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Articles tagged "bill pullman" Film DVD ReviewYou Kill Meby Shaun Huston[19.Oct.07] :. An alcoholic hit man is sent to San Francisco by his “family” to achieve sobriety. You Kill Me is another “mobster in therapy” movie, but with a fresh perspective.  Film ReviewYou Kill Me (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Jun.07] :. While he's largely unsocialized, having spent so much time alone, murdering people, and, lately, drinking, Frank does evince a weird charm.  TV ReviewRevelationsby Mary Colgan[11.Apr.05] :. Though NBC calls it 'religious drama', the six-episode series Revelations, is more aptly described as a supernatural thriller.  Film DVD ReviewThe Grudge: Special Edition (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Feb.05] :. Precisely composed frames of urban and ancient architecture give way to Karen's face, deftly shadowed and shot from low angles, as Karen struggles to decipher the symbols that set her course.  Film ReviewThe Grudge (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Oct.04] :. Karen's quintessential 'American' identity -- blond, do-gooding, intrepid -- makes her sense of dislocation especially acute.  Film ReviewRick (2003)by Bobby Simmons[8.Oct.04] :. Seventeen years after Oliver Stone's Wall Street, suggesting that capitalism is corrosive to the soul is old hat. Igby Goes Down (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.02] :. Burr Steers' first feature is populated by exceptionally quirky characters, most related by blood. Brokedown Palace (1999)by Cynthia FuchsHigh school movies tend to end with graduation. It's at the prom that the primary couple finally achieves their much-anticipated clinch (with camera circling and trendy pop song resounding) while their adversaries - treacherous teachers, jealous fellow students, ridiculous parents - back off or smile approvingly, showing that they have indeed learned whatever lessons they're supposed to have learned. Titan A.E. (2000)by Todd R. RamlowAt the end of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman’s animated Titan A.E., after the ragtag group of humans have saved themselves and found a new planet (and I am really not giving anything away,... |
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