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Afraid of the Darth
Revenge of the Sith sucks less than Episodes I and II, but is that enough?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
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Beyond Good and Diva
Monster-in-Law tries to earn comic mileage out of women behaving badly.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Luketic, Monster-in-Law
Wife Story
Mail Order Wife reinvigorates the mock-doc format.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
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Feeble Pitch
The empahsis in THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES' underdog story is on the "dog."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
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Glee Club
Stephen Chow's love of movies spills out of the delightful Kung Fu Hustle.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-06-2005 |
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Tags: Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
Comic Relief
Finally, in Sin City, someone gets the graphic novel-to-screen translation just right.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-23-2005 |
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Waste of Time
The Jacket tries to get too serious about an inherently goofy premise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-23-2005 |
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Tags: John Maybury, The Jacket
Stranger Than Paradise
John Milton meets comic book action in the supernatural thriller Constantine.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
The Da Vinci Clone
National Treasure delivers a familiar, appealing mix of historical mystery and dumb action.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-11-2004 |
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Tags: Jon Turtletaub, National Treasure
We Don't Need Another Hero
Pixar ingenuity elevates the familiar action film stylings of The Incredibles.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-01-2004 |
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Tags: Brad Bird, The Incredibles
Cary On
Touch of Pink creates a realistic Cary Grant, but no realistic human comedy
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-24-2004 |
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Tags: Ian Iqbal Rashid, Touch of Pink
Wireless Fu
The Twilight Samurai is less clashing swords than romantic parlor drama.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-24-2004 |
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Tags: Twilight Samurai, Yoji Yomada
After the Fire
Ladder 49 effectively balances humanizing and lionizing its firefighter heroes.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jay Russell, Ladder 49
Vet Management
Going Upriver succeeds at making John Kerry look presidential ... 30 years ago.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-24-2004 |
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Film Takes On Zen Qualitiesnew
Difficult life lessons prove beautiful in Kim Ki-duk's meditative tale.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
08-07-2004 |
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