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'Ten Canoes': A Tale Well Toldnew
There was some worry near the beginning that the film would lurch toward a sort of distanced National Geographic-style anthropological framing of other cultures, but one is quickly drawn into a compelling story full of realized and engaging characters.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
08-27-2007 |
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'The Nanny Diaries': More Adventures in Babysittingnew
Like The Devil Wears Prada, Diaries never does much more than indulge its audience’s happy willingness to feel superior to rich people, but that’s not to say that it doesn't have some fun doing it.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-27-2007 |
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'War': Violent Vendettanew
Those expecting the full-on martial arts thriller may be disappointed -- instead, we get a revenge-fuelled action movie that stays within the confines of its cliche-ridden genre, but it does so with impeccable style.
Montreal Mirror |
Jason Bogdaneris |
08-27-2007 |
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Tags: WAR, Philip G. Atwell
'Resurrecting the Champ': Fighting Wordsnew
A solid yet imperfect film about boxing and writing.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
08-27-2007 |
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Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
Satoshi Kon Discusses 'Paprika'new
Kon creates an imaginative and gorgeous world where images and characters follow a strange, but somehow comprehensible, dream logic.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-27-2007 |
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Tags: Paprika, Satoshi Kon
'The Devil Came On Horseback': Blood, Vet and Tearsnew
A documentary that serves as a call to arms as it follows former Marine Brian Steidle's work in Darfur.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-27-2007 |
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'No End in Sight': Welcome to the Occupationnew
The Iraq War documentary is a sober, detailed account of a man-made tragedy.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
08-27-2007 |
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Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
Two Films Explore How Fear Eats Away at National Psychenew
The new thriller Right at Your Door and documentary Strange Culture explore the effects of terror on American life.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
08-27-2007 |
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'The Nanny Diaries': Nanny Know-hownew
Tell-all novel hits the screen but loses some of its bite.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-24-2007 |
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'Resurrecting the Champ': Fathers, Sons, & Palookasnew
The film slathers a thick, shiny varnish coat of sententiousness and sentiment over its narrative.
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
'This is England': Anarchy in the UKnew
Remarkable child actor highlights superb drama of British punk era.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-24-2007 |
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Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
The Nanny Diaries: Child-care Crisisnew
Like the book, the movie never finds a dramatic center, hopscotching between Nanny-Grayer bonding sessions, Nanny's flirtations with the upstairs neighbor known as Harvard Hottie, and the Xes' gradual progression toward becoming the Exes.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-24-2007 |
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'The Invasion': Concept Snatchersnew
A soul-less clone of its predecessors.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
08-24-2007 |
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Tags: Oliver Hirschbiegel, The Invasion
'Moliere': WIll the Real Moliere Please Stand Up?new
This ragtag biographical portrait plays something like Meet the Parents vs. Shakespeare in Love: A Farce in Three Acts.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Laurent Tirard, Moliere
'Eye of the Dolphin': Talk With the Animalsnew
This family film is charming enough to inspire young girls to grow up wanting to swim with live dolphins rather than groom Little Ponies.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-23-2007 |
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