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M. Night ShyamalanFeatures
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008If May almost tent-poled itself out of existence, June will be even worse. After all, are audiences really ready for 13 major release in less than two months -- with more to come? [29 April 2008] Reviews
The HappeningWatching this is rather like watching the grass grow. And blow in the wind. And trees. Bushes. Hedges. Blowing. You get the idea. [10 November 2008]
The HappeningThe Happening features an effectively stylized physical environment: rarely have clouds drifting overhead and wind blowing through trees and a sunny day been filmed so ominously. [13 June 2008] Lady in the Water (2006)Story's whiter-than-white skin, bloody cuts, color-shifting hair, and need to keep wet make her a bizarre amalgamation of fantasies, alternately "male" and "childish." [21 July 2006] 
The Village (2004)'I have to keep doing things that scare me, and this certainly scares me,' says M. Night Shyamalan. [10 January 2005] 
The Village (2004)Noah is so wrapped up in his own emotions that he seems, at first, the most literal embodiment of the film's critique of a post-9/11 American isolationism. [5 August 2004] 
Unbreakable (2000)'Unbreakable' might be best described as 'Die Hard' for art-house audiences. [1 January 1995] Blogs
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