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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
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"Hilarious digressions like these are bound to induce chuckles even among viewers who, as Bill Clinton would say, have never inhaled." | |
Brett Buckalew | |
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
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"Even though some journalist catnapped during a screening of the animated half of Richard Linklater’s 2006 Cannes output, the filmmaker and his co-stars remain upbeat." | |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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". . .director/writer Alexander Payne and writing partner Jim Taylor have given us yet another comic masterpiece, and certainly Nicholson will be virtually guaranteed an Oscar nod." | |
Susan Michals | |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"Celebrity Interview - Sitting down to discuss their latest movie, About Schmidt, Kathy Bates discusses working with Jack in the nude, director Alexander Payne talks about why he has a thing for the two “N’s”, (Nebraska and Nicholson) and Jack Nicho" | |
Susan Michals | |
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Across the Universe (2007) |
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"Whatever one thinks of it, it’s clear that this film isn’t made from a recipe for mainstream American embrace." | |
Brent Simon | |
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Across the Universe (2007) |
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"A wildly creative magical mystery tour of a film that's dying to take you away, dying to take you away, take you away." | |
Lisa Johnson | |
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Adam & Steve (2006) |
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"Celebrity Interview - By stepping into the territory once mined by Tony Randall in Rock Hudson flicks, Chris Kattan has taken a crucial step towards big screen success." | |
Brett Buckalew | |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"Celebrity Interview -
When screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ran into writer’s block while adapting Susan Orlean’s novel The Orchid Thief he inserted himself into the script. What resulted was the film Adaptation but neither the writer, the actors Chris Coo" | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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". . .its exploration of ambition, loneliness and passion is amongst the most emotionally resonant in many years." | |
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Aeon Flux (2005) |
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"Celebrity Interview - From her intense training regimen to a near-paralyzing injury, actress Charlize Theron says Aeon Flux was like nothing she’s done before." | |
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Aeon Flux (2005) |
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"What do Gloria Steinhem, Ruth Ginsberg and Betty Friedan have in common with Barbarella, Ripley and Aeon Flux? Not nearly enough." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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After the Life (2002) |
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"The most intimate and moving of the three films. What’s most compelling about this installment is its frank exploration of a couple mired in co-dependency." | |
Annlee Ellingson | |
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After the Sunset (2004) |
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"With its warm, fun in the sun Bahamian locale, After the Sunset goes on like a comfortable pair of linen beach trousers — with holes in it." | |
Anthony D'Alessandro | |
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After the Sunset (2004) |
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"Filmmaker Interview - Getting help from Spielberg on his student film; making music videos when they were cool; a billion at the box office. Yup, it’s good to be Brett Ratner." | |
Christina Radish | |
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After The Wedding (2007) |
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"Filmmaker Interview - Says co-writer and director Susanne Bier: "If you decide not to have kids, there’s a whole area of life which you will not experience."" | |
Lisa Johnson | |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"Celebrity Interviews - Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton and boxing manager Jackie Kallen discuss their new drama Against the Ropes." | |
Brett Buckalew | |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"This awkward hybrid of two popular film genres is to the art of moviemaking what Ali’s famous “rope-a-dope” technique was to boxing." | |
Brett Buckalew | |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
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"Cody Banks 2 is everything you fear in a sequel and more." | |
Larry Carroll | |
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The Agronomist (2004) |
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"The film's origins as a side project are obvious in its amateur production values, with framing that’s constantly having to adjust and a picture that’s not always in focus." | |
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Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
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"Celebrity Interview - Documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield has withstood the frenzy surrounding Heidi Fleiss, Courtney Love and serial killer Aileen Wuornos." | |
Richard Horgan | |
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Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
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"For starters, Air Guitar Nation may have suffered from the This Is Spinal Tap curse." | |
Richard Horgan | |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
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"E-x-h-i-l-i-r-a-t-o-r-y-; g-l-a-d-d-e-n-i-n-g; s-a-l-u-b-r-i-o-u-s. Spell it any way you want, this one’s a keeper." | |
Anderson Jones | |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
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"Celebrity Interviews - It took more than a decade for Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett to reunite. And the pair are pretty certain now that this won’t be the last time." | |
Anderson Jones | |
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Alatriste (2006) |
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"No one can accuse Viggo Mortensen of letting a little Hollywood success get in the way of his maverick spirit.
