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MORE THAN A GAME

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Any filmmaker blessed with such serendipitous narrative riches would be content to recount the not-so-tall tale, but director Kristopher Belman takes it an added step: bringing the larger-than-life back down to a universally relatable scale.

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THE OMEN (DVD)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Fox has given "The Omen" a stunning--and appropriately spooky--special edition treatment...

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HUSTLE & FLOW

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Everybody gotta have a dream." That such a banal statement at face value can come to mean something far more profound and inspiring is reflective of the feat writer-director Craig Brewer achieves with "Hustle & Flow..."

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BRIDE & PREJUDICE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This take on Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is less effective, but it's not for lack of ambition on the part of director Gurinder Chadha...

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SWADES

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SCREENING AT THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, MARCH 11TH! Subtlety nor modulation are not qualities one generally associates with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, but even more than in his other film of the season, here he reigns in his usual histrionics to impressive effect as Mohan, a scientist working for NASA...

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RAINCOAT

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If Ghosh's direction places "Raincoat" under the skin, then his writing makes it linger there...

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HITCH

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Will Smith has proven to be such an immensely charismatic, easily likable, and effortlessly charming star in a variety of media, I always wondered why no one ever thought to cast him as a romantic lead...

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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! It's doubtful that this "Phantom" will convert many experiencing Lloyd Webber's grand opus for the first time "Phans"...

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LAKSHYA

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A LOOK TOWARDS BOLLYWOOD! While this film is further confirmation as to what an adept technical craftsman Farhan Akthar is, the "lakshya" for his next film should be to rediscover the consistent smarts and soulfulness that made his debut such a memorable and distinctive work...

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MAIN PREM KI DIWANI HOON (I WILL LOVE HIM TIL THE END OF TIME)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In a rather strange move, the one musical number in which Roshan is given the most to do has since been cut from the film and appears on the DVD only as a separate special feature...

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CHALTE CHALTE (WALK ALONG)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

While moviegoers in the United States eagerly anticipated big-budget sequels and vehicles for Hollywood megastars such as Jim Carrey and Harrison Ford--okay, not so much Ford--this summer, one of the hottest tickets in India was "Chalte Chalte (Walk Along)," starring reigning Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, a superstar in her own right...

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KAL HO NAA HO (TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Lest anyone get the wrong impression, however, this is a classic masala film experience through and through...

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KILL BILL VOL. 1

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Kill Bill" is probably the film Quentin Tarantino was born to make. The film finds the long-in-hibernation writer-director at his most fiercely cinematic yet, being more giddily creative with the camera and overall visual style...

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BAD BOYS II

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER VIEW! After the beating he took for his last film, the would-be Oscar bait epic "Pearl Harbor," "BBII" plays like one huge "fuck you" to his critics by giving them all that they expect from him to the nth degree...

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FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! there's no use in making sense of a film that takes place in some weird parallel realm where the only solution to a conflict between two guys is to engage in a weird hovercraft/ball/laundry basket duel...

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2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS, JUNE 6TH! Movies like "2 Fast 2 Furious" are all about the bigger picture in every sense: the rocket speed of the cars; the over-the-top stunts; the firepower of the explosions; the glass-shattering decibel level; the uniformly broad strokes in every aspect of the execution; and--last and certainly not least--the size of the box office take...

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ASHES OF TIME

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The fight scenes in "Ashes of Time" are as brutal as any as one would see in a more traditional martial arts extravaganza: lots of blood is spewed; many limbs go flying...

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TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The nonlinear structure and glacial pace is less dream like and more like a droning trance, and accordingly Pearce and Bonham Carter sleepwalk through their roles...

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THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Bad movies are easy to make, but as this overheated and self-defeating propaganda piece shows, it takes a genuinely talented group of people to come up with the most astonishing botch jobs...

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DAREDEVIL

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER VIEW! Of the two gambles, the one that perhaps incited the most fan fretting was the casting of Affleck, and he proves to be up to the challenge...

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KAANTE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A Bollywood take on "Reservoir Dogs" with a strong helping of "The Usual Suspects" on the side...

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DEVDAS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

India's official entry for the 2003 Foreign Language Film Oscar race, "Devdas," is a more undiluted taste of Bollywood...

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CHICAGO

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER OPINION! "Chicago" has retained all of its deliciously mean spirit without a hint of Hollywood sugarcoating...

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DIE ANOTHER DAY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The three-year layoff between films seems to have done wonders for the crew's creativity...

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SOLARIS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS, NOVEMBER 27TH! My word of advice to any audience is to let go and let "Solaris" wash over you. While a number of the major beats remain the same, it's an entirely different animal from Andrei Tarkovsky's hypnotic but opaque take, and it's an entirely different animal from most studio product in general...

