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Monday, April 27 2009

Summer of Same: May 2009

May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.


Monday, March 23 2009

Actress Emily Blunt: A star who’s about to be born


Monday, March 16 2009

Death on a Factory Farm

In exposing animal cruelty, Death on a Factory Farm inspires your outrage, a first step toward changing weak laws.


Friday, March 13 2009

Sunshine Cleaning

Despite occasional nuances, we can see from a long way off where Sunshine Cleaning is headed.


Monday, February 23 2009

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Official Third Season

This is as complete a DVD set as any fan could wish for, and the comedy holds up incredibly well after more than 40 years.


Thursday, February 19 2009

This year’s Supporting Actor?


Monday, February 16 2009

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.: Catnip Dynamite

An absolutely irresistible aural explosion of sparkling, spaced-out power pop and platform-stomping glam rock!


Tuesday, February 10 2009

Independent Lens: Tulia, Texas

As Tulia, Texas follows the many turns of the Drug Task Force case, from the initial convictions to investigations of undercover agent Tom Coleman, it becomes a cautionary tale.


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Tropic Thunder (Reviews) [13.Aug.08]
‘Tropic’ Blunder (Short Ends and Leader) [13.Aug.08]
Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride? (Short Ends and Leader) [12.Aug.08]
Bug (Reviews) [25.Oct.07]
Part 4: Challenging Convention (Features) [21.Jun.07]
Bug (2006) (2006) (Reviews) [25.May.07]
Monkey Business (Part 4: August) (Features) [4.May.07]
Monkey Business (Part 1: May) (Features) [1.May.07]
Norbit (2007) (Reviews) [9.Feb.07]
St. Elsewhere - Season 1 (Reviews) [9.Feb.07]
Shadowboxer (2005) (Reviews) [21.Jul.06]
Eternals #1 (Reviews) [17.Jul.06]
Capote (2005) (Reviews) [4.Apr.06]
Capote (2005) (Reviews) [25.Oct.05]
Grey’s Anatomy (Reviews) [19.Oct.05]
Grey’s Anatomy (Reviews) [4.Apr.05]
13 Going on 30 (2004) (Reviews) [3.Aug.04]
Stateside (2004) (Reviews) [20.May.04]
13 Going on 30 (2004) (Reviews) [23.Apr.04]
Kingdom Hospital (Reviews) [22.Mar.04]
Tarzan (Reviews) [6.Oct.03]
Lyon’s Den (Reviews) [6.Oct.03]
Bingo (1991) (Reviews) [25.Aug.03]
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (Reviews) [14.May.03]
Gangs of New York (2002) (Reviews) [19.Dec.02]
Juwanna Mann (2002) (Reviews) [21.Jun.02]
Juwanna Mann (2002) (Reviews) [20.Jun.02]
Snow Dogs (2002) (Reviews) [17.Jan.02]
They Call Me Sirr (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Wonder Boys (2000) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Woman on Top (2000) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Wonder Boys (2000) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Woman on Top (2000) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
Tigerland (2000/2001) (Reviews) [1.Jan.95]
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