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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Sep.07] :. By turns brutal and lyrical, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford considers Wild Western mythology and masculinity, violence and madness.

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Abandon (2002)

by Brian Holcomb

[26.Jul.07] :. This is one of the best horror films in some time; not sacrificing itself to irony or parody but committed to the dark corners of human nature and the complex labyrinths that exist in the mind.

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Surfs Up (2007)

by Daynah Burnett

[8.Jun.07] :. Surf's Up offers nuanced and energetic penguins, as well as top-notch CGI.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Oct.05] :. For all its possibilities -- and its crazily pleasant animations --the movie takes a more or less conventional narrative shape.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Apr.05] :. Ford Prefect (Mos Def) wanders into the film of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a little late, and in no hurry.

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Manic (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Feb.04] :. As Lyle first enters the ward, the film takes on a yellow cast, blurry and skittery under an Aphex Twin track.

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Elf (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Nov.03] :. Crass and cunning: 'tis the season.

 

All the Real Girls (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Aug.03] :. 'David and I are not smart enough to come up with a character that's as complex as Zooey is.'"

 

Manic (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.May.03] :. Lyle confronts a pack of variously troubled kids, joined together in relentless and surly angst.

 

All the Real Girls (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Apr.03] :. Paul has the sort of confidence that afflicts good-looking boys used to getting what he wants.

 

Abandon (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Oct.02] :. Cynical and beautiful. No wonder the boys can't resist her.

 

The Good Girl (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Aug.02] :. Into Justine's black hole of a routine walks Holden glowering, self-consciously poetic, urgent.

 

The New Guy (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.May.02] :. What the heck is Jermaine Dupre doing here?"

 
 
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