Author: Daniel Barnes
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Stephen Sommers attempts to stretch a 21-minutes-plus-commercials concept into a two-hour film.
This article was published on 11.05.09
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I Am Because We Are
The film shines a light on the impoverished African country of Malawi, where the AIDS epidemic and decades of dictatorial rule have created a culture of slum-bound orphans.
This article was published on 11.05.09
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Critic’s cameo
Critics are never onscreen—except when they’re parasites, drunks or getting killed.
This article was published on 11.05.09
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The Burning Plain
Guillermo Arriaga is so concerned with picking at the scab of humandespair he forgets to make his characters remotely human.
This article was published on 11.05.09
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Whatever Works
Welcome to Woody Allen’s sixth unfunny comedy in a decade.
This article was published on 10.29.09
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The Wolf Man (1941)
The film is stronger and creepier in the scenes without the wolf man, ironically.
This article was published on 10.29.09
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Filming Honest Abe
Abraham Lincoln has been curiously absent from American movies.
This article was published on 10.29.09
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Assassination of a High School President
Basically, it’s teen noir, in the vein of Brick.
This article was published on 10.29.09
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