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Monday, January 4 2010

Stanley Tucci: ‘I never wanted to play a serial killer’


Thursday, April 30 2009

Summer of Same: August 2009

With names like Tarantino, Lee, and Zombie, the final month of the season pulls out all the film geek stops. Still, the only guarantee is familiarity, not freshness.


Monday, October 20 2008

What Just Happened

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.


Wednesday, September 10 2008

Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.


Friday, August 1 2008

Swing Vote

Swing Vote's satire is consistently unsurprising, even if it's warranted.


Friday, July 18 2008

Space Chimps

Lacking forward motion, Space Chimps turns itself in circles.


Wednesday, July 2 2008

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Kit Kittredge is, as her movie and doll-line assert, An American Girl, and so she'll need to face up to her national history, embrace her responsibility, and learn a useful life lesson to boot.


Thursday, May 1 2008

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.


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Road to Perdition (2002) (Reviews) [12.Jul.02]
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