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Humaning Iwo Jimanew
Flags of Our Fathers is a character-rich dissection of propaganda, loyalty and the visceral brutality of war.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
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Connecting Apartheid to Today
Noyce applies his authentic sense of cinematic storytelling to the real-life story of Patrick Chamusso, an apolitical South African oil refinery engineer who joins a revolution against the violent apartheid regime.
Tags: Catch a Fire, Philip Noyce
Unscary Movie
You may as well play the trailer over and over again for about 95 minutes and save your bucks.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Takashi Shimizu, The Grudge 2
Tin Soldiers and Bush Coming
Crisp, lively, but unsurprising.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
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Vanishing Act
Unlike writer-director Nolan's debut, The Prestige doesn't offer a conclusion that's thought-provoking so much as dismissible.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Prestige
But What About the Children?
Intentionally very literary, but feelings that might persuade on the page don't work when all the characters are embodied by movie stars.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Little Children, Todd Field
'Core Values
Perhaps what's most amusing about Rachman's doc is the kids-these-days! attitude of now-adult, former rebels, ranting against unnamed artists implied to be, say, Good Charlotte or blink-182.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: American Hardcore, Paul Rachman
Royal Pains
It all should add up to a tone that’s energetic and fun, yet the two-plus-hours Marie Antoinette is as empty as the calories the character consumes.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola
Lost in Forestation
A fill-in-the-blanks experience that defines itself more by what it isn’t than what it is.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Songs of the Road
On one level, Riding Alone is Zhang’s most sentimental film, with lots of tear-jerking and even some outright blubbering. It’s also a remarkably sanguine portrait of the Chinese penal system, which proves unconvincingly receptive to the fixation of one bull-headed Japanese tourist.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
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The Heroic Underbellynew
The first half of the film continues Clint Eastwood's ongoing deconstruction of America's hero myths, but then detours into some uncharacteristically sentimental mulch.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2006 |
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Wigging Outnew
Don't fear the film's early reviews from Cannes, which too often slighted it for being fluffy (it isn't, though its heroine is) or ahistorical (it isn't, though it is contemporary).
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola
Grudge Matchnew
Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: Takashi Shimizu, The Grudge 2
The War at Homenew
WWE wrestling champion John Cena makes his film debut in this action film.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-20-2006 |
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Tags: John Bonito, The Marine
Purim Pageantrynew
Despite a title that makes it sound like a tell-all about a one-night-stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2006 |
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