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Patronizing Spanglish Requires Suspension of Beliefnew
This film is pure pidgin entertainment. Communicating badly in either tongue, Spanglish is a mutation of comedy and drama that makes you want to cringe and laugh in all the wrong places.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Spanglish, James L. Brooks
A Very Long Engagement is no Amelienew
A Very Long Engagement sports a benign, romantic-sounding title, but arrives with the shocking force of a mail bomb, not a love note.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-16-2004 |
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Flight or Frightnew
Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio capture the conflicted prime of Howard Hughes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
12-15-2004 |
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The Long Marchnew
On a tireless campaign to find her man, Amélie must again conquer all of France. The ground feels slightly familiar.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-15-2004 |
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Not-So-Fresh Carnagenew
Charles Manson is back -- and past his expiration date.
Seattle Weekly |
Andrew Bonazelli |
12-15-2004 |
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Tags: Jim Van Beeber, Manson Family
No Great Shakesnew
The Snicket movie gets the books' look right, if not the fear.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
12-15-2004 |
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An Empire of Twonew
Zhang Yimou takes the politics out of his new historical romance. But the movie also feels like opera with the music taken out.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-15-2004 |
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Smells Like Clean Spiritnew
The 85-minute documentary on the spirtual gathering Kumbh Mela espouses enlightenment, but it's sketchy on how to get there.
East Bay Express |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-13-2004 |
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Faker's Dozennew
Unlike its predecessor, a remake that clung to a hoary heist formula, the sequel contains ample pleasures, most of which amuse as the result of surprises both great and small.
Cleveland Scene |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-13-2004 |
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Painful Entanglementsnew
Closer alarmingly shows how relationships can turn into disasters.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-10-2004 |
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Tags: Mike Nichols, Closer
Nothing out of the Ordinarynew
Enjoyable but forgettable, Nicotina is like a Mexican version of Pulp Fiction.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-10-2004 |
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Tags: Hugo Rodriguez, Nicotina
Making Wavesnew
Soderbergh sails on the mainstream appeal of his campy sequel to Ocean's Eleven.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-10-2004 |
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Mail Order Bride … and Her Mother Toonew
A Mexican and Canadian production, A Silent Love puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
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Tags: Federico Hidalgo, A Silent Love
Sixty Years Later and It's Still Inscrutablenew
Von Trotta tries to put a human face on one of the few public, and moreover, successful citizen protests against the the Nazi regime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
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When Self-Esteem Turns Toward the Dark Sidenew
Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than Overnight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
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