Category: Film Reviews
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The wrong stuff
Ed Harris and David Duchovny star in this schlocky and dull Cold War-era submarine flick.
This article was published on 02.28.13
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Earth mother
Carl Franklin's adaptation of the World War II-era Rudolfo Anaya novel is sweet and earthy, if not altogether subtle in its supernatural symbolism.
This article was published on 02.21.13
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Oscar's mea culpa
This year’s Academy Award-nominated batch of live-action documentary short films is big on pathos and consciousness raising.
This article was published on 02.14.13
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Dawn of the undead
If pop-culture film takes on Shakespeare plays are your thing, this zombie flick is your new not-so-guilty-pleasure.
This article was published on 02.07.13
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Down and out
Al Pacino, Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken star in this ill-conceived gangster comedy that really should just be put out of his misery.
This article was published on 01.31.13
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The family business
Director Ursula Meier explores the nuances of siblings and self-reliance.
This article was published on 01.24.13
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Paranormal inanity
Marlon Wayans can be very funny. But he needs someone around to tell him when he's not funny, so he can knock it off.
This article was published on 01.17.13
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Enough tragedy to go around
Kathryn Bigelow's latest is temperamentally more tenacious than triumphalist.
This article was published on 01.10.13
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Disastrous, with little relief
There's skill in the depiction of the tsunami, but not so much in the tone-deaf selection of wealthy vacationing Westerners for protagonists.
This article was published on 01.03.13
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Wherever Hugo
It's no turkey, but director Tom Hooper makes an occasional hash of Les Misérables.
This article was published on 12.27.12
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