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 C |
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(2004) |
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"Ladder 49 wants to honor firefighters for their courage and selflessness...yet at every turn [the film] undercuts itself."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Lars and the Real Girl could have felt overly precious, like a cheap stunt or joke, but the emotional depth and warmth make this quirky regional character study anything but plastic."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(2006) |
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"Set in a luxurious locale and awash in generosity for its characters, even the mean ones, Last Holiday delivers the glamour and sentimentality associated with classic movies."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D+ |
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(2007) |
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"The Last Mimzy's flight of fantasy sputters as the story's potential fails to reach any magical points."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D |
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(2006) |
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"As crazy and subversive as Let's Go to Prison's makers might believe it to be, it's too undisciplined and predictable to amount to anything"
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 A |
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(2004) |
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"The film’s storyline plays out as a comic riff on Moby-Dick, which is hilarious if you’re on Anderson’s wavelength but will probably bore to tears those who aren’t."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C- |
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(2007) |
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"This well-meaning talkathon about the war on terror, contemporary politics, journalistic integrity, and civic engagement has enlightenment more than entertainment as its goal."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B+ |
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(2006) |
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"As a Cold War thriller, The Lives of Others is gripping stuff replete with the nuts and bolts of all-encompassing surveillance."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C |
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(2005) |
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"The cartoonish way in which the characters are played drains the film of any grittiness the setting is supposed to provide."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B |
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(2005) |
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"Purely as a study in speed and movement, Lords of Dogtown is a gnarly ride."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C |
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(2007) |
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"With undue emphasis placed on the cards instead of the characters, Lucky You is holding a losing hand by the time it reaches the river."
[movie review] |
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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