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Black Goldnew
The best work Paul Thomas Anderson has done.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
01-09-2008 |
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Contrasts are 'Youth Without Youth''s Strengthsnew
At first blush, Francis Ford Coppola appears to be having a late midlife crisis.
Willamette Week |
Saundra Sorenson |
01-09-2008 |
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Thicker Than Waternew
Paul Thomas Anderson brings out the devil in Daniel Day-Lewis.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
01-09-2008 |
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'The Violin': Angels With Dirty Facesnew
Folksy lyricism makes Francisco Vargas's film a quiet beauty.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
01-09-2008 |
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Tags: Francisco Vargas, The Violin
Type Castingnew
Jack plays Jack, Morgan plays Morgan, and The Bucket List plods along.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
01-09-2008 |
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Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
Say Hello to 'The Merkin Man'new
What a perfect place for a TV special like Devin Dukes' Gettin' Around the Lowcountry, a short film similar to public TV-style magazine shows, that visits charming locales for in-depth looks at South Carolina's most colorful inhabitants.
Charleston City Paper |
Nick Smith |
01-09-2008 |
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Tags: Devin Dukes, The Merkin Man
Trouble All Overnew
The horrors of war in Nanking are so overpowering they make the revolutionary Iran of Persepolis seem inconsequential.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
01-09-2008 |
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Kicking 'The Bucket List'new
Rob Reiner does something almost unthinkable: he makes Jack Nicholson painful to watch.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-09-2008 |
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Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
Striking Oilnew
There Will Be Blood explodes with greed and corruption.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-08-2008 |
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Seattle Director Trips Through Mongolianew
Brian Short's ambitious documentary All My Love has no narration, no plot, and little more structure than its three themed movements. It also has the power to compel your visual surrender.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-07-2008 |
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Tags: All My Love, Brain Short
Hollywood Kicks Off 2008 With a Walloping Dud
Ed Burns entrenches himself as Hollywood's go-to-B-movie actor with an excruciatingly dull remake of a Japanese horror movie that, like every other American attempt at translating the genre, fails from the start.
Tags: Eric Valette, One Missed Call
From Texas to Afghanistannew
Directed by Mike Nichols and written by Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson's War would be farcical if it weren't close to the truth.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-04-2008 |
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Tags: Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson's War
'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' is Just like 'National Treasure'new
If there's a redeeming factor to the sequel, it's that Nicolas Cage seems to be putting a flicker of effort into his role as globetrotting treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lekich |
01-04-2008 |
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Dead People See Menew
Director Juan Antonio Bayona's feature debut has a knack for dreadful suspense.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
01-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage
'The Great Debaters': Oprah-ticnew
This Oprah-produced and Denzel-directed historical tale is powerful, but over-polished.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
01-03-2008 |
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