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'The Devil Came On Horseback': Blood, Vet and Tearsnew
A documentary that serves as a call to arms as it follows former Marine Brian Steidle's work in Darfur.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-27-2007 |
Reviews
'No End in Sight': The Best Iraq Doc Yetnew
Charles Ferguson lays out the facts of the Iraq conflict in chilling, riveting detail.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
'The Closer': Relaxed and Entertainingnew
The show works as well as it does because there's nothing edgy, pushy or groundbreaking about it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-06-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Bourne' Againnew
The final film of the trilogy, Ultimatum is one of the best movies of the year.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
'Goya's Ghosts': Joke of Geniusnew
Milos Forman's latest is well meaning, but unintentionally hilarious.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
Welcome Back 'Potter'new
The Order of the Phoenix is the best installment yet.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Michael Bay's Optimus Crimenew
Transformers is one long, nonsensical advertisement.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
'Rescue Me' Has Become an Outlandish Pig-pile of Melodramanew
But still, every week I'm back again, barely stomaching the misogyny and melodrama, just waiting for those precious moments inside the firehouse, rewinding and replaying the ping-ponging, black Irish, "mine's-bigger" banter and savoring fragments of the show that could've been.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
07-02-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Mr. Brooks': Jekyll and Hidenew
As a family man with a secret dark side, Kevin Costner makes bad look good.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
06-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce A. Evans, Mr. Brooks
'Knocked Up': Parents Trappednew
Finding humor beyond male nipples.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
06-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
'Lucky You': Bad Dealnew
Curtis Hanson's poker dramedy deserved a better hand.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Curtis Hanson, Lucky You
One Stop Cop: 'Hot Fuzz'new
Edgar Wright gets a lot of comic mileage from a very thin premise.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Return of the Springnew
The season's upcoming releases lean toward lighthearted fare and fanboy culture.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
03-26-2007 |
Movies
Shlock-Less Monsternew
This South Korean horror romp is both scary and smart.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
03-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, The Host
Refighting History: 'Days of Glory' for Marginalized Soldiersnew
An angry, hardscrabble WWII tale of a North African platoon fighting for France.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
02-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Days of Glory, Rachid Bouchareb
