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Thursday, October 4 2007

Big Shots

It's as if the last half of the 20th century had achieved nothing more than television's tolerance of the word "penis" (a word repeated ad nauseam on Big Shots).


Tuesday, July 17 2007

Premonition (2007)

While Premonition is not on the same level as The Sixth Sense, it is nonetheless the first thriller in a while to provoke comparable discussion.


Thursday, April 5 2007

Loveable gangsta Ice Cube ain’t done yet


Wednesday, April 4 2007

Are We Done Yet? (2007)

A showdown with a raccoon who steals his Corn Nuts grants Ice Cube, Mr. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, the opportunity to mutter, "You should know not to mess with a man's nuts." I can't tell you how painful it is.


Friday, March 16 2007

Premonition (2007)

Sandra Bullock's new thriller takes a tedious turn by suggesting the woman in trouble is "crazy".


Wednesday, March 14 2007

A great script led Sandra Bullock to do thriller


Wednesday, March 23 2005

Alfie (2004)

Jude Law's performance is wholly charming and energetic.


Friday, January 21 2005

Are We There Yet? (2005)

Nick (Ice Cube) is defiantly ungrown-up. In other words, he's ripe for a life lesson.


Friday, November 5 2004

Alfie (2004)

Surrounded by urgent, provocative signposts that he just can't see, Alfie remains lost.


Wednesday, September 15 2004

Baadasssss! (2003)

Mario Van Peebles came up understanding the power of images as a means to incite and reveal revolution.


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