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Permanent Wavesnew
This documentary shows how real power flows not from the barrel of a gun but rather a can of hairspray.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-26-2006 |
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Flense With Benefits
All of this high-concept clutter just emphasizes that Barney has yet to learn how to use cinema to create illusions (or perhaps just doesn't care to).
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-26-2006 |
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The Man With the Olden Gun
Hillcoat wavers between gripping and ponderous.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-26-2006 |
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Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
Add Eh to X
And you thought V for Vendetta was heavy-handed.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-26-2006 |
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Decrypting Da Vincinew
The Da Vinci Code uses God as a cartoonish prop in a forgettable thriller -- one can hardly blame Christians for objecting.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen McDill |
05-25-2006 |
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Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
The Bloodline Gangnew
Spotty acting, uneven pacing, goofy dialogue -- The Da Vinci Code often feels like a dumbed-down synopsis of the original.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
05-25-2006 |
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Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
Smack Dabnew
Clean balances real emotion with penchant for style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-25-2006 |
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Tags: Olivier Assayas, Clean
Mutation Nationnew
The last X-Men stands, doesn't deliver.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-25-2006 |
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Saddle Sorenew
An imitation cowboy woos an underage filly Down in the Valley.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-25-2006 |
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Tags: David Jacobson, Down in the Valley
Hell Is for Childrennew
12 and Holding and Dead Man's Shoes mine the kicks to be had when bad things happen to young people.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
05-25-2006 |
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Mutant Mischiefnew
With all their formidable powers, X-Men
doesn't fly.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-25-2006 |
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All Worked Upnew
The only thing more lame than The Da Vinci Code is the hubbub surrounding it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-24-2006 |
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Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
A True Patriotnew
Sophie Scholl: an outstanding person, but only a decent movie.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-24-2006 |
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Nick Cave Plays Cowboynew
Nick Cave's second venture into screenwriting is set in Australia’s "bushranger" period, a time of outlaws and frontier living that parallels America's Wild West.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
05-24-2006 |
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Tags: John Hillcoat, The Proposition
Freaks Just Want to Have Funnew
In short, X-Men: The Last Stand suffers from a muddled plot, and falls short of the laser focus that X2 had.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-24-2006 |
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