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A Thorny Crownnew
First-time filmmaker James Marsh delivers a Texas gothic that stars Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt, but the characters lack depth and humanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
07-07-2006 |
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Tags: James Marsh, The King
Follow the Bouncing Ballnew
Seven years of film footage went into this perceptive documentary about girls who play high school basketball, the situations unique to their gender, and their marginalization by the school administration.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-07-2006 |
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Ambulance Chasingnew
Mr. Dante Remus Lazarescu of Bucharest descends into a distinct ring of hell when he calls for an ambulance and is subsequently schlepped through Romania's uncaring medical system.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-07-2006 |
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Hard Roadnew
Fact blends with fiction in the docudrama The Road to Guantánamo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-06-2006 |
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Taking a Bow at the Sternnew
The latest Pirates of the Caribbean adventure leads the charge of the fight brigade.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-06-2006 |
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Not Intentional Dramedynew
Reeves and Bullock do a commendable job of masking some of the plot's glaring potholes with their intrinsic on-screen chemistry.
Style Weekly |
Cole Smithey |
07-06-2006 |
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Tags: Alejandro Agresti, The Lake House
For All Ages, Maybenew
A Tale of Two Kitties is an entertaining kids' movie that parents won't mind sitting through.
Style Weekly |
Cole Smithey |
07-06-2006 |
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Driftwoodnew
This movie continuously stalls and gets jump-started by drift race sequences that lose their novelty.
Style Weekly |
Cole Smithey |
07-06-2006 |
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'Code' Unknownnew
This feels like a dumbed-down synopsis of something cracked to begin with.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-06-2006 |
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Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
Sunday Drivenew
This is an enjoyable animated automotive spree.
Style Weekly |
Cole Smithey |
07-06-2006 |
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Battery Lownew
For Adam Sandler, learning to act now not only would be difficult, but also would amount to something like a betrayal of his fan base.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-06-2006 |
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Cross Purposenew
Admit it: You work crossword puzzles four, five, maybe even seven days a week, and you're worried you’re not getting any smarter.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-06-2006 |
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Tags: Patrick Creadon, Wordplay
Afroreggae Music Helps Brazilian Native Escapenew
Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary drop us into the entrenched underworld of poverty and drug trafficking that lies in the hills outside Rio de Janeiro.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shephard |
07-06-2006 |
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Arrgh You Ready For Some More?new
For a good while, Disney's Pirates follow-up seems like it's going to be one of those rare sequels that equal their predecessors in quality and enjoyment.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-06-2006 |
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Not Evil Enoughnew
The Devil Wears Prada could have used more Meryl.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-06-2006 |
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