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Articles tagged "robin wright penn" Short Ends and Leader‘What Just Happened?’ Nothing Worth Watching!by Bill Gibron[7.Nov.08] :. Hollywood hates poking fun at itself. While it’s handled its fair share of good natured cinematic ribbing, once we get to the seething scalding takes like The Stunt Man or The...  Film ReviewWhat Just Happenedby Cynthia Fuchs[20.Oct.08] :. Less an expose than a recap of what even casual observers of the industry know or intuit, What Just Happened relies on clichés even as it deplores them.  Film DVD ReviewThe Princess Bride: 20th Anniversary Editionby Rebecca Chang[6.Aug.08] :. This itself modern through that little smidgen of precocious reflexivity, and a healthy does of kitsch.  Film DVD ReviewBeowulf (2007)by Jarrett Berman[3.Mar.08] :. Crawling with mermaids and monsters, irony, and gore, Beowulf delivers the goods, without betraying its core narrative.  Film ReviewVirgin (2003)by Kristen Kidder[17.Sep.04] :. Jessie's belief that she might be special, chosen for this important role, changes her.  Film ReviewA Home at the End of the World (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Jul.04] :. Unfortunately, Bobby's (Colin Farrell) vagueness tends to be more tiresome than inspiring. White Oleander (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Oct.02] :. Seems stuck in first gear, grinding through a series of very "safe" clichés. Unbreakable (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs'Unbreakable' might be best described as 'Die Hard' for art-house audiences. The Pledge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhenever you see a man looking anguished and alone in the opening shot of a film, and especially if he’s surrounded by wide open space—dirt, snow, sky, whatever—it’s a pretty... |
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