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Dark Waternew
This well-made remake of Hideo Nakata's Japanese ghost story unfortunately shares too many essential details with a whole host of not-so-well-made movies: embattled but valiant mom, endangered kid, mournful dead girl and water, water everywhere.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Tags: Dark Water, Walter Salles
Wedding Crashers Crashesnew
A dick-swingin' standout in a field of flaccid mainstream comedies, the hoped-for runaway hit Wedding Crashers actually has enough honest laughs to fill a 90-minute picture. Too bad it runs closer to two hours.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Tags: David Dobkin, Wedding Crashers
Roman Holler Daynew
Whether or not you consider yourself in the market for an Italian Mean Girls with a stronger political slant, filmmaker Paolo Virzì has taken the concept about halfway down the road to genuine revelation.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Before a Fallnew
Just as certain music critics will go gaga over the most pedestrian pop if it's sung through a mouthful of bad British teeth, so is the mediocre psychodrama My Summer of Love.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Cheeseburger in Purgatorynew
Maybe you can't fight city hall and maybe you can, but the rousing documentary McLibel proves that you can at least stand up to Mayor McCheese and live to talk about it.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
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Tags: Franny Armstrong, McLibel
Director Guy Maddin Unleashes Surreal Notes Among the Macabrenew
Guy Maddin's "Dracula" dances in surreal grandeur. The creaky but effective passion of silent movies is spiced with touches of the surreal.
Orlando Weekly |
Richard C. Walls |
05-07-2004 |
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