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COOKERS (DVD)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I won't forget "Cookers" any time soon, an amazing exploration of the horrors of Methamphetamines, or Crystal Meth...

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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SXSW NARRATIVE FEATURE 2005 REVIEW! And they said the movie musical was dead. This is an astonishing achievement...

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THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT (DVD)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Words may not do this film justice, but that's not going to stop me from trying...

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HOW’S YOUR NEWS? (DVD)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Many folks won't have a problem chuckling at the antics of "God's little clowns"...

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ACTS OF WORSHIP

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

OPENS IN NEW YORK CITY, NOVEMBER 21ST! Hey, "Acts of Worship" may not be the most accomplished film, but for the right people, it could be a very important one...

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MANIC

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN LIMITED RELEASE! In reality, troubled people never really get rid of their demons. The best you can hope for is to find a way to control them. In the end, that's what "Manic" is really about: a glimmer of hope...

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BORN RICH

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE 2003 AMERICAN SPECTRUM SELECTION! Surprisingly, even though the film pissed me off, I liked it...

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SHANGHAI KNIGHTS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Jackie Chan is back as Chinese expatriate Chon Wang, and this time it's PERSONAL! Wang picks up his old ne'er-do-well gringo bullshit artist partner, Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson). Much wacky hijinx ensue. It just could have been so much more...

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NARC

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Writer/director Joe Carnahan made a splash with his indie debut, "Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane", a little too drunk on his own style. This time around he not only has it right, but has taken a decisive step away from all the Tarantino wannabes toward being his own man...

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TWEEKED

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DARLING NARITA, WINNER OF THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD AT THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR INDEPENDENT FILM IN BRUSSELS! Drug culture has been a favorite setting and subject for movies for over three decades...

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TEKNOLUST

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER 18TH AND LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 25TH! Apparently SEX is the most efficient way of procuring these required nutrients...

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CHILDREN UNDERGROUND

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SCREENING AT UCLA'S JAMES BRIDGES THEATER, OCTOBER 1ST! Romania leader Nicolæ Ceaucescu wanted to increase his nation's work force. His solution: outlaw contraception and abortion while requiring more stringent physical examinations for women to ensure pregnancies went to term...

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ONE HOUR PHOTO

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN NEW YORK AND LA! Damn! Is Robin Williams really starring in a little independent movie? If he's trying to prove his acting chops, mission accomplished. He brings the depth the part needs, while never pandering or making him too likable. If this is the direction he's headed in his career, fantastic. For auteur Romanek, it was at least a good first try...

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BLUE CRUSH

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS AUGUST 16TH! Something like this was probably pitched as "extreme sports" featuring young chicks in bikinis. With this bland cast of nobodies and its PG-13 rating, the picture fails to work on even that level. Too bad. I'm sure that an interesting film could easily be made about girl surfers, this just ain't it...

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THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Damn, what can you say to adequately describe the charmed life and troubled times of Hollywood producer/gambler/mogul/legend Bob Evans? Describing his influence on American film and culture is like relating Abraham Lincoln's influence on American history...

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MEN IN BLACK II

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Well, the first installment of this would-be mega-franchise wasn't too bad. That monster hit of 1997, VERY loosely based on the comic book of the same name, told the story of how supercop James Edwards (Will Smith) ended up in the ultra-secret alien policing organization of the title and with by-the-book parter, agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). That film was carried by the script's sharp sense of satire, an excellent cast, and director Barry Sonnenfeld's relatively light touch behind the camera...

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SCOOBY DOO

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! At least the people who saw it with me found it hysterically funny. On the other hand, they all seemed pretty stoned, so use your own judgement for, uh, pre-film preparations...

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STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Alright kids, school is now in session, and our topic is "Attack of the Clones". It's been three years since our last class, in which we learned how George Lucas' ego and self-delusion could crush your childhood like a beer can at a frat party. If the filmmaker had sabotaged that debacle on purpose (I said, "on purpose"), he probably couldn't have done much worse. Twenty years of reading his own press and not directing made George an extremely rusty, self-deluded boy. Hell, Francis Ford Coppola and John Carpenter have been working that whole time, and they've churned almost nothing but crap for at least the last decade. Lucas had barely even executive produced anything in the years before "Phantom Menace" began production. After the pain of that film you'd expect that both its maker and its audience would become a little more wary, so let's examine how "Episode II" has turned out...