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WHITE OLEANDER

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Michelle Pfeiffer + an Oprah Book Club selection is a deadly combination...

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SWEPT AWAY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Smile! ...at the laughably "Blue Lagoon"-ish romantic bliss Giuseppe and Amber find right after he nearly rapes her!

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I SPY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER FT WRITER'S OPINION! Murphy and Wilson have a ball playing opposite one another, and that sense of fun and goodwill extends to the audience...

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RED DRAGON

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

AND YET ANOTHER! While there is more Hannibal here than in previous incarnations of "Red Dragon," he's still very much a secondary character in the grand scheme...

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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The big difference between this and other Sandler vehicles is the man behind the camera: none other than maverick auteur Paul Thomas Anderson...

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MOONLIGHT MILE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Brad Siberling admirably keeps the film from being one big mope session by injecting a number of light moments into the mix, but...

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BARBERSHOP

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Once one has become acquainted with these people and this place, one may not want "Barbershop" to end...

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SWIMFAN

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Director John Polson was obviously aiming to make a "Fatal Attraction" for the younger set...

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CITY BY THE SEA

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Despite fine work by DeNiro and Franco, who both create sympathetic, three-dimensional characters, "City by the Sea"'s aspirations for depth remain just that...

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UNDISPUTED

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! A decently done boxing match does not a movie make. As with any boxing movie or fight card, the main event doesn't come until the very end, and like too many pay-per-view packages the undercard is underwhelming. The lead-up consists of tedious and unsuspenseful "will-they-or-won't-they-fight?" drama...

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SIMONE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER FT WRITER'S OPINION! Niccol makes what seems like a preposterous idea not only fresh and entertaining, but most of all reveals said idea to be not at all far removed from reality--as any good satire should...

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POSSESSION

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Possession" ultimately comes off as so restrained as to be detached and almost as chilly as his darker films--not exactly what one would want from a story about a love so strong that it echoes through the ages...

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FULL FRONTAL

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Full Frontal" finds Steven Soderbergh retreating from the more mainstream-friendly gloss of his popular recent efforts and back in a more experimental mode. If for nothing else, the Oscar-winning director deserves credit for not resting on his laurels and taking on a risky lark of a project. Too bad the most positive word I can come up with to describe the end product is: interesting...

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AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! With "Goldmember," it is clear that star/co-writer Mike Myers and director Jay Roach are scraping for fresh material, for the movie is less a sequel than a haphazardly assembled collection of greatest hits rehashes. Myers and Roach are running dangerously close to empty as far as new--and genuinely funny--ideas, and they would be best off quitting before they fall any farther behind...

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THE COUNTRY BEARS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The movie takes place in a strange parallel universe where the presence of anthropomorphic bears is a fact of everyday life, yet for some reason the human adoptive brother of young Beary Barrington is the only one in the world aware that Beary is... a bear...

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K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER FT WRITER'S OPINION! Even without pointless pyrotechnics, the initially promising, sporadically gripping "K-19" still manages to find another way to become a big-budget Hollywood summer production that shamelessly panders to the lowest common denominator...

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STUART LITTLE 2

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The twists won't come as much of a surprise to any adults, but those in the audience fitting that bill would more than likely be parents who are all too willing to cut any kid-friendly film slack...

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REIGN OF FIRE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS NOW! There's nothing disappointing about the film's main drawing card--those flying, fire-breathing dragons. The digitally-created beasts are indeed sights to behold; not only are they genuinely frightening, but completely convincing as actual living, breathing creatures. Ironically, however, the dragons are far more believable as living, breathing creatures than the cast of paper-thin human characters that populate the post-apocalyptic, dragon-overrun year 2020...

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LIKE MIKE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The sheer awfulness of "Like Mike" is nothing that anyone who's seen the trailer couldn't already figure out. Young Calvin Cambridge (Lil' Bow Wow) finds that a pair of sneakers that he believes once belonged to Michael Jordan -- just because the initials "MJ" were written on them. After Calvin and the shoes receive a jolt of electricity (if only the film resembled real life, in which case the child would've died, and the film would've been over after 20 minutes), he discovers that the sneakers give him mad hoops skillz...

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THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! If you're unfamiliar with Cartoon Network/Kids' WB's superheroine sensation "The Powerpuff Girls," don't be afraid to take a chance with this animated action blast. Fans and newcomers alike will find something new and exciting in the feature film version of the same name, which details the origin of -- as a newspaper headline in the film hilariously describes them -- these "freaky bug-eyed weirdo girls."

