Author: Jonathan Kiefer
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The Killer Inside Me
In director Michael Winterbottom’s film of Jim Thompson’s noir novel, Casey Affleck plays a mannerly mid-’50sTexas lawman with a troubled history and a tendency toward extreme sadism.
This article was published on 07.15.10
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Despicable Me
An aging evil genius (voiced by Steve Carell) battles his younger rival (voiced by Jason Segel), enlists the unwitting assistance of three little orphan girls and then finds himself grappling with the usual career-vs.-family conundrum.
This article was published on 07.15.10
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Just a bit heartwarming
Steve Carell does well without his face.
This article was published on 07.08.10
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg’s documentary portrait of the commedienne as a tired old woman is more or less what you’d expect.
This article was published on 07.01.10
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Mother and Child
With superb, forcefully precise performances by Annette Bening, Kerry Washington and Naomi Watts.
This article was published on 06.24.10
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The City of Your Final Destination
At the urging of his domineering girlfriend (Alexandra Maria Lara), an attractively timid young academic (Omar Metwally) seeks authorization to write the biography of a late famous author.
This article was published on 06.24.10
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Please Give
Writer-director Nicole Holofcener seems to get better with every film.
This article was published on 06.17.10
July 15, 2010
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