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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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""Sam" gives good melodrama, but pushes too many TV-disease-of-the-week hot buttons."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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6/10 |
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(2000) |
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"I'm beginning to suspect that Basinger's Academy Award winning turn in LA. Confidential was a fluke."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Transports characters and altered states with the spunk of a deadly game of Go Fish."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Czech director Jirí Menzel casts a wide net in this fanciful tale of life, love and the relentless march of time."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"A well-crafted cross-breed that utilizes cruel power-plays of both youngsters and adults to support the ominous mood of a first-rate thriller."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A rag-tag pastiche of genius, wit and irony."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A haunting and redemptive film experience."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"One can’t help but admire a know-how that permits a generation of walking nuts-and-bolts to move effortlessly amongst men."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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""Ice Age" yields to the temptation of conventional animation standards, but it does so with a clean style and authentic humor."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Falls into place too little and too late."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1997) |
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"This is a cold and calculating film that will temporarily dampen those fond memories of everything we cherish from two decades back."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"An unpredictable spine-tingler that has good times written all over its nasty little agenda."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Animated musical notes jump from their staffs with frenzied glee and stop motion dancers fly high in a kaleidoscope of color, rhythm and joy. What's not to love?"
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Writer/director Burr Steers emphasizes the Q in Quirky, with mixed results."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"A stylishly crafted illusion."
[movie review] |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Tired dysfunctional family drama that speaks to grief and denial in unwieldy doses."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"The inherent warmth is enough to tip the scales in the drama’s favor."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1998) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Dennis Quaid delivers a grounded performance that manages to smooth over the narrative rough patches."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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'3/4' |
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(2005) |
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"Emotionally grounded and endearingly familiar to anyone who endures family on a daily basis."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Ugly secrets unfold in staccato succession with the intent to incite but inspiring only groans."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Todd Field has constructed a remarkable first feature, directing with patient, effective pacing and a good eye for detail."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2007) |
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"To say these guys still have the Right Stuff is an overwhelming understatement."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Illuminating and distressing...a grave message indeed."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"From first frame to last the effects are flawlessly detailed and the design fabulously executed."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1995) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The relentless stream of exaggerated action is as taxing as the punchline-laden script."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Cunningly emphasizes the vast distinction between the idle rich and the drama's plainspoken wounded."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"It's high time for a reminder - love and lust are NOT sole ownership of the young."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(1995) |
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[movie review] |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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'3/4' |
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(2004) |
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"Director Luis Mandoki helms with a persistently heavy hand rendering the experience emotionally draining but nonetheless haunting."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Spike Lee knows how to coax novelty out of conventional drama."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The hook is the drama within the drama, as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1997) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"A quirky, Irish six-degrees-of-separation tale that chooses the roundabout route to happily ever after."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"The smart political thriller; a classic breed of cinema that faces permanent extinction thanks to soulless efforts like this one."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Tension, humor and pathos are wrung out from smart scripting and surprisingly effective performances."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The atmosphere is thick with conspiracy and the potential for danger."
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Aufmuth.com |
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2/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Snippets of intrigue reveal themselves too late to salvage the listless storyline."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"A shrewdly observed analysis of the female psyche."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Moving, impressionistic, and worth slowing down for."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Sean Penn steps behind the camera to craft one of the most powerful films of the year."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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1/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Color me disappointed. I see Coens beneath the title and I expect quality black comedy."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A smart alternative to summer's bloated blockbusters."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2001) |
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""Iris" is everything a movie should be - tight, spare, and compelling."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1993) |
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"An engaging action film that sports some of the most impressive onscreen martial arts of the last decade."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"A project of vast extremes, a flagrant affirmation of absolute darkness and light."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles."
[movie review] |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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1/4 |
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(2000) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"In the nick of time the rave vibe finds its own rhythm and humor."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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