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STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE (NON-SPOILER REVIEW)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

STAR WARS SPECIAL! "The Phantom Menace" gives you warning with its first real line of dialogue, "I've got a bad feeling about this"...

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SPIDER-MAN

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Don't get me wrong. "Spider-Man" doesn't suck. Then again, it's not exactly the masterpiece it threatens to be. I guess I'd put it at around 80% of the way there. What happened?

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NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! It's great to see that the talented Rifkin got his act together. The whole production is remarkably free of Hollywood horse-shit...

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WORLD TRAVELER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN LA! Remember those guys in high school that always seemed to have everything and never had to struggle for it?

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HUMAN NATURE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! "Human Nature" is really only about one such desire, the need to get laid, and the lengths different characters will go to get laid...

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RUN RONNIE RUN

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Run, Ronnie, Run" will probably be the funniest film we'll see all year...

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LUCKY BREAK

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! All I can say is that this is the first prison epic I've seen that might actually make a decent date flick...

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MæLSTROM

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN LOS ANGELES! The first few minutes on screen didn't necessarily set me at ease with the introduction of the narrator -- a talking fish about to be slaughtered...

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ONE MAN’S VIEW OF THE 2002 ACADEMY AWARDS -or- WHY “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” STILL SUCKS ASS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Every year I've got to bitch on this site about some piece of garbage that suckered in Academy voters and/or the public. Can you guess which one it is this year?

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A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

BEST PICTURE WINNER! Ever wonder what it would look like if Ron Howard directed a David Cronenberg film?

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ONE MAN’S VIEW OF THE 2002 ACADEMY AWARDS -or- WHY “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” STILL SUCKS ASS (part 2)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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MEMENTO

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IFP SPIRIT AWARD BEST FEATURE! Director Christopher Nolan has created a neo-noir masterpiece. I repeat: A MASTERPIECE!

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TWO TOWNS OF JASPER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! June 7, 1998 saw the worst racially-motivated murder since the Civil Rights movement in Jasper, Texas...

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REVOLUTION OS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Screening at NYC's Cinema Village! JTS Moore's new documentary may seem important only to computer geeks, but its subject has as much importance for our culture and economy as it does for the computer industry...

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REVOLUTION OS: HOW MICROSOFT CAN LOSE THE WAR

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DOCUMENTARY IN THEATERS CHALLENGES MICROSOFT! "Revolution OS" explores the birth and adolescence of the computer world's Free Software and Open Source movements until they came of age with the creation and release of the LINUX operating system...

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SCOTLAND, PA.

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN NEW YORK! This should have been a black comic masterpiece. The cast is certainly up to the task, even in the small roles...

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VARSITY BLUES

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO THE SUPER BOWL! In New Canaan, Texas, only ONE thing matters: The Coyotes, the high school football team...

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THE WATERBOY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO THE SUPER BOWL! Adam Sandler is 31 year-old Bobby Boucher, waterboy to the University of Louisiana football team for the last 18 years...

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NOON BLUE APPLES

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE AMERICAN SPECTRUM! You know what I like to see in independent movies? Ideas...

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SENORITA EXTRAVIADA

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE! You know, we'll readily crack jokes about a film, ANY film. This time, however, there is absolutely, positively NOTHING funny about what's up on the screen...

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TABOO

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE MIDNIGHT MOVIE! Normally, I'd enjoy a tale about a bunch of snotty, spoiled rich Republican kids offing each other...

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TADPOLE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Here's something you don't see everyday: A whimsical teen comedy with adult complexity shot on digital video...

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I AM SAM

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! All the film needs is a dying gay man, a mystical Negro, a troubled undercover cop, some British accents and a war and we'd have the entire decathalon of clichéd horse-shit...

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METROPOLIS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! This might be the best animation to come from Japan since "Akira"...

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THAT’S MY FACE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE AMERICAN SPECTRUM! Now while this all sounds like a great spiritual journey, there are a few problems...

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ALIVE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SUNDANCE WORLD FEATURE! The story of a young woman's struggle to live on following a brutal gang-rape...

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SHIRI

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

COMING TO THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! "Shiri" actually reminds me how I felt the first time I saw John Woo's work...

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS NOW! Heroism, betrayal, death, darkness, hot elf chicks, and two more movies ensue...

