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'Cloudy' Opts for Offbeat Humor and Smart Characterizationnew

At the very least, parents can depend on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs to convey vital lessons, like large portions of food can squash you, and monkeys only think about mustaches and Gummi bears.
San Antonio Current  |  Cynthia Hawkins  |  09-17-2009  |  Reviews

In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew

Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current  |  Cynthia Hawkins  |  06-11-2008  |  Reviews

Love Me Two Times, Babynew

Add a generous dose of slapstick to 2005's Into the Blue and you have Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey's latest venture, Fool's Gold.
San Antonio Current  |  Cynthia Hawkins  |  02-06-2008  |  Reviews

'Martian Child' Offers Lloyd Dobbler as a Widowernew

Frankly, it's the only way many of us will take our John Cusack, served up a la quirk, and his turn in Martian Child doesn't disappoint.
San Antonio Current  |  Cynthia Hawkins  |  10-31-2007  |  Reviews

'Arctic Tale': Good Intentions on Icenew

Though there is plenty of substance here for even the mildest nature lover to be engaged, Arctic Tale is not quite the cinematic gem its Penguins predecessor proved to be.
San Antonio Current  |  Cynthia Hawkins  |  08-15-2007  |  Reviews

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