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Repo!: The Genetic Opera (2008)

by Bill Gibron

[20.Jan.09] :. Vision is hard to come by in today’s ‘crank ‘em out and count the pennies’ Hollywood. Bankability and commercial viability often trump things like talent, imagination and...

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Celulloid Culpability - Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[13.Jan.09] :. Like comedy or music, one's choice in cinematic pleasure can be very personal - and very peculiar. Take this tantalizing list of shameful indulgences. You can argue over their artistic value, but their individuals rewards definitely speak to those who champion them.

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Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008

by Bill Gibron

[11.Sep.08] :. Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.

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Odd Girl Out

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Apr.05] :. Odd Girl Out exposes the ways that girls can be stupid and violent, even when they're not physically assaulting one another.

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Sleepover (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Jul.04] :. Grown up out of the Spy Kids franchise, awkwardly charming Alexa Vega has run smack into tweens heck.

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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

by Jesse Hassenger

[1.Aug.03] :. Fun as it is, demonstrates a little end-of-series fatigue.

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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Aug.02] :. Juni and Carmen's perspective, part convincingly ingenuous and part movie-kid calculated, organizes the film's general view of things.

 

Spy Kids (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

'Spy Kids' is all fun, sometimes obnoxious, and incessantly cheerful -- having your parents kidnapped is a minor inconvenience, leading to the chance to ride in a submarine that looks like a blowfish. How neat is that!"

 

Spy Kids (2001)

by Tracy McLoone

In the Disney universe, it's normal to be special, and that's exactly the case with the Cortez family, kids and parents alike.