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Articles tagged "chris klein"![]() Film DVD ReviewThe United States of Leland (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Leland meets a teacher who's been tending to young hard cases for too long. ![]() Film ReviewThe United States of Leland (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.04] :. Leland will come to be instructive and redemptive for others, just as he has tried to find instruction and redemption in others. ![]() Film ReviewWe Were Soldiers (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs'We Were Soldiers' is, above all, an earnest film, working overtime not to be a standard U.S. war movie where the good (white) boys fight against diabolical 'others'. ![]() Film ReviewSay It Isn’t So (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe most annoying aspects of 'Say It Isn't So' have to do with its uneven tone, part ironic, wise-cracking condescension and part clueless, mean-spirited condescension. ![]() Film ReviewHere on Earth (2000)by Cynthia FuchsKelley Morse (Chris Klein) is a familiar movie character, a prep school boy who has too much money and not enough attention from his father. For graduation, his insensitive dad (Stuart Wilson) is... Election (1999)by Cynthia FuchsHigh school sucks. While this is currently a headlines-worthy observation, movies about high school have been underscoring it for years. From Blackboard Jungle, Carrie, Jawbreaker, and Heathers, to Cooley High, Scream, The Ice Storm, and Never Been Kissed, the point is the same: in high school, you spend way too much time worrying about cliques, grades, popularity, and sex. |
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