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Asia Minornew

Given that this movie is aimed at the art-house crowd, would it not have been possible to make it in Japanese? You never think you'll miss subtitles until a movie like this comes along.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  12-14-2005  |  Reviews

Private Dicksnew

As complex as the story twists in this detective film are, it's the throwaways that Shane Black seems to have the most fun with.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  11-01-2005  |  Reviews

Run, Dick, Runnew

If you know your history, you might suspect this film isn't quite a suspense thriller. Rather, it's a sort of updated Death of a Salesman.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  01-11-2005  |  Reviews

Sour Lemonynew

The villain of Lemony Snicket, Count Olaf, just may be Jim Carrey's finest role. The rest of the movie, however, isn't quite up to Carrey's level.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  12-21-2004  |  Reviews

Well Trainednew

The runaway-train action stuff is fantastic. Where the movie falters is when it delivers platitudes about how the spirit of Christmas is in every one of us and Santa is the symbol of the spirit of giving, etc., etc.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  11-15-2004  |  Reviews

Exposing Utopia's Gateway to Auschwitznew

The Holocaust hangs like a shadow over everything, but this is really more a Kurt Gerron biopic, from his days onstage to his long-awaited stint as a director. Seeing Nazism as just a passing fad, he ignored the threat to himself until it was too late.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  11-02-2004  |  Reviews

Mad Cownew

Numerous auteur directors have been inspired by David Lynch. Takashi Miike is one of the few who not only get Lynch's sense of surrealism but also seem to understand his sense of humor.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  09-22-2004  |  Reviews

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