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'Orange is the New Black' Is Imprisoned Between Comedy and Drama

As its characters remain thinly rendered types and the situations predictable, Orange is the New Black veers from melodrama to slapstick.

Matthew Wollin

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Part 2: The Virgin Suicides to The Blair Witch Project (May - August 1999)

In Part Two of our look at the most memorable films of 1999, we experience music, foul-mouthed mayhem, and a late, great auteur's final cinematic statement.

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Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.

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Over Her Dead Body

Its humor is, to put it kindly, unsophisticated, and forms the backdrop to a love story that feels like being stuck on an awkward first date.

Barbara Herman

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Over Her Dead Body

The premise of Over Her Dead Body is Eva Longoria Parker, dead.

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Wedding Daze

We're left in our own daze, wondering which Michael Ian Black made this movie, and why.

Jesse Hassenger

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Jersey Girl (2003)

Affleck and Smith talk lots about shooting details and feelings about their chosen fields, their mutual esteem and affection audible.

Cynthia Fuchs

Film

Jersey Girl (2003)

Early in Jersey Girl, Ben Affleck cries. It's a grim and alarming moment.

Cynthia Fuchs

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Anything Else (2003)

The idea of Woody Allen teaching high school English is a funny idea, and Anything Else leaves it at that: a funny idea.

Jesse Hassenger

Film

American Wedding (2003)

Stifler's insufferable self-love is his special gift, of course, and what viewers love most about him.

Cynthia Fuchs

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'Orange is the New Black' Is Imprisoned Between Comedy and Drama

As its characters remain thinly rendered types and the situations predictable, Orange is the New Black veers from melodrama to slapstick.

Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.

Over Her Dead Body

Its humor is, to put it kindly, unsophisticated, and forms the backdrop to a love story that feels like being stuck on an awkward first date.

Over Her Dead Body

The premise of Over Her Dead Body is Eva Longoria Parker, dead.

Wedding Daze

We're left in our own daze, wondering which Michael Ian Black made this movie, and why.

Jersey Girl (2003)

Affleck and Smith talk lots about shooting details and feelings about their chosen fields, their mutual esteem and affection audible.

Jersey Girl (2003)

Early in Jersey Girl, Ben Affleck cries. It's a grim and alarming moment.

Anything Else (2003)

The idea of Woody Allen teaching high school English is a funny idea, and Anything Else leaves it at that: a funny idea.

American Wedding (2003)

Stifler's insufferable self-love is his special gift, of course, and what viewers love most about him.

Shopping's Brand of Post-Punk Will Get You Moving

Daniel Krikke's 'Scared of Revolution' Brings Forth the Last Poet

Ben Watt Turns Middle-aged Angst Into Gold on 'Storm Damage'

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French-Algerian Rocker Rachid Taha Leaves 'Je Suis Africain' As His Final Work

Parachute For Gordo's New Post-Rock LP Is Driven By Percussion, Not Guitars

For Valentine's Day, the End of Anti-Miscegenation Laws: 'The Loving Story'

Euglossine Creates a Gleaming Electronic Vista with 'Psaronius'

Punk Hybrids: Wham! Bam! Glam-Punk!

The 43 Group and the Moral Imperative to Fight Fascists

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"A Certain Kind of Dream Quality": An Interview with Donovan Quinn

For Valentine's Day, the End of Anti-Miscegenation Laws: 'The Loving Story'

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