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THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN NY & LA! Both hilarity and poignancy truly ensue...

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THE INDEPENDENT

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN LOS ANGELES! We need more films like THIS! A loving tribute to the world of exploitation films....

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REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILMMAKERS FILM THREAT IS THANKFUL FOR! Darren Aronofsky who really comes into his own here...

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THE STRAIGHT STORY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILMMAKERS FILM THREAT IS THANKFUL FOR! I can assure you, this is, down to every frame, a David Lynch movie...

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THE MATRIX

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILMMAKERS FILM THREAT IS THANKFUL FOR! Writer/directors Andy and Larry Wachowski spent a year in pre-production to create the Matrix..

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CECIL B. DEMENTED

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILMMAKERS FILM THREAT IS THANKFUL FOR! Who's had a career like John Waters? If the name Film Threat ever applied to anyone, it's Baltimore's favorite anarchist...

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THE DOE BOY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ST. LOUIS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Generally, it's enough to have a solid movie with great acting, like this one. It's a bonus when it actually has something to say...

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CHAIN CAMERA

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ST. LOUIS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Kirby Dick isn't in the habit of making his presence felt on camera, and his newest documentary allows his subjects to strictly speak for themselves. There's a lot of dark stuff here...

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AN UNFINISHED SYMPHONY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ST. LOUIS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! An awful lot of documentaries and movies have been made about the Vietnam War, but there's always room for another great one...

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HALLOWEEN H20

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO HALLOWEEN! BRILLIANT and WITTY. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film, nor, I suspect, its target audience...

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WES CRAVEN PRESENTS: DRACULA 2000

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO HORROR! This latest incarnation of Dracula is actually helmed by Patrick Lussier, the editor of Craven's last six films...

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INTIMACY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Their relationship is meant to be just sex, no intimacy. That's supposed to mean no complications, but sex always seems to bring that about anyway...

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COLLECTORS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FILM THREAT'S TRIBUTE TO REAL-LIFE HORROR! Julian P. Hobbs enters the world of serial killer art and memorabilia...

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PORNSTAR: THE LEGEND OF RON JEREMY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN NY AND LA! Once upon a time, there was a very nice Jewish boy from Queens... who became the porn star also known affectionately as the "Hedgehog," the one and only Ron Jeremy...

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NOT THE SAME OLD SONG-AND-DANCE: HOW THE MUSICAL CAME BACK TO THE MOVIES WITH A VENGEANCE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DANCER IN THE DARK! MOULIN ROUGE! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH! The movie musical is back!

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TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! GREATEST CAR MOVIE, EVER! That's not to say it's the greatest road movie ever, though it may be that, too...

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THE BELIEVER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! You get the sense that what you're seeing is a very personal struggle in what will probably be one of the most powerful films of the year...

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DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN LA! This film is worth seeing just for the wonderful selection of Bluegrass music...

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WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN LA, SF, CHICAGO, SEATTLE, BOSTON, WASHINGTON, DC AND CLEVELAND! Strangely, what on first glance would appear to be an attempt at another "Meatballs" is actually a parody of that Bill Murray movie...

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JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Filmmaker Kevin Smith's farewell kiss to his muses and alter-ego is damn funny...

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER!

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Kevin Smith bids farewell to his adolescent alter-ego with "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". Can the same be said for his adolescent feud with FilmThreat.com critic Ron Wells? If the movie represents Kevin's last words to his Internet detractors, then the following contains Ron's last words to Smith. Will Film Threat's angriest voice offer his hand in peace, or just his middle finger? What do you think?

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER! (Episode I)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER! (Episode III)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER! (Episode II)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER! (Episode IV)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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RON WELLS AND KEVIN SMITH STRIKE BACK – AT EACH OTHER! (Episode V)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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SESSION 9

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN NY, LA AND BOSTON! There may be something far nastier than asbestos in there...

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THE DEEP END

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! It ain't easy being a mother, especially when you have to clean up the dead bodies they leave in the yard...

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NOT THE SAME OLD SONG-AND-DANCE: HOW THE MUSICAL CAME BACK TO THE MOVIES WITH A VENGEANCE (part 2)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DANCER IN THE DARK! O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?! MOULIN ROUGE! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH! The movie musical is back!

