Articles tagged "lukas haas"

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Alpha Dog (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Jan.07] :. The film identifies a limited range of possible "reasons" for the murder, most having to do with ignorance, by the victim, the aggressors, the parents, and the 30 some "witnesses," numbered on screen.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006 Feature

The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.07] :. For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006

Film Review

Material Girls (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Aug.06] :. "What a tragedy," says Inez, when the sisters complain about riding the city bus. "Right up there with the national debt."

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Brick (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Aug.06] :. "When you are a teenager," says Rian Johnson, "When you are in that world, you don't have that [adult] perspective. And in a subjective way, [high school is] the most serious time in your life."

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Brick (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Apr.06] :. Brendan, with the glasses, makes it his business to see what's going on, being the usual noir guy who walks mean streets.

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Witness: Special Collector’s Edition (1985)

by Nikki Tranter

[14.Sep.05] :. Bemused at times, Detective John Book is nonetheless captivated by the Amish community's simplicity, its decency, and its ability to thrive despite its antiquities.

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Last Days (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Aug.05] :. A mediation on sadness, desire, lack of direction... and yes, Kurt Cobain, Last Days seems almost to stretch out its minutes.

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by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Jan.05] :. Another season, another sad bad day in Jack Bauer's boystown.