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Dance of the Penguinnew
That whole talking animal genre? -- Let's be done with it.
Houston Press |
Jordan Harper |
11-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Happy Feet, George Miller
Torah! Torah! Torah!new
Protocols of Zion takes a hard look at those who fear Jews, from white supremacists to black supremacists.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: marc levin, Protocols of Zion
Bum Rapnew
Rare is the movie that so perfectly critiques itself; 50 Cent sounds articulate in his raps, but as a lead actor, he talks like his mouth is filled with food.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-14-2005 |
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Moore's the Pitynew
This tear-jerking film about a woman who supported her family of 12 by winning a jingle contest won't win any prizes.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
11-01-2005 |
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Gettin' Jiggy Againnew
Despite the quick turnaround time for Saw II, it improves on all of its predecessor film's problem areas while leaving intact everything that was good about the Saw concept.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-01-2005 |
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Writes and Wrongsnew
In Capote, a murder leads to a masterpiece, which leads to an undoing.
Houston Press |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-10-2005 |
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Hello from Kazakhstannew
A dark story about a 15-year-old recruiter for outlaw prizefights paints a harrowing portrait of the former Soviet state.
Houston Press |
Bill Gallo |
08-01-2005 |
Reviews
A Tale of Two Bastardsnew
An extension of 1973's Scenes From a Marriage, the dialogue-filled Saraband is bogged down by its monstrous men.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
08-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ingmar Bergman, Saraband
One for the Girlsnew
Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
Reviews
All the Right Movesnew
What could be more adorable than 10-year-olds in a ballroom dance competition? With great music, cute kids, and a triumphant climax, this documentary on the annual competition is wildly enjoyable.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
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Scoundrel Timenew
Any American who hopes to watch this portrait of unfettered greed without going postal would do well to bring tranquilizers.
Houston Press |
Bill Gallo |
04-25-2005 |
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Indie Gothic Goes Southnew
This film enjoys a setting drenched in signification (New Orleans), accomplished photography and several rich personalities. But it never gels. Primarily, it can't rise above two major weaknesses: a plangent, plaintive script and the inadequacies of John Travolta.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
01-25-2005 |
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Not Rocknenew
True to form, Samuel L. Jackson presents his Don't Screw With Me credentials once again playing Coach Carter. This time, though, he does it for the betterment of humankind.
Houston Press |
Bill Gallo |
01-18-2005 |
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Den of Iniquitynew
This delightful Spanish drama is worth seeing for its calm, apt depiction of its principal characters, a gay "bearish" uncle and the nephew he parents. An opening scene of sex between men has been bowdlerized from the American print.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
01-03-2005 |
Reviews
Brothers in Armsnew
This is the kind of big-screen opus that Michael Bay only wishes Pearl Harbor could have been. Foreign films often feature intellectual alternatives to homegrown cinema, but rare is the foreign blockbuster that can go toe-to-toe with the big American studio action franchise flicks and clobber them on their own terms.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
09-28-2004 |
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