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Articles tagged "maria bello" Film DVD ReviewShatteredby Jake Meaney[28.Feb.08] :. Come for the Brash Young Ad Exec getting his come-uppance from Mysterious Sinister Stranger, but stay for the extras.  Film ReviewThe Jane Austen Book Clubby Cynthia Fuchs[28.Sep.07] :. The movie abandons any aspiration to Austen's wit or social critique, and lapses instead into total triteness.  Film ReviewA History of Violence (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Sep.05] :. This slippage between myth and realism, or maybe expectation and consummation, is precisely the genius of A History of Violence.  Film DVD ReviewCoyote Ugly: The Unrated Extended Cut (2000)by Will Harris[6.Jul.05] :. Melanie Lynskey, despite being underused in the film, says more with a couple of gestures and expressions than anyone else does with dialogue.  Film DVD ReviewSam the Man (2000)by Nikki Tranter[24.Feb.05] :. If Sam the Man didn't tackle some difficult relationship questions so perceptively, its horrible lead and crappy lighting would have sunk it.  Film DVD ReviewSilver City (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Feb.05] :. Dickie Pilager embodies U.S. political-corporate mythology, the 'shining city on a hill' reduced to basic elements. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jan.05] :. What still works is the edgy distrust-into-respect that develops between the killer and the cop. Silver City (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Sep.04] :. It's easy to make assumptions about a political candidate named Dickie Pilager. Secret Window (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.04] :. 'Johnny's look,' says director David Koepp, 'mostly came from Johnny'. Secret Window (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Mar.04] :. The foremost asset of this Stephen King adaptation is the wondrous Johnny Depp. The Cooler (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[11.Dec.03] :. The Cooler is interested in the nature of luck, be it a product of destiny or psychology. Auto Focus (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.03] :. 'Auto Focus' is, as its title suggests, about self-interest and -obsession. Auto Focus (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Oct.02] :. Paul Schrader's 'Auto Focus' is, as its title suggests, about self-interest and -obsession. Coyote Ugly (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe girls are less reduced to t&a than they are passionately independent, passably intelligent, and definitely not taking any shit from their over-stimulated male bar patrons, whom one 'coyote' describes as having 'little toddlers in their pants.'" Duets (2000)by Amy SidwarDuets exposes the frustration of the 'American Dream', when working hard only makes you tired. |
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