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Imitation of Kubricknew

John Malkovich turns on the smarm as a genius imposter.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  03-21-2007  |  Reviews

Endearing and Rewardingnew

Breaking and Entering is just, well, a yuppie relationship drama, really.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  02-07-2007  |  Reviews

F Stands for Familynew

... and for fucked up -- an apt tag for 2006's movie kin.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  12-27-2006  |  Movies

A Lot to Swallownew

Inside Deep Throat unveils the hardcore porn groundbreaker.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  02-09-2005  |  Reviews

Sundownernew

Commercialism overtakes creativity at the Sundance Film Festival.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  02-02-2005  |  Movies

Icon, I Can'tnew

John Travolta's career gets bumpier with A Love Song for Bobby Long.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  01-26-2005  |  Reviews

Baby, It's Cold Inside the Theaternew

Despite the coming of Kinsey and company, sex was paltry, ominous, and perverse at the movies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  12-29-2004  |  Movies

Head of the Classnew

Almodóvar's latest film is a lurid, contrived, gratuitously sexy (especially homo-sexy) thriller with a smirk on its face and a cigarette holder sinking hot ash into the shag carpet.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  12-22-2004  |  Reviews

Che-Che-Che-Changesnew

This exercise in feel-good historical romanticism cannily exploits Che Guevara as icon by finding a quite legitimate context in which to ignore all the problematic aspects of his later life.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  09-29-2004  |  Reviews

"Troy" Suffers From Achilles' Heelnew

The heavy machinery of spectacle and actual plot move their impressive bulk around without too many gears squeaking. Three hours pass like two.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  08-07-2004  |  Reviews

Bukowski Film is "Write On"new

The new Bukowski film isn't just another slumming poet pic.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Dennis Harvey  |  08-07-2004  |  Reviews

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