|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding) (2006) |
"
An emotional masterpiece whose end is impossible to guess."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 27, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Year of the Dog (2007) |
"
The mood [White] creates, the subject matter he tackles, shows a rainbow coalition of dysfunction. And that makes Year of the Dog good, if strangely uncomfortable, viewing."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 26, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2007) |
"
A while back, Steven Soderbergh released his salute to '40s war dramas with The Good German. He should've just let Paul Verhoeven do it."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 23, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre) (Orchestra Seats) (2006) |
"
Avenue Montaigne [hits the mark] in a way that's unpretentious, sublime, sweet, meaningful and funny."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 12, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
38%
|
Firehouse Dog (2007) |
"
Despite every expected turn of events, this is a real hero story."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 5, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
8%
|
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"
Ice Cube, here's a message for you. Henceforth, until you make a better movie than Are We Done Yet?, we're resorting to calling you Lukewarm Cube."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 4, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"
Even with its faults, Meet the Robinsons is fun on its own account whether you see it in 3-D or not."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
88%
|
Islander (2007) |
"
The Islander places its generic, troubled-guy plot within a small lobstering community on an island off the coast of Maine."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 22, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
93%
|
Gwoemul (The Host) (2007) |
"
Sort of scary? Maybe. Gleefully humorous with a wink toward the tradition of bad monster movies? Not enough."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 22, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
53%
|
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"
The uninspired adaptation is made worse by a painfully pat summary introduction and ending, which take all the glory away from the sci-fi fantasy."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 22, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
The Italian (2007) |
"
Sometimes a difficult film can be redeemed with one astonishing end moment. That's the case with The Italian, where the last few moments possess a humanity that elevates all that comes before it."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 15, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
32%
|
The Ultimate Gift (2006) |
"
The earnest story of a wealthy young man's self-discovery unfolds with thudding regularity. The result is that there cannot possibly be a moment in the near two hours of film that surprises anyone."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"
Von Donnersmarck's story is not without a blatant non-Communist calling card, or even a moment or two of melodrama. But he zeroes in on the value of the individual in an era where such a value was not supposed to exist."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 1, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"
Well-made by Michael Apted, and well-acted all around."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 22, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
19%
|
The Last Sin Eater (2007) |
"
With its dulling straightforward pitch for Jesus, The Last Sin Eater seems like the worst of films from a non-born-again perspective."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 8, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Venus (2006) |
"
... if there is one reason to see this occasionally carnal tale of spring-winter desire, it is the performance of O'Toole."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
66%
|
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) |
"
Curse's gorgeous scenes are draped in silk and brocade, gold and jade -- literally, the walls and floors and ceilings. Battle scenes are painstakingly bloody."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 11, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
The Good German (2007) |
"
The Good German plays like Soderbergh's doctoral thesis for film school. But look past the honkingly loud geek factor, and it still works."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 21, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
44%
|
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"
in it's own dependable, amiable -- and yes, predictable -- way, this Ben Stiller comedy gets the basic job done."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 21, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Paper Dolls (Bubot Niyar) (2006) |
"
Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann inserts himself into the story, and sometimes it seems, pushes it along certain dramatic paths."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 14, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"
Because this Charlotte -- eschewing animation for real humans (adorable Dakota Fanning as Fern) and real animals that seem to talk -- this Charlotte gets you."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 14, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
47%
|
Coffee Date (2006) |
"
While the acting occasionally stoops to horrid, even worse is that the characters themselves can be aggravatingly insipid, strutting the most tired of gay-phobic jokes."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 7, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
6%
|
Deck the Halls (2006) |
"
... Deck the Halls has a cute, if ho-ho-hum story, which makes it more like getting that nice sweater from grandma -- again."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 21, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
Happy Feet (2006) |
"
This ice-bound spectacle is full of action, singing and dancing."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 16, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
20 Centimeters (20 Centimetres) (20 centímetros) (2005) |
"
