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Into the Wild

by Mike Schiller

[5.Mar.08] :. A "follow your dreams" narrative in a package that belies the cliché that it expounds upon.

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Into the Wild

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Sep.07] :. Into the Wild reveals the sense of loss that drove Chris McCandless. It also shows that it isn't only his.

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Capote (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Apr.06] :. As Miller and Kimmel finish one another's sentences and demonstrate a charming sort of sync, the artists here suggest how Capote came to be such a tight, complex, and elegant film.

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Capote (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Oct.05] :. Capote reveals the dangers of journalism in search of authenticity and based in intimacy. It also reveals the monster Capote sees in himself -- or more accurately, the monster the movie sees him seeing.

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

by Samantha Bornemann

[26.Aug.05] :. Here, a one-note title evolves into a 3-D landscape of guffaws and awws.

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The Interpreter (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Apr.05] :. Sydney Pollack's latest thriller touches on a range of topical matters, from diplomatic skirting of African genocides to U.S. intelligence agency confusions.

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The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Mar.05] :. They inhabit an ideal world, located, a title helpfully informs you, on an isolated island off the Eastern Coast of the United States, 1986. They coo and cuddle, he coughs ominously, and they seem momentarily content, absorbed in one another. And then comes trouble.

 

Living in Oblivion (1995)

by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

[14.Apr.03] :. Living in Oblivion's fine cast works together like a dream.

 

Simone (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Aug.02] :. Viktor sees his most attractive, resourceful, and prolific self in Simone.

 

Full Frontal (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Aug.02] :. This self-satisfaction makes Full Frontal's gears grind.

 

Lovely & Amazing (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.02] :. Even as the girls in Holofcener's world have their own problems, they provide acutely recognizable reflections.

 

Death to Smoochy (2002)

by Renie Scolaro Mora

[4.Apr.02] :. PULL.

 

Being John Malkovich (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The new movie Being John Malkovich is about celebrity culture, as it inspires, frustrates and pummels you into such desire. It offers its protagonists and you the chance to imagine being a celebrity, with one small hitch: the only celebrity you can be is John Malkovich.

 
 
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