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Articles tagged "michelle rodriguez" Film ReviewBattle in Seattleby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Sep.08] :. Even as various people try to "do their jobs" in Battle in Seattle, they are repeatedly boxed in by lack of information and lack of power.  Film ReviewBloodRayne (2006)by Bill Gibron[13.Jan.06] :. The main special effect is something called the slash and spray -- a sword slice across the torso that causes a fountain-like torrent of arterial goodness.  Film DVD ReviewResident Evil: Deluxe Edition (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Resident Evil opens at a moment that might be best described as mid-psychosis, that is, the titular evil is overtaking the 'residence'.  Film DVD ReviewS.W.A.T. (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jan.04] :. S.W.A.T. knows what it is, namely, an expensive, hyper-actionated, CD-selling, multi-raced and multi-buddied flick. Film ReviewS.W.A.T. (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Aug.03] :. S.W.A.T. knows what it is, namely, an expensive, hyper-actionated, cd-selling, multi-raced and multi-buddied flick.  Film ReviewBlue Crush (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Aug.02] :. Big fat super-popular boy power movies don't rely on plot, so it probably makes sense that this pulse-pounding girl power movie doesn't either (and like most boy movies, this one is about a stunningly beautiful white protagonist surrounded by a multi-culti crew). Resident Evil (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Aug.02] :. Look again, and it opens up into a morass of narrative fractures. Girlfight (2000)by Cynthia FuchsKaryn Kusama's debut feature takes you along this road with Diana slowly and carefully, showing you her body, her character, her hope, her possibility -- as she builds it, with bruises and setbacks along the way. The Fast and the Furious (2001)by Cynthia FuchsBut the movie isn't really about breaking laws, being punished, lamenting Ja Rule's teeny part, or even learning how to be a man. It's really about cars. If that sounds like a metaphor, well, okay. |
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