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1.5/4
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A View to a Kill
(1985)
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A Bond bellyflop, for The House Next Door Summer of '85 series.
Posted Jun 21, 2010
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2.5/4
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Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss
(2008)
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Robert Cashill
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Pedestrian filmmaking mitigated by a fascinating subject.
Posted Mar 03, 2010
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3/4
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Michelle Pfeiffer is terrific in this sadly overlooked Woman.
Posted May 23, 2009
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3/4
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The Blob
(1958)
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Robert Cashill
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Still captures the imagination after 50 years.
Posted Sep 12, 2008
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2/4
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Hallam Foe
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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I'm no friend to Foe.
Posted Sep 04, 2008
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3/4
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A Girl Cut in Two
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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A nasty title for a genteel picture; the worst of it happens beneath the surface, as it often does in Chabrol's thrillers.
Posted Aug 14, 2008
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3/4
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Red
(2008)
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Robert Cashill
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Boasts a pleasing economy and a fine, laconic lead performance.
Posted Aug 12, 2008
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3/4
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Uptight
(1968)
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Robert Cashill
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A socially conscious neo-noir, a soul brother to director Jules Dassin's 40s and 50s pictures.
Posted Jul 07, 2008
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4/4
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The Heiress
(1949)
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Robert Cashill
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Onr of the best DVDs of 2007.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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3.5/4
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Company: A Musical Comedy
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Truly a 'great performance.'
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2.5/4
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Rush Hour 3
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Pretty much defines light entertainment.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2/4
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The Counterfeiters
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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A phony of an Oscar nominee.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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3/4
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The Signal
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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At heart a love story--but a valentine to Romero, Cronenberg, Stephen King, and other masters of horror besides.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2/4
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Diary of the Dead
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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More a footnote to the series than anything else.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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4/4
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
(1962)
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Robert Cashill
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A first-class passage into cinema.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2/4
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The Unforeseen
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Itself a victim of sprawl.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2.5/4
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City of Men
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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More controlled, and sentimental, than its predecessor.
Posted Jul 02, 2008
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2.5/4
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Luna
(1979)
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Robert Cashill
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Thumbs up on this alleged directorial disaster.
Posted Jul 01, 2008
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2.5/4
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Skidoo
(1968)
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Robert Cashill
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Bizarre but fascinating youth-culture time capsule.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Juno
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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The movie picks what it wants to do, zeroes in on how to do it, and nails it in 91 minutes.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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The Savages
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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One to watch for.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2/4
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Knocked Up
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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One of the most overrated films of 2007.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Wristcutters: A Love Story
(2006)
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Robert Cashill
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One of the most underrated films of the year.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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1.5/4
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Spider-Man 3
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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One of the worst films of 2007.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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4/4
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Zodiac
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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The best film of 2007 (Top Ten list).
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2.5/4
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Cloverfield
(2008)
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Robert Cashill
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Works on its limited terms.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3.5/4
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Outstanding.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2/4
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Rambo
(2008)
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Robert Cashill
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As basic as they come.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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1.5/4
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Youth Without Youth
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Wasted Youth...An inert thumb-twiddler.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2/4
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I Am Legend
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Straight from the workstation, and not someone's dark and imaginative heart.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2.5/4
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The Golden Compass
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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The best of the CGI menagerie movies.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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1.5/4
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The Bucket List
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Kick the Bucket...a soggy heartwarmer.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2.5/4
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Persepolis
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Humorous and poignant, but a little simple.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2/4
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Honeydripper
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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A potentially rich portrait, obscured.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Blues in the Night
(1941)
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Robert Cashill
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A delightful genre mash-up.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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2/4
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Dan in Real Life
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Include me out.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Starting Out in the Evening
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Langella is magnificent.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Protagonist
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Yu pulls the strings extremely well.
Posted Jun 29, 2008
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3/4
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Slick, sick, largely satisfying.
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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2.5/4
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The Kite Runner
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Sober, responsible, not overstuffed with multicultural gauze.
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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2.5/4
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Control - Love Will Tear Us Apart
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Distant and discreet.
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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3.5/4
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Gone Baby Gone
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Truly outstanding.
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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2/4
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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I struggled to stay awake...
Posted Jun 28, 2008
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2/4
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Wanted
(2008)
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Robert Cashill
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All eye and no brain.
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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1/4
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Shoot 'Em Up
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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The worst movie of 2007.
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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2/4
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In the Valley of Elah
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Unfortunately pedestrian.
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3.5/4
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Eastern Promises
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Crafted with great assurance.
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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1.5/4
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Lust, Caution
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Vague and unsatisfying. Too much caution, not enough lust.
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3/4
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Trumbo
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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A good primer on the man and his times. (Via Theater News Online.)
Posted Jun 27, 2008
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3/4
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2 Days in Paris
(2007)
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Robert Cashill
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Frequently funny.
Posted Jun 26, 2008
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