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Bent Out of Shapenew
This gay slasher flick probably won't scare many in the audience aside from misplaced Southern Baptists.
Riverfront Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-25-2005 |
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A Riviera Confectionnew
Sex is on everybody's mind in this breezy, insouciant French film about about confused identities, misunderstandings, hidden truths and sexual shenanigans.
Miami New Times |
Jean Oppenheimer |
10-24-2005 |
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Countdown to Twelvenew
Set in El Salvador in the early 1980s, during that country's protracted civil unrest, this powerful movie depicts the nightmare of warfare through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy.
Miami New Times |
Jean Oppenheimer |
10-24-2005 |
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Strange Brewnew
Great performances by male leads Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth can't save this film about an obsessed celebrity journalist from a B-movie script.
East Bay Express |
Melissa Levine |
10-24-2005 |
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Requiem for a Dreamernew
This movie about a girl and a racing horse needs to be put down as soon as possible.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-24-2005 |
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Getting Back in the Gamenew
This dewy story of a girl and her horse has its snout stuck on Page One of the family-flick playbook: Well-meaning dad does something to disappoint his sensitive kid; kid bolts from the room in tears; they reconcile a few scenes later; repeat as necessary.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
10-21-2005 |
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Where Rivers and Gurus Convergenew
This documentary about a massive yet surprisingly unknown spiritual gathering shows 70 million enlightenment-seekers arriving in Allahabad, India, where three holy rivers (one of which is a mythical, nonphysical river) converge.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-21-2005 |
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U Got the Looknew
It's not often you feel compelled to recommend a film almost entirely on the basis of its art direction, but that's the case with MirrorMask, luscious evidence that the look of modern fantasy cinema can amount to more than bald-faced Tim Burton swipes arriving 15 years after the fact.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
10-21-2005 |
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Tags: Dave McKean, MirrorMask
Black and White and Red All Overnew
George Clooney's sophomore directorial outing, Good Night, and Good Luck, could be the soberest look a former TV star has ever taken at the medium that put him on the map.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
10-21-2005 |
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To Cite Edward R. Murrow, 'See It Now'new
Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
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Forecast Cloudynew
This hazy remake pales in comparison to John Carpenter's original fogbanks from 1980.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
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Tags: Rupert Wainwright, The Fog
Seabiscuit Juniornew
This horsey heartwarmer does something surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula and shameless emotional manipulation: It manages to be an enjoyable movie about and for girls.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-20-2005 |
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Game Overnew
Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
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Tags: doom, Andrejz Bartkowiak
Miner's Daughternew
Charlize Theron stars in this fictionalized, rousing, but nevertheless predictable account of the first class-action sexual discrimination suit.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
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Tags: Niki Caro, North Country
Life, Death, and Everything in Betweennew
With a script by David Benioff (25th Hour) and direction by Marc Forster of Monster's Ball fame, Stay is an ambitious experiment that never quite jells.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
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Tags: Marc Forster, Stay