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Richard Horgan | |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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". . . a death rattle for movies that emulate Woody Allen’s formula but slip in and out of theatres without the twinge of emotional resonance that the master seemed to effortlessly evoke." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
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"Interview - Author Andy Horowitz chose the Weinsteins over a big Hollywood studio, because they didn't insist on ageing the hero, adding a girl and adding a fast car." | |
Brent Simon | |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"Red Carpet Report - Controversy over Oliver Stone’s depiction of Alexander the Great as a bisexual returns the filmmaker to the familiar role of historical revisionist." | |
Richard Horgan | |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"Farrell often looks constipated, like he needs to get off that horse and hit the commode as opposed to hold onto his troops or his audience." | |
Susan Michals | |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"Celebrity Interview - Joe Sullivan, Alfie Elkins, Errol Flynn. All three are handsome womanizers and all three are part of a spectacular breakout year for Jude Law." | |
Ian Spelling | |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"Filmmaker Interview - It’s been rough going so far for Charles Shyer, who without Nancy Meyers has stumbled with The Affair of the Necklace and now Alfie." | |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"Unlike other preternaturally attractive male stars, Law doesn’t seem to carry that instantaneous, off-putting smugness that necessitates a thorough comeuppance by film’s end." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One (1955) |
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"With a pair of new Alfred Hitchcock DVD collections upon us, the filmmaker’s daughter still remembers her dad as a champion of the fairer sex." | |
Telly Davidson | |
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Alias - The Complete Third Season (2001) |
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"A gut-wrenching, unpredictable and gleeful romp through experimental television, Lost cranks up the adrenaline early and keeps it flowing throughout its premiere episode." | |
Larry Carroll | |
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Alias - The Complete Third Season (2001) |
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"Atop a trendy Los Angeles hotel, Jennifer Garner and J.J. Abrams bask in the positive glow of the TV-related DVD viewing phenomena known as 'time shifting.'" | |
Larry Carroll | |
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Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
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"Celebrity Interview - Although Sanaa Lathan is accustomed to a steady stream of film and theater work, her role in Alien vs. Predator truly came out of left field." | |
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Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
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"First, Van Helsing. Now, this. What's next - Indiana Jones vs. Lara Croft?" | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
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"For reviewer Todd Gilchrist, puberty began in earnest when he witnessed Sigourney Weaver getting physical aboard a doomed spaceship." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
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"Filmmaker Interview - James Cameron talks about his new IMAX documentary, his 2007 feature Battle Angel and a 3-D revolution that has only just begun." | |
Pam Grady | |
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Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
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"Cameron's extrapolation of undersea exploration into the realm of outer space amounts to little more than atomic age fiction for the layperson." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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All About the Benjamins (2002) |
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All or Nothing (2002) |
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All The King's Men (2006) |
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"Stranger still, the usually brilliant Mark Ruffalo is spacey and awkward, as if the marijuana-addled scientist he played in Eternal Sunshine has taken over the role." | |
Brett Buckalew | |
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Alone in the Dark (2005) |
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"Tara Reid responds to the camera like she’s just caught a paparazzo; every line of dialogue begins with, ‘Hey guys,’ be it ordering lunch or reacting to mortal danger." | |
Todd Gilchrist | |
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
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"Celebrity Interviews - Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Hank Azaria, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Hamburg share the horror of killer ferrets." | |
Larry Carroll | |
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
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"It's Stiller who seems to take the biggest hit, revealing the fact that his career has entered a stale state of self-parody." | |
Larry Carroll | |
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Alpha Dog (2007) |
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"Nick Cassavetes is working on mastering "cinema intensité," and based on the evidence of his first two efforts, he’s well on his way to accomplishing his mission." | |
Richard Horgan | |
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Alpha Dog (2007) |
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"The fraternity of Alpha Busta Kappa is all about not being perceived as the “******” or “*****” of the bunch." | |
Telly Davidson | |
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Alpha Dog (2007) |
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"Filmmaker Interview - Perhaps the most surprising thing about the attorney central to the upcoming movie about Jesse James Hollywood are his feelings for the perpetrators." | |
Telly Davidson | |
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The Amateurs (2007) |
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"Credit this comedy's belated U.S. theatrical release to the power of The Big Lebowski, the 1998 Coen brothers goof that has grown into a veritable cult film behemoth." | |
Richard Horgan | |
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