie movie from writer/director George A. Romero would be superfluous, a rehash of the many he has made since 1968's seminal Night of the Living Dead, but one would be wrong."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"while...definitely a cut above the usual February fodder, it maybe feels too second hand with roots in everything from The Princess Bride's bedtime story structure to television's How I Met Your Mother's teasing central concept."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"After conquering the teenage girl market with Lindsay Lohan's Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, director Mark Waters turns to teenage boy fantasy (and potential franchise)...and proves quite adept at handling large scale special effects without"
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...never aspires to much, but it's easy on the eyes, a vicarious Caribbean vacation, a beach read on a rainy day."
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A |
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(2008) |
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"Writer/director Martin McDonagh has created something tonally unique, a film that is hilarious and tragic, irreverent and wistful, peopled with characters learning to love life with death all around them."
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