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Where’s Woody?
What does an artist the caliber of Woody Allen do when he’s reached the pinnacle of his artistic accomplishment -- while only in his early 40s?
19 Jun 2011
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Let the Golden Age Begin: Woody Allen's Parisian Affair
Allen's Midnight in Paris redefines the traditional summer film, and redefines the auteur yet again...but don't call it a comeback!
20 May 2011
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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.
29 Apr 2009
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State of Play
In this new universe where facts are mutable and ends are means, so-called ethical triumphs can only be short-term.
17 Apr 2009
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The Lucky Ones
The wars in the Middle East hang over The Lucky Ones like high cloud cover, coloring each event during the road trip, no matter how banal.
28 Sep 2008
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Married Life
Moving slowly and accompanied by a hushed Pierce Brosnan narration, the movie is buttoned-up to a fault, never closer than tongue-near-cheek.
Jesse Hassenger
23 Sep 2008
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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.
08 Sep 2008
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Married Life
Richard's narration is exceptionally insidious, which makes Married Life at once fascinating and routine.
05 Mar 2008
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The Family Stone (2005)
In trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle.
Marisa Carroll
01 May 2006
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The Family Stone (2005)
The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée.
Cynthia Fuchs
15 Dec 2005
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Red Eye (2005)
Tough, ingenious, and completely fun to watch, Lisa makes the narrative absurdities seem largely irrelevant.
Cynthia Fuchs
18 Aug 2005
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Wedding Crashers (2005)
Usually, a little Vaughn goes a long way, but here he serves as welcome respite from Wilson's cloying romantic lead.
Cynthia Fuchs
14 Jul 2005
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Mean Girls (2004)
Concerns Cady's transformation, as she's subjected to high school and the 'mean girls' who prowl its corridors.
Cynthia Fuchs
19 Sep 2004
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Mean Girls (2004)
In Girl World, as in any feral environment, 'When you get bitten by a snake, you're supposed to suck the poison out.'"
Cynthia Fuchs
28 Apr 2004
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