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Down Eden's Pathnew
An insular father-daughter relationship comes apart in writer-director Rebecca Miller's drama, which stars her actor-husband Daniel Day-Lewis.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-02-2005 |
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Deadly Sinnew
Ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
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Banal Dinnernew
Guess Who could have been a comedy with a powerful message, but it chickened out.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-31-2005 |
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Tags: Guess Who, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
M.Con Reduxnew
Is it possible that the Miss Congeniality sequel is deeper than it seems? Not really!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-31-2005 |
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Bloody Valentinenew
Strap yourself in for quite possibly the grittiest, muskiest, most blood-soaked, mind-roasting ball-busting thighmaster of a comic book you don’t ever have to read.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-31-2005 |
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Pretty in Pink Answer to Neighborly Brother in Lovenew
Beauty Shop limps feebly along when plot details intrude to gum up the film's frothy, escapist works.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
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Tags: Beauty Shop, Bille Wolfe
Director Danny Boyle Gets Lost in the Plot of Millionsnew
Millions starts off with a bushel of important ideas. But by the end, there's just the hero battling a stock baddie as all directorial attention turns to foiling the crook a la Home Alone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
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Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
Sin City Beats Noir Genre to a Pulpnew
Sin City's lurid, brutal stories unfold in a black-and-white world with rare intrusions of color -- but no sunlight, no superfluous people and scarcely any props beyond weapons, muscle and skin.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
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Take It Sleazynew
Visually arresting Sin City wallows in guns, gore, and girls.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
03-30-2005 |
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A World Without Graynew
For purists, this comic-book adaptation is a marvel of hard-boiled fidelity. For outsiders, the bloodshed may be too black-and-white.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
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Take Me to the Rivernew
A fascinating, confounding documentary portrays the "longest-running religious festival in history" – the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, India, a 70 million-strong, once-every-12-years event.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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Zydeco Polkanew
The life of a retired German miner and accordion player is spurred toward change by the sound of zydeco music.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-25-2005 |
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A Cursed Videotape Rings Twicenew
Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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Tags: Hideo Nakata, The Ring Two
Follow-up Is No Runner-Upnew
No medals will be awarded for this Sandra Bullock follow-up, although the actress proves herself an ever-game comic actress.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-25-2005 |
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Childhood Done Just Rightnew
A sweet, emotionally complex film about faith, charity, and growing up is not what most people would have expected from Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, but this new movie is unmistakably his.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
