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Out of the Closet
With a fairly faithful adaptation of the first book, the Chronicles of Narnia film franchise is off to a strong start, thank Aslan.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
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Film Feels Like Hippy-Dippy Sci-Fi Throwbacknew
A badly acted, incoherently structured shambles, Aeon Flux wastes the visual cleverness of some of the film's futuristic ideas and Charlize Theron's athletic body language.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-08-2005 |
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Touchy Feelynew
The film is less about a cliched overcoming of a disability and more about finding a deeper connection to the world around us that should inform all of our lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-08-2005 |
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Film Charts Corruption of Global Oil Businessnew
Syriana often feels less like an escapist thriller and more like a contemporary nightmare of Americans occupying a country whose ideals they no longer recognize.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-08-2005 |
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Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Good Battles Evil in Winter Wonderlandnew
As much as the director hews to the letter of C.S. Lewis' book, he ultimately finds the transcendent spirit elusive.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-08-2005 |
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'Aeon' Sucks!new
Aeon Flux is horrible, but Charlize Theron's career should survive the debacle.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-07-2005 |
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Tags: Aeon Flux, Karyn Kusama
Plot-Weaving Clinicnew
Complex and intricate, Syriana is well worth two-plus hours of your life.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-07-2005 |
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Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Snow Borednew
The story about snowboarders begins with a literal cliffhanger, but you have to sit through an hour and a half of uninspiring documentary to find out what happens.
Dallas Observer |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-07-2005 |
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Lies Per Gallonnew
This damning petro-thriller rambles like an SUV on a Sunday drive.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-07-2005 |
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Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
In Like a Lambnew
The effects are effective in this mild but pleasing Christian allegory. So why couldn't they have replaced those bloody kids with CGI?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
12-07-2005 |
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Three's Companynew
Susan Kaplan's documentary about two male partners who decide to bring a woman into their relationship is really something -- an intimate, honest film with plenty of food for thought.
The Power of Belief
Narnia becomes real in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
12-05-2005 |
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Wonk This Way
Syriana gives policy-paper ideas dramatic urgency.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-05-2005 |
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Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Into Africanew
Scientists say the origins of humanity can be found in Africa. Two new documentaries suggest its destiny may lie there too.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-05-2005 |
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Spirits of Place
An art-house hit upon its original release 30 years ago, the film is the third of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's Anglo-American features. All three place a sociopolitical frame around the director's worldview.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-02-2005 |
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