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 D |
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(2005) |
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"Racing Stripes follows a story arc similar to Babe, but it possesses none of the warmth, humor, or originality of that film."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C- |
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(2004) |
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"Duff’s sunny disposition makes her a likable movie presence, but I’ve yet to see anything from her...beyond a 'let’s put on a show' high school drama club enthusiasm."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Qualms about Rambo's contextual appropriateness aside, this guns-ablazing movie works on a primal level, but stiff performances and a musty script has it firing its share of blanks too."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(2004) |
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"Ray is a flawed film, but Foxx’s captivating acting and a bustling soundtrack smooth the rough spots."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C- |
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(2007) |
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"Like a southern fried X-Files, The Reaping explores peculiar incidents with a mix of belief and skepticism, at least for a time, but it loses its potency as paranormal answers become verified."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D |
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(2005) |
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"It’s a laugh-free exercise in moviemaking by numbers."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B |
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(2005) |
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"Red Eye is a wind-up machine of elegant simplicity, an increasingly uncommon breed among today's bloated genre films."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(2007) |
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"Although muddled and inconsistent, especially toward the end, Reign Over Me succeeds with its portrayal of friendship in hard times."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D+ |
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(2007) |
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"Reno 911!: Miami is too safe and unremarkable to be a crime against comedy a la Norbit, but anyone in search of a laugh feels robbed all the same."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D+ |
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(2005) |
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"The play may have felt fresh nearly ten years ago, but the film version is about as edgy as Pat Boone covering Nirvana."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D |
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(2006) |
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"Director Asif Kapadia and screenwriter Adam Sussman reach into the grab bag of horror movie clichés and pull out fistfuls for The Return."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B |
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(2005) |
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"Considering all of the jackass things [Knoxville's] done on his way to fame, his presence in The Ringer helps the film challenge the idea of what is normal and what is intellectually disabled."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B+ |
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(1996) |
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"A rousing action picture with generous dashes of humor, The Rock remains the much-maligned director's best film"
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(1991) |
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"The Rocketeer is a throwback to when movie heroes weren’t burdened by irony or existential angst."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(2006) |
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"In an achievement befitting the boxer, Stallone delivers a sucker punch in finding a way to make this underdog comeback story succeed."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 B- |
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(2008) |
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"The lack of explanations in The Ruins may prove unsatisfying to some, but the unknown is often more terrifying than the tangible. Such are the wages of fear."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 C |
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(2008) |
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"The jokes land softly, but Run Fatboy Run moves at a sitcom-like clip that keeps it watchable even when it isn't especially funny."
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema |
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 D |
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(2006) |
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"RV travels the comic highways similar to those driven by National Lampoon's Vacation's Griswolds, but the insufferable Munros leave us wishing they'd befall a fate more like that of the stranded family in The Hills Have Eyes."
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