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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

by Bill Gibron

[28.Nov.07] :. Not every comic book movie is geared toward the nearing middle aged geek - something naysayers of the Fantastic Four franchise fail to comprehend.

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The TV Set

by Jesse Hassenger

[8.Oct.07] :. The TV Set on DVD, with its various articulations of anger and frustration, makes for entertaining therapy; now it's time for Kasdan to let go and love again.

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Film Review

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Jun.07] :. At the start of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the now incorporated superheroes are negotiating endorsement contracts.

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TV DVD Review

Horatio Hornblower: Collector’s Edition

by John G. Nettles

[15.Dec.05] :. One wishes that the creators of the series had stuck more to the spirit of the Hornblower books than the letter, but Forester's fans are in their own way as rabid as Tolkien's or J.K. Rowling's, and they must be appeased.

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Fantastic Four (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Dec.05] :. The superpowers bring trauma, anger, and confusion, and eventually a sense of responsibility, as the crew decides to do good with what they've got.

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Fantastic Four (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Jul.05] :. As Marvel comics fans already know, being zapped by a radioactive cloud in outer space alters your DNA according to your sense of self.

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King Arthur: Extended Unrated Director’s Cut (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Dec.04] :. 'The idea of these young boys being taken away from home at a young age... reminded me a lot of my own culture,' says director Antoine Fuqua.

 

King Arthur (2004)

by Jesse Hassenger

[8.Jul.04] :. This generically gritty and solidly PG-13 King Arthur isn't even much of an action picture.

 

Black Hawk Down: Superbit (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jun.04] :. Black Hawk Down illustrates well the absurdity and chaos of urban warfare: there's no ground to be won, no victory to be claimed.

 

Black Hawk Down (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Jun.02] :. An action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor.

 

Solomon & Gaenor (1999)

by Dale Leech

As much as it's being touted as a Welsh Romeo and Juliet, Solomon & Gaenor never quite reaches the level of urgency.

 

Black Hawk Down (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

An action movie dressed up like an art film, 'Black Hawk Down' is not about betrayal or anger, but heroism and patriotic fervor.

 
 
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