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Tuesday, April 7 2009

Furious over ‘Fast’ success


Friday, April 3 2009

Fast & Furious

Fast & Furious is everything it sounds like: crass, unoriginal, and mostly tiresome.


Thursday, July 13 2006

Annapolis (2006)

Toward the end of 'achieving a balance' in the film, Justin Lin says, 'It was just basically a massage all the way through, from the writing to the production to the editing.'


Monday, June 26 2006

Annapolis (2006)

Toward the end of 'achieving a balance' in the film, Justin Lin says, 'It was just basically a massage all the way through, from the writing to the production to the editing.'"


Friday, June 16 2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Part coming-of-age tale, part auto show, and part parade of girls in high school uniforms, Tokyo Drift also comes with inventive, lots-of-fun race scenes.


Friday, January 27 2006

Annapolis (2006)

Annapolis is straight-up male melodrama.


Tuesday, September 30 2003

Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)

'There are so many things that typify growing up in Southern California in the late '70s and early '80s. Miniature golf.'"


Thursday, April 24 2003

Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)

To even things up, perhaps, or because he's bored, or because it's so easy, Ben cheats.


Friday, April 11 2003

Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)

'It is not 'just' a movie. What hinges on this release is so much larger than the film itself.'"


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