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'Insidious' Makes the Haunted-House Plot Device Scary Againnew
There were many moments during this movie when I wanted to get the hell out of the theater ... for the right reasons: Yes, Insidious had me freaking out. This is easily the best thing James Wan has put to film.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-13-2011 |
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'The Conspirator': The Sundance Kid Revisits the Civil Warnew
For proof that the world of movies makes strange bedfellows, look no further than The Conspirator, Robert Redford's Civil War historical drama, produced by the American Film Company, about the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-13-2011 |
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'Your Highness': Ye Olde Silly Buggersnew
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time to take Danny McBride and James Franco, stick them in tights and jerkins, and have them rescue Natalie Portman from fire-breathing dragons, or some shit. But they left one important ingredient behind: Judd Apatow.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-13-2011 |
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After a Brutal Beating, Mark Hogancamp Rebuilds with 'Marwencol'new
When Mark Hogancamp could no longer afford the rehabilitative services that he needed, he created his own version of therapy: a Belgian town, populated by Barbie dolls and their male counterparts, set in World War II and starring an inanimate version of himself.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-13-2011 |
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I Love You, Phillip Morris (Even If The U.S. Didn't)new
I Love You Phillip Morris, now out on DVD, almost didn't see the inside of U.S. theaters
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
04-13-2011 |
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Abe Lincoln and the Sundance Kid: Redford's Latest on the Other Lincoln Lawyernew
Oscar-winning director Robert Redford chose the unlikely figure of Mary Surratt for the centerpiece of his newest effort, The Conspirator.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-13-2011 |
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Tags: Robert Redford, The Conspirator
Looks Like Charlie Sheen is Still #Winning As Others Look to Cash In on the Madnessnew
A few people are trying to make some cash off that crazy. Case in point? The new DVD release of Troma's 1989 drama A Tale of Two Sisters, which was written and narrated by Sheen and is "from the mind, poems and DNA of Charlie Sheen."
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
04-13-2011 |
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Robert Redford Takes Stock of America in 'The Conspirator'
Robert Redford's first directorial effort since his 2007 anti-war polemic Lions for Lambs is a striking Civil War courtroom drama not far removed from a film like Bruce Beresford's Breaker Morant.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-12-2011 |
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The Way Things Weren't: Oregon Trail Odyssey 'Meek's Cutoff' is Just Plain Odd
Kelly Reichardt's minimalist cinema-of-the-inane hits a painfully low ebb with an anti-western lacking any sign of a narrative arc.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-11-2011 |
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Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
'Hanna' is Filled with Precocious Kids and Corrupt Adultsnew
A stylized fable whose substance doesn't measure up to its resounding razzmatazz, Hanna is a blend of breathless chase thriller and fairy-tale conceit.
Tags: Joe Wright, Hanna
Cary Fukunaga's 'Jane Eyre' Disappointsnew
With so few opportunities given to female directors, it seems a shame the producers picked the wrong man for this job.
Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch': The First Syllable in the Title Says it Allnew
Only rarely does the film find its voice amid the din of special effects, and never is it able to sustain that voice. Those looking for entertainment will find Sucker Punch a sucker's bet.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
04-07-2011 |
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Tags: Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch
Grappling with Demons in 'Win Win'new
Win Win is director Tom McCarthy's most accessible yet subtly subversive film to date, one that manages to both celebrate the virtues of middle-class America while laying bare some unpleasant human frailties.
Tags: Tom McCarthy, Win Win
'Source Code': Duncan Jones' 'Moon' Follow-up Reveals His Inner Romantic Optimistnew
Jones has wisely gone in the opposite direction of Moon with Source Code -- while it is very much rooted in science fiction, is a willfully optimistic, very nearly sentimental picture.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
04-06-2011 |
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'Hanna' is One of the Most Captivating Movies of the Seasonnew
As conceived by director Joe Wright and writers Seth Lochhead and David Farr, Hanna builds its teenage-gothic enchanted cottage in the same international-spy subdivision as the Bourne films, The American, The Adjustment Bureau, etc., and instantly makes the majority of its neighbors look silly and hopelessly out of date.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-06-2011 |
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