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All You Can Eatnew
Adam Sandler is perfect in the role of the put-upon husband in Spanglish. Despite wonderful performances, the film about a crumbling marriage never quite works.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
12-20-2004 |
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Up, Up, and Awaynew
Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: John Moore, Flight of the Phoenix
To Be Young, Gifted, Black … and Gaynew
A festival favorite jumps to the big screen with its story that compares and contrasts life as a gay black man in the present day and the Harlem Renaissance.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Brother to Brother, Rodney Evans
Lemony Freshnew
Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved children's books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-16-2004 |
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Coasting on Famenew
Ocean's Twelve is too strung out and relaxed to succeed.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Twelve
Opposites Detractnew
The venerable filmmaker James L. Brooks stumbles badly with his new dramedy that doesn't translate into anything real.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Spanglish, James L. Brooks
Film for the Heart and Headnew
Kinsey shines brightly at the end of an otherwise dismal cinematic year.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Bill Condon, Kinsey
The Crap Pack is Backnew
Megaton charisma can't save sequel.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Twelve
Unforgettable Tale Celebrates 50th Anniversarynew
Few films have punched as wide a hole through America’s self-image of incorruptibility as On the Waterfront.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-16-2004 |
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Tags: Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront
Little Sugar but Lots of Ham in Lemony Snicket new
The film adaptation puts director Brad Silberling in a position as precarious as any the Baudelaires ever face. Silberling struggles to resist Hollywood's knee-jerk love of happy endings while staying faithful to Snicket's cheerful contempt for upbeat material.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-16-2004 |
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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
