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John Adams (HBO Miniseries)

by Chris Barsanti

[23.Jun.08] :. Avoiding the powdered-wig iconography of the founding fathers, this film broadens the view of these revolutionary leaders and their tumultuous times.

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The Savages

by Kate Williams

[22.Apr.08] :. Sometimes the simplest stories about the most ordinary of people can be the most engaging, rewarding and entertaining.

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The Savages

by Christian Toto

[22.Apr.08] :. The flawless performances and bracing humor enliven this film's grim subject matter.

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The Savages

by Matt Mazur

[29.Nov.07] :. Jenkins and her gifted cast have put together an insular film that subtly examines and questions the state of elder care in the United States.

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The Savages

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Nov.07] :. Tamara Jenkins' movie mixes bleak humor and acute insight, familiar and strange at the same time.

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The Hottest State

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Aug.07] :. For a film set mostly inside one character's head, The Hottest State spends a lot of time on the road.

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The Nanny Diaries

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Aug.07] :. The Nanny Diaries' focus on beleaguered women doesn't lead to any sense of "freedom."

 

Driving Lessons

by Kate Williams

[23.Aug.07] :. Harry Potter's Rupert Grint steps out of Hogwarts quietly, as if on tiptoe.

 

Jindabyne (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.May.07] :. Jindabyne uses Claire and Stewart's increasingly visible and vicious upset to get at broader social and political upsets.

 

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Nov.05] :. As Noah Baumbach's film tracks Walt's slow evolution during the months surrounding his parents' divorce, it keeps something of a distance, wry and observant.

 

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Sep.05] :. Even if Exorcism doesn't provide outright answers, its 'lessons' -- whether understood as secular or institutional -- seem clear enough.

 

The Truman Show: Special Edition (1998)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Aug.05] :. You want the happy ending and Truman's self-assertion, even if that desire is shaped by those ideologies and ideals marketed by both Truman Shows.

 

Kinsey (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.May.05] :. Not only is the character difficult by heroic biopic standards, but his story combines radical thinking, extraordinary generosity, and supreme egotism.

 

Kinsey (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Nov.04] :. At its best, Kinsey turns nearly impressionistic, as when it represents the doctor's increasingly convoluted relationships with his team.

 

p.s. (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Nov.04] :. Simultaneously affectionate, startled, yearning, and anxious, Laura Linney and Topher Grace make awkwardness into art.

 

Love Actually (2003)

by Mary Colgan

[13.Nov.03] :. On occasion, the film allows a jaded sensibility to worm its way into this otherwise picturesque world.

 

Mystic River (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Oct.03] :. While the film doesn't elucidate Jimmy's own violent past, it is clear that he hasn't had misgivings until now.

 

The Life of David Gale (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Feb.03] :. Only Clint Eastwood could have cooked up a more dramatic climax to an innocent-man-on-death-row plot, which he did, in True Crime.

 

The House of Mirth (2000)

by F.L. Carr

Lily's detractors can use her slightest slip-ups -- for instance, smoking a cigarette or gambling at cards -- as weapons against her -- in her set, women's smoking is considered improper and even a sign of promiscuity.

 

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

by Todd R. Ramlow

As John (Richard Gere) begins to question his own journalistic rigor and even his sanity, a number of inconsistencies in the stories of the mothman crop up.

 

You Can Count on Me (2000)

by Dale Leech

In fact, when Terry describes Scottsville as a town full of 'dull, narrow people... with no perspective, no scope,' he might have been describing the film's characters.

 
 
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