The real joy of 20 Centimeters is taking in the spectacle of the song and dance, from cabaret to new wave."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 9, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
72%
|
American Hardcore (2006) |
"
Hardcore could have done with a little more self-criticism instead of self-congratulation, a little more outside commentary as opposed to inner-circle ramblings."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 2, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
19%
|
Shottas (2006) |
"
It would have been a more worthy effort to get past the lifestyle sheen to the emotional undercurrents of men who choose violence at every turn."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 2, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
Conversations With God (2006) |
"
Me: I'm a little embarrassed to say this, God, since you're featured prominently ... I don't really recommend this film. God: (Sigh) Just between you and me, if I were in line at the multiplex I'd buy a ticket for Scorsese's The Departed myself."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 26, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste) (2006) |
"
The story arc from his diagnosis to his death doesn't cover much ground in Romain's life. But his emotional landscape -- the conflicts, the anger, the sadness, the acceptance -- offers much more depth."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 12, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
56%
|
Keeping Mum (2006) |
"
Its downfall in the end is that the film offers more quirkiness than charm, but that quirkiness does have its appeal."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 5, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Reinas (Queens) (2006) |
"
Pedro Almodovar-flavored but quite tame."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 5, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006) |
"
It's a slow, if solid, film that draws on the strength of Takata's awakening to the world around him."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 5, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
My Country, My Country (2006) |
"
The camera should never leave the four walls of the Riyad family home. Beyond that story, there is a dullness to the pacing and the wider tale of the Iraqi elections."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Sep 21, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Half Nelson (2006) |
"
Thick with a swirl of ideas, and that makes for a deceptively well-executed film."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Sep 21, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
42%
|
Gridiron Gang (2006) |
"
... amid the dead-on straightforward presentation and the gaggingly earnest emotions, Gridiron Gang is worth cheering for sometimes."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Sep 14, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Lunacy (2006) |
"
Yes, the film's undeniable horror lies in the lunacy of filmmaking, not the story."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Sep 7, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
22%
|
The Oh in Ohio (2006) |
"
Much like Priscilla's sexual difficulties, The OH in Ohio just doesn't satisfy."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 31, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
72%
|
Only Human (2006) |
"
Only Human (Seres Queridos), generally speaking, doesn't work."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 25, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
Quinceañera (Echo Park, L.A.) (2006) |
"
The result is something emotionally rewarding that blends both whimsy and realism."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 17, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
19%
|
Step Up (2006) |
"
If only the high school dance-romance Step Up were a sort of wall-to-wall, start-to-finish dance extravaganza. Then, there would be less of a story to complain about."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 10, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Heading South (2006) |
"
It's important to regard with respect a film that evokes love, sex, death, fear and anger -- all in the first few moments."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 10, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"
The Ant Bully goes solidly about its own little task of telling a cheery, swift tale that is aimed directly at children."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 27, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
26%
|
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2006) |
"
The title does its own summing up: mostly, it's unfab."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 27, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006) |
"
While Gehry the man is worth the investment of time in this film, it's his singular buildings that we really want to get to know better than just sketches."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 15, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
After Innocence (2005) |
"
Both sorrowful and uplifting."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 15, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) |
"
There's something truly illuminating in the telling of Daniel Johnston's story and his painful struggle with bipolar disorder."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 8, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
The Proposition (2005) |
"
Cave composes music that is nothing less than heart-rending. He does the same with his graphically violent period piece The Proposition, which plays like an exercise in forsaken humanity."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 8, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
74%
|
Cars (2006) |
"
The good looks, the joking winks and nudges, and the race-circuit star power never really get this one out of the driveway."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 8, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
81%
|
District B13 (Banlieue 13) (2006) |
"
Luc Besson may have brought us Jean Reno's hauntingly conflicted Professional, and Anne Parillaud's downtrodden yet deadly Nikita. But he didn't try very hard when coming up with District B13."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 1, 2006
|
74%
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