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Articles tagged "kimberly elise"![]() Film ReviewThe Great Debatersby Cynthia Fuchs[27.Dec.07] :. The Great Debaters is history by way of Oprah: righteously angry and uplifting, willing to pull a punch when it makes the broader point. ![]() TV ReviewClose to Homeby Cynthia Fuchs[11.Oct.05] :. Violence and oppression are everywhere in Close to Home. And that 'everywhere' is specific -- the burbs. ![]() Film ReviewDiary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[25.Feb.05] :. While Helen's story is compelling, it's subsumed by the men's antics. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe Manchurian Candidate (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. Demme's movie reasserts that the fabled U.S. political landscape isn't transparent or democratic, but instead, corrupted by the individuals who manage it. ![]() Film ReviewThe Manchurian Candidate (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jul.04] :. The Manchurian Candidate draws a line between the corporation and the government, sustaining a hope that the U.S. system might be salvaged by an honestly free election. ![]() Film ReviewBait (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe film's most effective balancing act comes in the form of Foxx's terrific performance: throughout, he's quirky, subtle, and thankfully able to keep up with the movie's lurching tone-and-genre shifts, from comedy to action to almost-arty to melodrama. John Q (2002)by Cynthia FuchsAfter 'Collateral Damage', you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned. But no. Here comes 'John Q'. Bojanglesby Cynthia FuchsSo now you know -- this is the couple that will be carrying the bulk of the movie's drama and tension, and you can anticipate what these will entail -- struggles to be recognized, abuses by management, financial difficulties, and on-the-road infidelities. |
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