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Articles tagged "morris chestnut" Film ReviewThe Perfect Holidayby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Dec.07] :. Part "family movie" and part "romantic comedy," Perfect Holiday divides its energies unevenly, leaning too heavily on the adults acting like children.  Film ReviewThe Cave (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Aug.05] :. Space is a primary concern in a movie called The Cave.  Film DVD ReviewLadder 49 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Mar.05] :. As he watches his firefighters guys bond and scuffle, director Jay Russell explains that he began the project with some qualms because of 'all the emotion involved with 9/11.'"  Film DVD ReviewAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. Amid all the overreaching, expensive, mostly tacky ambition of the summer's movies, it's good to see a B-movie that knows what it is.  Film DVD ReviewBreakin’ All the Rules: Special Edition (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Oct.04] :. All rules of attraction and self-definition are just off when it comes to the utterly beautiful and notoriously nice Chestnut. Ladder 49 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Oct.04] :. Sentimental and surprisingly uncomplicated, Ladder 49 seems a disservice to the very folks it wants to extol. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Aug.04] :. There's some odd cosmic poetry in the fact that Dwight Little, director of Anacondas, also directed Free Willy 2. Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.May.04] :. As lovers who lie to one another as a kind of mating ritual, Gabrielle Union and Jamie Foxx do about as well as possible. Confidence (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Apr.03] :. They meet at King's club, where he's auditioning strippers: Dustin Hoffman, big pimping. Half Past Dead (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Mar.03] :. Ja is partnered with Steven Seagal, the fading action/martial arts star who not only refuses to go away. Half Past Dead (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.02] :. Ja is partnered with Steven Seagal, the fading action/martial arts star who not only refuses to go away. Like Mike (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jul.02] :. It's easy to see why Bow Wow -- ambitious, clever, self-confident -- appealed to the folks who put this film-cd-gear- package together. The Best Man (1999)by Cynthia FuchsSomeone I know organized an opening weekend group to go see The Best Man. As he reasons in the invitation he sent out to several friends, Hollywood pays attention to opening weekend box office receipts, and he'd like to ensure that this film's receipts make an impression on the powers that be. You don't see this kind of effort made for just any movie. The Brothers (2001)by Cynthia FuchsFacing his boys on the basketball court, where they go to sweat, score, and hash out their 'stuff', Terry (Shemar Moore) argues -- none too convincingly -- that his settling down is a sign of his maturity. The others are unconvinced. And so they go on to talk about it. A lot. Two Can Play That Game (2001)by Cynthia FuchsIf you've seen a movie based on a Terry McMillan novel, or gee, even a recent romantic comedy, you know exactly where 'Two Can Play That Game' is going. |
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