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Chinese Takeawaynew
Martin Scorsese is a great filmmaker who rarely makes great films and The Departed is another not-great one, but it is a raucous, bloody romp with more juice than any Scorsese movie since 1990's Goodfellas.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
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Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
The Boy Is Back in Townnew
Director Montiel's personal investment and the blessing of a talented cast make the story gut-wrenching.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
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New York Storiesnew
McGrath’s version of In Cold Blood’s birth is affecting despite its tendency toward frivolity.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
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Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Channel Serf
A week of subsistence in TV's vast wasteland.
Washington City Paper |
Mario Correa |
09-29-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Old Schoolin'
Toss perfect actors an imperfect script, and you're going to get an audience mourning what might've been.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Levin |
09-29-2006 |
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Hurt 'til It Laughs
Even those who are partial to Dorothy Parker-type witticisms may find it astonishing how funny a lineup of guys getting unexpectedly punched in the face can be.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Tremaine, Jackass Number Two
Won't Have Jet Li to Kick Around
Fearless resembles the '70s and '80s Shaw Brothers Studios films.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-29-2006 |
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Happy Hunting
If the film's various parts are more than gently used, the chassis still hums comfortably.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
09-29-2006 |
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That Ealing Feeling
Everything harmonizes in this cozily retro fable, which could have been produced by Ealing Studios, Britain's postwar comedy factory -- take that as either a commendation or a warning.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-29-2006 |
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Tags: Keeping Mum, Niall Johnson
Thus Spake Franken
Feels like a clip show of Weekend Updates, only with more consistent humor.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-29-2006 |
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Baiting in Vain
Clearly, no members of the faith who participate here are concerned with the sin of pride.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-29-2006 |
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Instant Karma Hindsight is 20-20
A more amusing, and probably truer, version of the story would show Nixon battling to deport a fickle rocker who'd already forgotten that he'd ever written a dumb ditty for John Sinclair.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-29-2006 |
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The Ice Storm
This film is as concerned with escape as it is with imprisonment.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gabrielle, Patrice Chereau
Channel Serf
A week of subsistence in TV's vast wasteland.
Washington City Paper |
Jay Dyckman |
09-26-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Snooze Alarm
This film is more proof that Gael García Bernal has the worst taste in screenplays of any currently hot actor.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
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