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An Uninspired Thrillernew
I was going to say I respect any movie that can make both sex and premeditated murder look so dull -- until I realized the word I was searching for was "resent," not "respect."
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Insipid and Forgettablenew
There's obvious dramatic potential in the story of two Sanford grandmothers who consider themselves fast friends -- despite the fact that one was once a maid in the other's house.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Reza Badiyi, The Way Back Home
Thick Freudian Undercurrentsnew
You've seen mothers like Emily Stoll before, hovering indulgently over their cherished little spawn to dispense dippily allegorical, overly enunciated life lessons.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Kevin Bacon, Loverboy
Fresh Actionnew
This film shows what might have happened had the Kill Bill movies been made by a thinking, feeling human being.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Lady Vengeance, Park Chan-wook
Want Some Candy?new
This film weaves a miasma of revenge.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: David Slade, Hard Candy
Fuck Itnew
If you're determined to hear the word "fuck" a few hundred times in the course of 90 minutes, you can either ride a city bus shortly after school gets out or see this documentary.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: fuck, Steve Anderson
Looming Traumanew
The latest directorial outing for Dunne turns on a bold, brutal plot development some viewers will accept and others will consider an insurmountable speed bump.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Fierce People, Griffin Dunne
Stag Hagnew
Filmmaker Ben Meade has assembled an impressive collection of clips from classic stag films made between 1915 and the 1960s.
Orlando Weekly |
Bob Whitby |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: American Stag, Ben Meade
Goodwill Toward Mennew
Joyeux Noel reserves its anger for the forces of nationalism that turn countries against each other.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Christian Carion, Joyeux Noel
Hungary Heartnew
Fateless sheds new light on the Holocaust.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Fateless, Lajos Koltai
Smoke in Your Eyesnew
The tobacco lobby takes a hit in Smoking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-30-2006 |
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Boyz to Mennew
Some Atlanta heroes anchor this gritty coming-of-age tale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: ATL, Chris Robinson
Grow Up or Just Shut Upnew
She's the Man and Brick get teenagers right -- for a change.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-30-2006 |
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Tags: Andy Fickman, She's the Man
The Devil Goes Down to Texasnew
This film documents the dreams of Austin's Daniel Johnston.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
03-30-2006 |
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Gamer Garbagenew
If you see Stay Alive, hope that the audience provides better entertainment than the movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-29-2006 |
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Tags: Stay Alive, William Brent Bell
