Articles tagged "famke janssen"

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The Treatment

by Jason B. Jones

[17.Jan.08] :. Four forms of love: a teacher's love for his students, a son's love for his father, a man's search for a sexual partner, and an analysand's love for his analyst.

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The Ten

by Jesse Hassenger

[7.Aug.07] :. Despite the sight gags, recurring characters, amusing references, and genuine chuckles it elicits, The Ten is more exercise than tour de force.

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The Treatment (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Jun.07] :. Just as you're questioning your own capacity for sympathy, the best reason to keep watching The Treatment shows up: Famke Janssen.

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Hide and Seek (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Jan.05] :. Dakota Fanning seems alternately to be channeling Beetlejuice-era Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci's Wednesday Addams.

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X2: X-Men United (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Dec.03] :. At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2.

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X2: X-Men United (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.May.03] :. At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2.

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I Spy (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Oct.02] :. The basic opposition between sheepish Alex and suave Kelly sets up a series of trivial conflicts, some less tedious than others.

Don’t Say a Word (2001)

by Renee Scolaro Rathke

Michael Douglas's latest film, 'Don't Say a Word', is painfully and transparently about, well, him.

Don’t Say a Word (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Michael Douglas's latest film, 'Don't Say a Word', is painfully and transparently about, well, him.

Love & Sex (2000)

by Susan Glen

It's somewhat refreshing to watch a male character exhibit an immature sexual insecurity in the face of a more experienced female lover, and even more refreshing -- if not downright liberating -- to watch that female character refuse to apologize for her sexual appetites.

Made (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

To aid him on his travels, Bobby (Jon Favreau) takes Ricky, his childhood friend, boxing partner (they're introduced fighting each other in some cheap venue, for piddling money), and notorious fuck-up. Ricky is played by the affable (when not bar-brawling) Vince Vaughn, who also produced 'Made', and who, in 1996, starred with Favreau in 'Swingers', the film that made them both bankable properties.

X-Men (2000)

by Sabadino Parker

Beware the genesis of a new movie franchise, namely, X-Men, adapted from the best-selling comic book series of all time. Comics aficionados have been awaiting the film since the 1980s, when...