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Grindhouse (2007)
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D.K. Holm
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Tarantino has conceived a plot just as odd as the better, experimental '70s drive in films.
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Posted Apr 7, 2007
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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
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D.K. Holm
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Gretchen Moll is brilliant.
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Posted Feb 16, 2006
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Fantastic Four (2005)
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D.K. Holm
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There are four different movies in The Fantastic Four struggling to get out.
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Posted Jul 14, 2005
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War of the Worlds (2005)
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D.K. Holm
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WotW is a great film and entertainment that can be taken seriously; Shyamalan and Emmerich must be quietly shaking their fists, realizing he still does it better.
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Posted Jul 14, 2005
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2/4
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Speakeasy (2002)
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Michael Dequina
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Fails to give us a compelling reason to care about these rather sketchily characters or their equally hazy epiphanies.
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Posted May 10, 2005
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Mindhunters (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Iit is Renny Harlin's hand that compels a sneaking admiration for Mindhunters.
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Posted May 8, 2005
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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D.K. Holm
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As the film unfurls you keep thinking, Boy, what would Terry Gilliam have made of this?
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Posted May 1, 2005
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3/4
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The Cutting Edge (1992)
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Michael Dequina
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Grafts one screen formula on top of another--but that doesn't mean the film isn't a blast to watch.
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Posted Mar 5, 2005
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3/4
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Going All the Way (1997)
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Michael Dequina
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This funny, oddly moving little film is distinguished by some fine acting.
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Posted Feb 8, 2005
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0/4
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A Guy Thing (2003)
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Michael Dequina
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I can't imagine this painfully unfunny and often boring movie being a 'thing' for guys or gals.
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Posted Feb 8, 2005
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3/4
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Daredevil (2003)
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Michael Dequina
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A faithful translation of the character and one of his more memorable tales on the page; it satisfies as an adventure and as a more intimate story.
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Posted Jan 15, 2005
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0/4
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Phantoms (1998)
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Michael Dequina
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Quickly degenerates from X-Files to Baywatch Nights once the culprit is ultimately revealed.
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Posted Jan 8, 2005
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2/4
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Bounce (2000)
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Michael Dequina
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What should have been graceful understatement instead reads as lifeless detachment.
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Posted Dec 28, 2004
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Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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All that happened in the original, but with the temperature down several thousand degrees.
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Posted Dec 26, 2004
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The Aviator (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Not much of The Aviator seems like a Martin Scorsese film.
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Posted Dec 26, 2004
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M (1931)
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D.K. Holm
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A rather cold masterpiece.
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Posted Dec 13, 2004
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Closer (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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As Closer unspooled I found myself wishing that Nichols had done something a little more unsparing.Then I remembered that he already has: Carnal Knowlege.
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Posted Dec 13, 2004
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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"An unnecessary sequel."
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Posted Nov 24, 2004
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Birth (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Mesmerizing.
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Posted Nov 13, 2004
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Secret Honor (1984)
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D.K. Holm
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Nixon is a fascinating figure of Shakespearean proportions.
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Posted Nov 5, 2004
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Animal Farm (1954)
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D.K. Holm
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Comes in an excellent full frame transfer, with an authoritative commentary track by Brian Sibley.
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Posted Nov 5, 2004
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Sideways (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Madsen is also great in a well written role that she makes even better through a sort of earnest stillness.
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Posted Nov 5, 2004
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Garden State (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Peter Saarsgard's role in Garden State is one of the main reasons to see the film.
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Posted Oct 29, 2004
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DIG! (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Like the equally excellent Crumb, DiG! covers some seven years, and so it really gets into the characters.
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Posted Oct 29, 2004
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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The Day After Tomorrow is enjoyable in its junky way.
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Posted May 30, 2004
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The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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If I were to recommend one work to someone who had never seen a Maddin movie it would be Saddest Music.
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Posted May 15, 2004
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Van Helsing (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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A blend of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, only without the Abbott and Costello.
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Posted May 7, 2004
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Mean Girls (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Lohan does what all great stars have to do, blend animal sex appeal with quantifiable acting skills.
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Posted May 3, 2004
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Man on Fire (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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When Man on Fire is good, it's really good.
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Posted Apr 25, 2004
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13 Going on 30 (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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The film is mildly diverting, with Garner doing a good pass at being a 13-year-old in an adult's body.
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Posted Apr 25, 2004
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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If Vol. 1 is more Pulp Fiction than Vol. 2 is more Jackie Brown.
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Posted Apr 15, 2004
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Dogville (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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Breathtaking for its technical artistry.
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Posted Mar 28, 2004
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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A brilliant, riveting, action-packed remake.
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Posted Mar 19, 2004
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Secret Window (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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The film's twist is probably something that most viewers are going to be able to guess.
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Posted Mar 12, 2004
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Twisted (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Twisted's tale could have done with a little bit of Joe Eszterhas flamboyance.
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Posted Mar 5, 2004
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Hidalgo (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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Hidalgo is like the desert itself — long stretches of boredom occasionally interrupted by brief oases of frenzied activity.
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Posted Mar 5, 2004
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The Passion of the Christ (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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It's a crucifiction.
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Posted Feb 27, 2004
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50 First Dates (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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A blend of Groundhog Day,Memento, Clean Slate and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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Posted Feb 19, 2004
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Against the Ropes (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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The horror of Against the Ropes is that a screenwriter had a real person in front of her with an interesting, complicated story yet deemed her not "cinematic" enough.
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Posted Feb 19, 2004
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Eurotrip (2004)
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D.K. Holm
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You come out of Eurotrip feeling Euro trashed, wandering aimlessly in a haze that is a blend of awe and incredulity and profound depression
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Posted Feb 19, 2004
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Monster (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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Monster takes the viewer into the white trash world of truck stops and biker bars and makes those people real.
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Posted Feb 9, 2004
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3/4
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Michael Dequina
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The show definitely had at the very least one quality that set it apart from most series cluttering network airwaves these days: genuine promise.
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Posted Jan 13, 2004
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1/4
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Mallrats (1995)
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Michael Dequina
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Sophomoric silliness.
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Posted Jan 13, 2004
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3.5/4
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Clerks (1994)
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Michael Dequina
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Fresh, funny.
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Posted Jan 11, 2004
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The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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It may seem counter intuitive to insist that a film about illness, death, and aging is delightful, but that is the effect of The Barbarian Invasions.
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Posted Dec 17, 2003
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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At first Weir's approach to the harsh task of adapting O'Brien's unwieldy series of novels seems to be a clever idea.
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Posted Nov 14, 2003
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Elephant (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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Elephant is an arty but not artistic variation on an internet theory about the events that culminated in the Columbine High School shootings in April of 1999
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Posted Nov 5, 2003
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Demonlover (2002)
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D.K. Holm
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demonlover wasn't made to be "liked" in the conventional sense.
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Posted Oct 24, 2003
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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Kill Bill Vol. 1 is a great film
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Posted Oct 10, 2003
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The Rundown (2003)
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D.K. Holm
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The Rundown is cleverly written and thoroughly entertaining.
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Posted Oct 2, 2003
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