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MR. DEEDS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Any Adam Sandler fan will more than likely react to "Mr. Deeds" with the same amount of enthusiasm as the excitable recruited audience members at my screening. After all, this movie finds Sandler falling back on old tricks that worked for his public prior to the critical and commercial crash-and-burn that was "Little Nicky." "Deeds" plays as if it were spat out by a "Make Your Own Adam Sandler Vehicle" computer program...

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THE FIRST $20 MILLION IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Watching this loose adaptation of Po Bronson's novel of the same name, it's no mystery why Fox wants to fulfill its bare minimum theatrical release obligations before sweeping it under the rug and into video store oblivion...

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MINORITY REPORT

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Likely to generate post-film discussion are touches such as creepy and morbidly humorous sequences involving Anderton's eyes--whether it be some scary business with retina-scanning spider-like robots or a "Clockwork Orange"-esque encounter with a black market eye surgeon...

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LILO & STITCH

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! This sublimely silly and genuinely sweet film will make kids and adults alike interested in seeing the inevitable Saturday morning spinoff...

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THE BOURNE IDENTITY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "A new action hero is Bourne." As incredibly cheesy and precious that advertising tag line for "The Bourne Identity" is, there's no discounting the truth it does hold. Yes, it heralds a new potential action franchise character in Jason Bourne, and the film also reveals a different type of action hero in director Doug Liman, who further proves his multifaceted moviemaking mettle with his deft steering of this change-of-pace project...

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DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! A group of friends that engages in the time-tested and socially accepted activity of... hanging out. Is there really any need to complicate the practice by sprinkling fairy dust on each other in forests at night? I didn't think so...

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BAD COMPANY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Watching "Bad Company" is like peering into a window into a bygone era not long passed but still so far away, when the threat of nuclear annihiliation was par for the popcorn movie course, with a trusty red digital readout counting down to not so much a tragic disaster than a Really Cool Special Effect...

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THE SUM OF ALL FEARS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "The Sum of All Fears" not only succeeds by that standard -- it is a smart, complex, and engrossing idea-driven action thriller -- but more importantly for Paramount, it also gets the more pressing job done: to breathe fresh life into a durable film franchise that, based on this installment, still has a promising future...

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SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! After a beautifully rendered opening passage where an eagle flies over a breathtaking expanse of the American West, DreamWorks' latest animated feature, the horse opera "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," wastes no time in daring viewers over the age of five to not roll their eyes...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As identities are swapped and mistaken, all manner of frothy farce ensues...

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ABOUT A BOY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "About a Boy" will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it...

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STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Another FT Writer's Opinion! Perhaps the words that will most commonly be uttered in association with "Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones"--that is, right behind "Yoda is one badass motherfucker," but more on that later--are "It's better than 'The Phantom Menace.'" But to leave it at that is to damn the film with faint praise, for George Lucas' venerable sci-fi film franchise is back on track with this satisfying installment...

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UNFAITHFUL

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Your eyes are amazing, you know that? You should never shut them. Not even at night." In real life, if a guy used this line on a woman, she would most likely bust out laughing in his face...

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SPIDER-MAN

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! After years of starts and stops, various legal wranglings, and an extended flirt with an Oscar-winning, self-professed "king of the world," the "Spider-Man" feature film has finally come to pass, and the long and winding path to the big screen has led to the right hands: those of director Sam Raimi, who has set the bar unusually high for the rest of the summer film season with this exciting and exhilarating adventure...

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BARAN (Rain)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Writer-director Majid Majidi could not have possibly imagined just how timely his film has become in the wake of recent events...

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LONGSHOT

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

"Crossroads" may mark Britney Spears' first starring role in a film, but it is not the first feature in which she's appeared...

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LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies...

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THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! "The Triumph of Love" is, indeed, a triumph of love: love of performance, love of joy, and, above all else, love of love itself...

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JOSHUA

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Could it be that Joshua is the second coming of Jesus Christ?

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THE SCORPION KING

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Another FT Writer's Opinion! Hollywood action would-be blockbusters are, by their very definition, the most shameless of commercial enterprises, concerned more with raking in as much cash as possible than actual quality...

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MURDER BY NUMBERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Murder by Numbers" is everything its title implies, a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the Tinseltown assembly line...

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MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" may not exactly be an innovative film, but it most certainly is a lovable one...

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THE SWEETEST THING

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Thomas Jane. They, and the chemistry between them, are the only sweet things about "The Sweetest Thing," a sour attempt at making a Farrelly Brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher for the female set...

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CHANGING LANES

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Changing Lanes" exceeds expectations, provoking serious thought while skillfully telling a compelling, character-driven story...

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NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! It's been so long since "Animal House" and the heyday of the "Vacation" movies that one wonders if the National Lampoon name still holds any sort of cinema cachet...

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HIGH CRIMES

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! What has happened to Carl Franklin? He made such a promising splash with the gritty 1992 crime thriller "One False Move"...