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NOT THE SAME OLD SONG-AND-DANCE: HOW THE MUSICAL CAME BACK TO THE MOVIES WITH A VENGEANCE (part 3)

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

DANCER IN THE DARK! O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?! MOULIN ROUGE! HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH! The movie musical is back!

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BROTHER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! In his first American production, Japanese auteur/actor Takeshi Kitano has chosen to transplant his usual Yakuza elements to Los Angeles...

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RUSSIAN DOLL

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! At this point, Australian actor Hugo Weaving doesn't have to prove anything. He's shown that he is his country's answer to... uh, Ben Stiller...

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JURASSIC PARK III

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! You'd think the studio would have been able to produce a little more fanfare for a new chapter in the series. What we got is just filler for the boxed-set...

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RATED X: A JOURNEY THROUGH PORN

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

TRIBUTE TO PORN DOCUMENTARIES! Ah, another porn documentary. Strangely, this topic never gets tired...

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LOST AND DELIRIOUS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES! Well, I suppose some hot teenage girl-on-girl action doesn't hurt...

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KISS OF THE DRAGON

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! "Kiss of the Dragon" might actually be the most consistently satisfying movie the studio releases all year...

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AMERICAN HISTORY X

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN MOVIES! "American History X" opens, literally, with a bang...

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CHASING AMY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL SCREENING! It's a huge leap forward from "Mallrats." "Chasing Amy" cost as much as the catering budget on that movie and looks superior...

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SEXY BEAST

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! It's nice to see a new director willing to spend as much time with his actors as he does moving the camera around...

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SOUTHERN COMFORT

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Davis has produced a stunning document that might change the minds of those who might have dismissed them as white trash, transgender freaks...

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THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: INSIDE THE MIND OF TODD MCFARLANE

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! If you don't already know who Todd McFarlane is, well, then you probably won't care. However, if you're into comic books or action figures then you most like have already contributed to his staggering wealth...

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COFFIN JOE: THE STRANGE WORLD OF JOSE MOJICA MARINS

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! The horror genre is one dominated by a wide range of auteurs. Some of them can be a little, uh, eccentric. America produced Wes Craven and John Carpenter. Canada gave rise to David Cronenberg. Italy nurtured Dario Argento and Spain gave birth to Jes Franco. None of them, however, is quite like Brazil's Jose Mojica Marins, better known to the masses as Coffin Joe...

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THE SWEETEST SOUND

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! This project took form because the director had a bug up his ass about his name. Over the years he would see many references in print and elsewhere to a plethora of Alan, Allen, and Alain Berliners...

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SWORDFISH

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Barbarino's lament reminded me of all the garbage he's made in the last few years AND set the standard by which to judge the movie that just started...

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EVOLUTION

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Hilarity, CG, product placement, ass-jokes, and other such disposable things quickly ensue...

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CHOPPER

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! No, it's not about motorcycles. It's about the life of Mark "Chopper" Read, an Australian folk hero who is, uh, just not right in the head...

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THE ROAD HOME

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! I don't know why this film has received so much buzz, but I figure in a couple of years it will be remembered as just a footnote in the careers of both Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ziyi...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST CINEMA

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Eight decades ago, Dr. Caligari had just the cure for the sluggish growth of an infant cinema...

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KUBRICK IDEAS ON A CORMAN BUDGET: THE GREATNESS OF MONTE HELLMAN

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

MONTE HELLMAN EXCLUSIVE! Monte Hellman was making pictures that were "out there" years before guys like Scorsese, Coppola, and Bogdanovich, and he got his big break the same way they did: through legendary producer Roger Corman...

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FREDDY GOT FINGERED

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! If I wanted to watch a muddled, clunky, wannabe-clever comedy, I'd wait for the next Saturday Night Live atrocity to come out...

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FREUD’S 2ND LAW

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL DRAMATIC FEATURE! Well here's one film that's in no hurry to reveal what it's about. Whatever it is though, it may not be quite what you think...

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BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Combined with her impeccable British accident, Zellweger nails the part and carries the film...

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BLOW

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS! Bobcat Goldthwait seems to appear for no other reason than to have a scene where he can do rails with Johnny Depp and Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens...

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BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

Ron Wells — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE IN NY & LA! Dorothy finds her apartment trashed by her violent junkie boyfriend Tony, who was frustrated that he couldn't do the same to her first...

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