Articles tagged "sean astin"

DVD Film Review

The Final Season

by Jake Meaney

[2.May.08] :. This is a well-intentioned little film with its heart in the right place, and everything else out of whack.

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24

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Jan.06] :. Nothing is ever quite what it looks like in 24, whose writers famously revise and rethink as each season barrels along.

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Bigger than the Sky (2005)

by Nikki Tranter

[2.Sep.05] :. Bigger than the Sky starts off with its heart in the right place and ends up with almost none at all.

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50 First Dates: Special Edition (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jun.04] :. Always in the present, Drew Barrymore's Lucy is changed in an instant. And she's irresistible.

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50 First Dates (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Feb.04] :. Henry sets his sights on doing the right thing for Lucy, who will always be a childish girl, never have agency, never be able to make an informed decision that she can count on lasting.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Dec.03] :. No in-betweeners in this reductive view of the world: characters and choices are good or evil.

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Rudy (Deluxe Edition) (1993)

by David Leonard

[21.Oct.03] :. The racialized ideology that informs Rudy is made more pronounced by the racial discourses of today's sports.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Dec.02] :. It's useful to remember that, offscreen, both good and bad tend to be tricksy.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

by Todd R. Ramlow

What is potentially most urgent about 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is how it reflects the tenor of our time.