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THE ROOKIE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Despite the inherently moving story and the respectable work of director John Lee Hancock and the cast, something remains absent throughout the entire film: a certain sense of verve and personality...

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MONSOON WEDDING

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Only four days remain before the arranged wedding between Aditi Verma and Hemant Rai...

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MONSTER’S BALL

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

HALLE BERRY'S BEST ACTREss PERFORMANCE! "Monster's Ball" as a whole may ultimately be just a solid little picture, but Halle Berry's performance is downright astonishing...

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NO MAN’S LAND

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST FOREIGN FILM WINNER! While the audience has its laughs along the way, the violent tension of war often threatens to erupt...

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IFP SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The overlap between indie spirit and mainstream Oscar gold continued as two films up for Academy Awards, "Memento" and "In the Bedroom," led the awards tally at IFP/West's 2002 Independent Spirit Awards...

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TRAINING DAY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DENZEL WASHINGTON'S BEST ACTOR PERFORMANCE! The title gives a clear idea of how star Denzel Washington schools the viewer in how electrifying screen acting can be...

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PEARL HARBOR

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

HA! HA! BEST SOUND EDITING! "Pearl Harbor" isn't so much a recounting of "the day that will live in infamy" than it is just a fictional romance that plays out against a real-life tragedy...

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BLADE II

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Wesley Snipes and Guillermo Del Toro get the down-and-dirty job done with style...

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MOULIN ROUGE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEE! Any illusions of cinematic normalcy fostered by Fox's straight-laced advertising campaign for "Moulin Rouge!" are shattered the very second the film begins...

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ICE AGE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! To complain about "Ice Age"'s lack of originality is to ignore the real wit and joy behind this very fun film...

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SHOWTIME

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Even the intriguing pairing of DeNiro and Murphy can't prevent the comedy in "Showtime" from wearing a little thin...

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TRIBUTE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Watching a film about tribute bands may sound like a horrifying prospect to many, but as with any potentially cringe-inducing sight, the seemingly cheesy/campy idea does hold a strange fascination...

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“CLONES” ATTACK SHOWEST

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

EXCLUSIVE SHOWEST REPORT! Our own Michæl Dequina is at Showest where he attended a dinner with Rick McCallum who revealed details about the next chapter in the "Star Wars" saga. Get the full report on the new "Episode II" trailer and eight minutes of footage shown to exhibitors...

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“CLONES” ATTACK SHOWEST: SPOILERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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WE WERE SOLDIERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "We Were Soldiers" is an effective war picture, driven by realistic and often horrifying combat sequences...

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TROUBLE EVERY DAY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! His wife is stricken with an insatiable sexual appetite that gives way to a ravenous bloodlust while in the heat of passion...

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME II (DVD)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Leave it to the Mouse to sully the original film's reputation by churning out a totally unnecessary direct-to-video sequel...

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CINDERELLA II: DREAMS COME TRUE (DVD)

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If Disney's 1950 animated favorite "Cinderella" proved that "a dream is a wish your heart makes," then "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes...

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QUEEN OF THE DAMNED

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Such a shame that a film as mediocre as "Queen of the Damned" has to serve as Aaliyah's final film legacy...

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SUPER TROOPERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! The awful trailer of the film gives both a clear yet unfair indication of the film...

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LITTLE OTIK

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! To ease his wife's grief over their inability to conceive a child, a man fashions a faux infant out of a tree stump...

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DRAGONFLY

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! With his once-blazing career in deep freeze (has it really been ten years since hits such as "Dances with Wolves," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," "JFK," and "The Bodyguard" put him at the top of Hollywood?) it would figure that Kevin Costner would attempt a thaw with a supernatural thriller...

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JOHN Q

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Denzel Washington delivers another deeply impassioned performance...

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RETURN TO NEVERLAND

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Return to Never Land" was slated to be another of those direct-to-video desecrations of Disney perennials flooding store shelves until it was upgraded to the theatrical slate...

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IRIS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! With the might of Miramax, this is practically rubber-stamped "Oscar Bait"...

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CROSSROADS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Pity poor Britney Spears. She's so lucky; she's a star, but if there's nothing missing in her life, then why are tears almost certain to come to her tonight? The reviews for her film starring debut, "Crossroads," are guaranteed to be scathing...

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LAST ORDERS

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! By film's end one feels as if they have indeed taken a long trip with these people -- and along the way has grown to know and care about them...

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BIG FAT LIAR

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! I would be a "big fat liar" if I didn't say that this film wasn't made for the likes of me...

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Michael Dequina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! It's impossible to discuss the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle "Collateral Damage" without mentioning the tragedies of September 11...

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