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Dust to Dustnew
Towne's homage to a struggling writer is something of a struggle itself.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-20-2006 |
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Tags: Ask the Dust, Robert Towne
Oh Grow Upnew
Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-13-2006 |
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Tags: Failure to Launch, Tom Dey
Get Down with Davenew
Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-06-2006 |
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Idle Curiositynew
Curious George is so timeless, you might wish it were more timely.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-13-2006 |
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Mild Wildenew
A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-06-2006 |
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Tags: A Good Woman, Mike Barker
Jesus Savesnew
Sarah Silverman speaks the unspeakable; offending is part of her shtick. And funny? Oh hell, yes.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-21-2005 |
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Call the Copsnew
What's truly galling about The Man is how its creators come from backgrounds that would certainly suggest they know better than to make such dreck.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-12-2005 |
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Happy Surprisenew
With a surprising ensemble and lively characters, Happy Endings is what happens when an eternal optimist makes movies about misanthropes who desperately want to love and to be loved.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
07-18-2005 |
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Deaf, Not Dumbnew
Writer-director Michael Dowse's mockumentary posits itself as a true-story biography of a legendary Ibiza-based DJ named Frankie Wilde, who goes deaf from too much noise and drugs.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-02-2005 |
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Color Blandnew
South Korea's first anime feature is a wondrous sight, but it's ponderous to contemplate once you get over the thrill of witnessing its spectacle.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
01-25-2005 |
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Splish Splash, It's a Bathnew
The early reviews for Beyond the Sea have been so hateful that a latecomer to the bashing bash is tempted to head straight for the spiked eggnog and let the man pass without further abuse.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
01-03-2005 |
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All You Can Eatnew
Adam Sandler is perfect in the role of the put-upon husband in Spanglish. Despite wonderful performances, the film about a crumbling marriage never quite works.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
12-20-2004 |
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Bridget's Betrayed by a Dumb, Dull sequelnew
This inevitable offering has all the charm of a canceled CBS sitcom. With its nutty doings and zany antics, all it lacks are commercial breaks and a laugh track -- the latter being sorely missed, since this is a comedy that doesn't seem interested in being funny.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-16-2004 |
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