AltWeeklies Wire
'A Thousand Years of Good Prayers': Bother Figurenew
A universe of regret, loneliness, and unease can exist between two family members sitting at a dinner table—especially when one of those people is visiting from a foreign country, experiencing his daughter’s adopted home for the first time.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-02-2008 |
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Near-Death Motivationnew
After being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, a woman (played delightfully by Queen Latifah) discovers her moxie.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-13-2006 |
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Tags: Last Holiday, Wayne Wang
God Save the Queennew
Queen Latifah narrowly survives yet another lousy movie.
Cleveland Scene |
Luke Y. Thompson |
01-13-2006 |
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Tags: Last Holiday, Wayne Wang
A Dog Is a Girl's Best Friendnew
There are no big surprises in this family picture, but neither is the admonition against working with children and animals appropriate here.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-18-2005 |
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Tags: Wayne Wang, Because of Winn-Dixie
A Girl and Her Dog Mend a Town in Because of Winn-Dixienew
Because of Winn-Dixie offers both some expectedly saccharine kid-film elements, but also some real surprises for the way it injects adult realities into its bittersweet confection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-17-2005 |
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Tags: Wayne Wang, Because of Winn-Dixie
