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Inventing a Dictatornew
MacDonald relies on fiction to tell the true story of Idi Amin.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-05-2006 |
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The Harder They Comenew
John Cameron Mitchell's sex-positive cheer has a subversive mainstream friendliness.
The Village Voice |
Jim Ridley |
10-04-2006 |
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Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Bait and Switchnew
Martin Scorsese, hero of the Hong Kong New Wave, returns the compliment.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
10-04-2006 |
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Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
'Infernal' Repairs
The Departed takes a Hong Kong thriller and gives it a masterful polish.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-03-2006 |
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Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Sleepwalkingnew
Michel Gondry's sweet, sad film about fantasy, imagination and love can't quite overcome its own meandering quirkiness.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-29-2006 |
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Humpty Dumptynew
All the King's Men pulls us in different directions until eventually it pulls itself apart.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-29-2006 |
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Surprisingly Intimatenew
Taking place over six decades in the vast, dusty hinterlands of Brazil's northern deserts, House of Sand is nothing if not expansive.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-29-2006 |
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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 |
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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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