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A Better Fit for the Small Screen
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
What could have been an unbelievable tale of struggling with one’s identity in Apartheid South Africa is nothing more than a melodrama better left for TV. More
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A Modest Art World Satire
Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars.
For his third film, (Untitled), filmmaker Jonathan Parker takes on the New York art scene he knows well from first-hand experience. More
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Captured in Motion
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Surprisingly, Robert Zemeckis is able to channel the spirit of Charles Dickens’ original in this graphics-conscious update. More
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Pushing Buttons
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Beginning as a normal thriller, The Box ends as a thoroughly sci-fi flick, taking on the issues of Christianity and the afterlife. More
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A Disappointing Failure
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars.
If pink projectile vomiting, explosive snake diarrhea, and other miscellaneous bodily secretions are your idea of fun, then Gentlemen Broncos is for you. If nothing in that list sounds even remotely funny to you, then you should give Jared Hess’ latest film a pass. More
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Uncomfortably Close Encounters
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
The Fourth Kind purports to be based on actual events and includes “actual” video footage associated with said events. Whether you believe in Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (read: alien abductions) or not, you will be frightened. More
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Off the Wall, Literally
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Whether The Men Who Stare at Goats, a film inspired by Jon Ronson’s book, which documents a time when the U.S. military encouraged a select few to hone their psychic abilities, is based in reality is ultimately irrelevant — it’s highly entertaining and very funny. More
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Fighting For Life
Bronson isn't your typical, formulaic Hollywood biopic that reduces someone's entire life into a lengthy piece of melodramatic fluff. That alone is reason enough to seek out this refreshing take on the genre. More
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A Lifetime of Filmmaking
The Beaches of Agnès embodies fearless cinema, full of charming and fascinating stories. More
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Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
A lot of controversy surrounds This Is It and for good reason. Is it merely an exploitation of Michael Jackson? Probably. But is it a film that was worth being made? Yes. Maybe it shouldn’t have been rushed out in the wake of his death, but it is an interesting look at what could have been. While the film does offer great insight into what he and director Kenny Ortega were putting together, it’s ultimately a documentary about a show that will, sadly, never be produced. More
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