Reviews

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 27 January 2011 13:05

I said earlier that her films don’t often find a critical consensus, but White Material kind of has: everyone but me.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 27 January 2011 12:50

The best reason to see The Illusionist is the art, which is a perfect match to the film’s mood.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Friday, 21 January 2011 00:00

Good copy wants me to say that No Strings Attached is Natalie’s worst-ever movie, but that just wouldn’t be true; she made Where the Heart Is.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 20 January 2011 16:39

I liked Hosoda’s last film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and Summer Wars fulfills the potential that Girl showed.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 14 January 2011 16:08

The Michel Gondry-directed film plays more like a self-conscious tweaking of the superhero formula, taking the “What would really happen if an everyday dude tried to fight crime in a costume?” theme from last year’s Kick Ass and blending it with a Lethal Weapon-style buddy action comedy.

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Written by Matthew F. Newlin Friday, 14 January 2011 14:39

The plot takes an absurd route to get to the expected ending, which fizzles just like the rest of the movie.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 14 January 2011 13:59

What does happen in Somewhere is presented with such subtlety that it’s easy to miss but with such honesty that it feels entirely natural.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Friday, 14 January 2011 13:41

It’s a novel approach to comic relief in some ways, but more importantly it makes the wallop feel that much harder.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 14 January 2011 13:29

If you’d like to wallow in the exquisite suffering of the upper middle classes for 90 minutes this might be just the film for you.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 06 January 2011 00:00

My suspicion is that, like so many others, the director got conned by his silver-tongued subject. 

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Wednesday, 29 December 2010 11:00

Of course there is a principle involved, even if Ford is not willing to state it directly; they intend to pay the women less because they think they can get away with it.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 27 December 2010 08:54

There’s nothing really wrong with The King’s Speech, aside from the fact that it feels like you saw it last year, and the year before that, and the year before that.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 23 December 2010 03:11

The story concerns Durst/Marks very likely killing his wife, moving to a different town and trying to pass himself off as a mute old woman, then dismembering his neighbor.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 23 December 2010 02:54

I’m almost sorry to say it, but if this was the Coens' obvious attempt to recapture the success of No Country for Old Men, it kind of worked.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Thursday, 16 December 2010 21:48

I’d go so far as to say that Witherspoon and Nicholson are both awful here; it’s not even that they’re phoning it in, but more like they’re trying to be bad.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 16 December 2010 21:44

Many films have been set in decaying industrial areas, but few capture both the good and the bad of that world as well as The Fighter.

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Written by Matthew F. Newlin Thursday, 16 December 2010 21:31

What little story there is can hardly be called engaging, or even all that entertaining.

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Written by Justin Tucker Thursday, 16 December 2010 18:27

All three of the adults behave like selfish, greedy children and do not care who they hurt in the process.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 16 December 2010 04:13

The film Marwencol is as mesmerizing as Mark’s imaginary town and treats him and his world with absolute respect.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 16 December 2010 03:38

 The film never settles on a consistent tone and induces a sort of seasickness in the viewer as it lurches from drama to farce to BBC heritage television and back again.

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Written by Matthew F. Newlin Thursday, 16 December 2010 03:24

Carrey is perfect as Steven and shows us once again how truly versatile and talented he is as an actor.

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Written by Matthew F. Newlin Friday, 10 December 2010 09:34

One can only assume that Depp wanted to work with von Donnersmarck badly enough to ignore the glaring deficiencies in the script.