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Film DVD Review

Henry Poole Is Here

by Stephen Snart

[4.Mar.09] :. Not religious enough for Sunday school, but enough bent to be shelved in the Christian Inspiration section.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[13.Jan.09] :. Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs Feature

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 3

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Oct.08] :. Day Three - The final ten, a cross-culture collection teeming with big ideas, larger than life visions, and perhaps the greatest documentary on rugby you've probably never heard of.

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs

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‘Henry Poole’s’ Luke Wilson lives life his way

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[15.Aug.08] :. “I’m always makin’ movies that I figure’ll play better in the Midwest, in less cynical places than LA and New York,” says actor Luke Wilson in that familiar Texas drawl....

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Film Review

Henry Poole is Here

by Todd R. Ramlow

[15.Aug.08] :. Your faith and your patience won't fare well for sitting through the slow-moving, lackluster Henry Poole is Here.

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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.

You Kill Me

by Shaun Huston

[19.Oct.07] :. An alcoholic hit man is sent to San Francisco by his “family” to achieve sobriety. You Kill Me is another “mobster in therapy” movie, but with a fresh perspective.

Vacancy

by Marc Calderaro

[13.Aug.07] :. Nimròd Antal’s Vacancy takes us back to the days of suspense -- when the chase was exhilarating on its own – not just the means to a morbid end.

You Kill Me (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Jun.07] :. While he's largely unsocialized, having spent so much time alone, murdering people, and, lately, drinking, Frank does evince a weird charm.

Vacancy (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Apr.07] :. The movie is 80 minutes of mostly entertaining tension, punctuated by violence engineered by a creep using criminally outdated technology.

Idiocracy (2006)

by Mike Ward

[2.Mar.07] :. A brilliantly conceived, but fitfully executed comedy about how bad things are likely to get if we keep going where we're going.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

by Kelley Schei

[1.Feb.07] :. This film hovers somewhere between sappy romantic comedy and action movie, falling back on lazy gender-reversal jokes and super hero tropes.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Jul.06] :. Eddie Izzard brings a whole other dimension to My Super Ex-Girlfriend, being wily and subversive rather than flamboyant.

The Family Stone (2005)

by Marisa Carroll

[1.May.06] :. In trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle.

The Family Stone (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Dec.05] :. The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée.

Legally Blonde: Platinum Collection (2001/2003)

by Brian James

[15.Nov.04] :. The audio commentary featuring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Luketic demonstrates the leading lady to be much more thoughtful and subdued than her typical roles might suggest.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Nov.04] :. 'Actually,' Frank Coraci begins his commentary for Around the World in 80 Days, 'I never wanted to do a director's commentary.'"

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jun.04] :. The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Jul.03] :. The first time around, Elle's chirpy charm seemed fresh and campy; now it's formula.

Alex & Emma (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Jun.03] :. It is Alex's fantasy into which the film and Emma's seeming interests devolve.

Old School (2003)

by Elbert Ventura

[28.Feb.03] :. Peddling the same jokes and ideas as countless other undistinguished 'Animal House' wannabes, 'Old School' is too dutiful for its own good.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

by Lucas Hilderbrand

It is The Royal Tenenbaums's hyperbole that both makes the fantasy so lively and reveals the self-delusions at its foundation.

Legally Blonde (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

If you pay money to see it, 'Legally Blonde' presumes, you get the joke: all this foofiness is really just a way to sugar-coat Elle's steely resolve, admirable ingenuity, and fabulous moral fiber, and -- more importantly -- to indict the entrenched gender/class/race systems that put her in her place (on top, sort of).

Committed (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Jo's 'knack for faith' isn't always predicated on good business sense, but hey, she wears great club-ideal outfits (sheer blouses, pretty accessories, and tight jeans), and her clients love her.

Blue Streak (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Martin Lawrence's signature punchline is all about survival. Typically delivered with exuberance and not a little self-satisfaction, the line reflects his thrill at getting over. It reflects his fans' thrill as well: they're happy to see their boy survive and, even better, succeed.