GOOD DICK
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 85 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! I am going to say it: everyone should experience “Good Dick”…
Posted on January 23, 2008 by Jamie Tipps
THE WAVE (DIE WELLE)
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 101 minutes |
2008 SUNDANCE WORLD DRAMATIC COMPETITION FEATURE! “The Wave” certainly is relevant; open any newspaper and you’ll find the dangers of group mentality…
Posted on January 20, 2008 by Jamie Tipps
PERRO COME PERRO
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 106 minutes |
2008 SUNDANCE WORLD DRAMATIC COMPETITION FEATURE! The film wants to make a statement, but doesn’t seem to know what it is; unfortunately, for as seriously as it takes itself, nothing much happens…
Posted on January 20, 2008 by Jamie Tipps
THE SAVAGES
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 113 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Director Tamara Jenkins focuses on the largely unexplored relationship between brothers and sisters, and she does so beautifully, thanks to the extraordinary talents of Hoffman and Linney…
Posted on December 2, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
BEOWULF (IMAX 3D)
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 115 minutes |
Certainly, modern interpretations should add their own spin to an ancient tale, but in the hands of director Robert Zemeckis, “Beowulf” becomes silly…
Posted on November 16, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
BIG RIG
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 95 minutes |
2007 AFI FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE! The film achieves what it sets out to do: it draws to the forefront an underappreciated workforce, introducing to us people well worth knowing while also showing us the vast beauty of America…
Posted on November 7, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
ADRIFT IN MANHATTAN
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 89 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Despite a few jarring elements—which include incest and masochism, “Adrift in Manhattan” is a quietly moving film about alienation and connection…
Posted on September 23, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 100 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! So many movies have been made about astronauts, it’s hard to imagine that another one would be necessary, much less relevant. However, “In the Shadow of the Moon” is a surprisingly fresh take on familiar material…
Posted on September 9, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
THE NINES
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 102 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! This movie is metaphysical fun, and while some elements are predictable, it’s an engaging mystery. Some scenarios and combinations are more interesting than others, but each fits together in the over-arching theme…
Posted on September 3, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
INTERVIEW
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 86 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! To their credit, Miller and Buscemi engage the audience’s interest in what is essentially an extended conversation for an extraordinarily long time…
Posted on July 14, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
JOSHUA
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 105 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Played with a creepiness that only kids can achieve, the character of Joshua is one that we’ve seen before in countless horror movies…
Posted on July 7, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
PENELOPE
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 102 minutes |
2007 CINEVEGAS NARRATIVE FEATURE! All told, “Penelope” is a quirky, modern day fable that appeals to both children and adults. While the terminally cynical will dismiss this film as fluff, the movie is nevertheless heartfelt and sweet…
Posted on June 19, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
IN THE LAND OF MERRY MISFITS
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 98 minutes |
2007 CINEVEGAS NARRATIVE FEATURE! The flaws are so numerous that it only gives me a headache to enumerate them–suffice to say that it is altogether best to skip this dour experience…
Posted on June 19, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
CARELESS
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 89 minutes |
2007 CINEVEGAS NARRATIVE FEATURE! “Careless” is equal parts detective story and character study, but unfortunately, the film ends up being particularly compelling as neither…
Posted on June 16, 2007 by Jamie Tipps
HAVE LOVE, WILL TRAVEL
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 115 minutes |
2007 CINEVEGAS NARRATIVE FEATURE! They’re private dancers, dancing for money, and they’ll do what you want them to do…
Posted on June 16, 2007 by Jamie Tipps