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SugarMelancholic and pragmatic, Sugar is not a rousing Saturday night sports movie, but rather an intelligent and stirring representation of real life. [4 September 2009] 
AdventurelandA hugely enjoyable blend of humor and agony that captures the confused, painful, but open-ended state of late adolescence. [2 September 2009] 
HusbandsThere’s much to appreciate here, but nothing that isn’t found in Cassavetes’ other films, which don’t have this level of self-involvement and incoherence. [18 August 2009] 
Doc Martin: Series 2Part James Herriot and part Northern Exposure, this is a reassuringly British comedy/drama. [3 August 2009] 
The HitThis opens as a full-on gritty gangster film, but radically shifts gears to become a psychedelic head trip about questioning self-identity. [16 June 2009] 
Bruce Springsteen Road Trip: 40 Years of the BossThe second disc is a keeper; the first, flick it out an open window and watch it fly. [9 June 2009] 
Wings: Final SeasonDependable but not exceptional and with the right expectations, a certain amount of enjoyment can still be found. [6 May 2009] 
Last Chance HarveySeemingly designed for in-flight viewing, this film is the equivalent of a competently written paperback, or a leftover helping of Ma’s comfort food. [4 May 2009] 
Henry Poole Is HereNot religious enough for Sunday school, but enough bent to be shelved in the Christian Inspiration section. [4 March 2009] 
ChangelingThere’s a touch of Arthur Miller in the way the audiences emotions are played in this story of challenging authority. [19 February 2009] 
Michael Powell Double Feature‘Age of Consent’ is a rather unfortunate swan song, but ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ makes this DVD set well worth it. [29 January 2009] 
Le Deuxième SouffleMelville’s entertaining crime thriller favors quiet suspense over ostentatious action. [11 December 2008] 
RebeccaIf I had to pinpoint one reason for Rebecca’s prestige it is precisely this: the film’s interest in the natural over the supernatural and the emotional over the sensational. [21 November 2008] |
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