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AWAY WE GO
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Rick Kisonak in reviews
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Sam Mendes has followed up "Revolutionary Road" with a film that turns it inside out. They’re mirror images.  |
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PUBLIC ENEMIES
Posted on July 1, 2009 by Matthew Sorrento in reviews
This is the purest of American narratives, and this, indeed, is one of our finest storytellers. |
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EPITAPH (GIDAM)
Posted on July 1, 2009 by James Teitelbaum in reviews
Call it something lost in translation, call it a failure of scripting or editing, or call it a puzzle film with ill-fitting pieces, but a plot summary in this case is futile. |
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THE HURT LOCKER
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jessica Baxter in reviews
IN LIMITED RELEASE! A realistic war story can also be great cinema. But the language of "The Hurt Locker" doesn’t marry well with the violence. It makes for a pretty schizophrenic film-going experience. |
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PARTY GIRL (DVD)
Posted on June 29, 2009 by Phil Hall in reviews
Nicholas Ray is credited as the director, but there is little here to confirm his trademark style. |
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IRVING KLAW CLASSICS: VOL. 1-4, 1951-1956 (DVD)
Posted on June 29, 2009 by Mike Wood in reviews
The loops on this four-DVD set that were produced in the 1950's for grindhouses as well as for various “Stag” circuits have an odd, almost poignant charm. |
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JAMES KENDRICK: THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Posted on June 28, 2009 by Phil Hall in interviews
Critic/scholar James Kendrick's new book recalls the 1980s, a decade when the silver screen ran red. |
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THE HURT LOCKER
Posted on June 27, 2009 by Nick Antosca in reviews
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Director Kathryn Bigelow has made everything from schlock ("Near Dark") to engaging pop ("Point Break") to dystopic sci-fi ("Strange Days"), and now she's unexpectedly delivered a film of convincing psychological realism. |
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