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'Mad Money' and '27 Dresses': Ladies' Worstnew
These female leads are stuck in second-rate roles.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-17-2008 |
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Throwaway Capernew
First Sunday starts off well before deteriorating into family-friendly fluff.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-16-2008 |
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Tags: David E. Talbert, First Sunday
Character-Driven Epicnew
There Will Be Blood is the long-awaited heir to films like The Godfather and The Deer Hunter.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-16-2008 |
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'27 Dresses': A Tulle Catastrophenew
Here are some things to do on a Friday night that are preferable to seeing 27 Dresses: get a colonoscopy, file tax forms, stab yourself repeatedly in the eyes.
Dig Boston |
Polly Furth |
01-16-2008 |
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Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
Lock Me Up, I Did Not Hate '27 Dresses'new
If you listen very closely, you can hear my editor snickering somewhere.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
01-16-2008 |
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Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
'Persepolis' is Anything but Black and Whitenew
No, it doesn't look like Ratatouille or Happy Feet, and, no, there are no giant ogres or talking donkeys, but the old-school animation is stark and beautiful, assisting Satrapi's story of learning about life from the inside of a wobbly, mutating Islamic regime.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-16-2008 |
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Another Gushernew
Let me state this plainly: There is no stronger entry for the Best American Movie of 2007 than Paul Thomas Anderson's showy, jagged, complex There Will Be Blood.
Baltimore City Paper |
Evan Guilfoyle |
01-15-2008 |
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'Persepolis' is Exiled to the Art Housenew
Marjane Satrapi's animated memoir of her Iranian childhood is begging for a wider audience.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-15-2008 |
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Not Stranger Than Fictionnew
A love for stories alters lives.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-14-2008 |
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Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
Immaculate Conceptionnew
Sixteen, pregnant and a gift to us all.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-14-2008 |
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Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Parallel Linesnew
The Kite Runner is a better film than the previews suggested, but it's far from perfect.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-14-2008 |
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Tags: Marc Forster, The Kite Runner
The Art of Lyingnew
Much of the critical response to the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, Atonement, has focused on the film's epic scope and the intensely but tragically romantic story it tells. There has even been some comparison with James Cameron's Titanic.
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
Lucky '07new
The best and worst movies of the past year.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
01-11-2008 |
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Dial M for Murkynew
There's no need to pick up One Missed Call.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
01-11-2008 |
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Tags: Eric Valette, One Missed Call
A Boy and His Monsternew
The Water Horse rises well above the level of most contemporary family films. It's moving and amusing, addresses the concerns of adulthood and childhood and is intelligent rather than merely smart allecky or even clever.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-11-2008 |
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