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The Brothers Bloom
Overrated as truth may be, in The Brothers Bloom, Penelope (Rachel Weisz) is supposed to signify it.
14 May 2009
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Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
11 Sep 2008
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Part 2 - Outsider Influences
TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?
08 Oct 2007
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Cracker: A New Terror
Cracker: A New Terror involves a murderer who is deeply affected by 9/11, the war in Iraq and the recently concluded war in Northern Ireland.
Bruce Dancis
03 Oct 2007
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"Asian mom torches spouse!"Provoked (2006)
By offsetting Women in Cages-style throw-downs with Malcolm X-like uplift, it is simultaneously strange and familiar, inspiring and annoying.
15 May 2007
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
It is sad, though perhaps 'realistic,' that the lesson of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is that all institutions and authority, Good or Evil, are corrupt.
Todd R. Ramlow
17 Nov 2005
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
The cruelest of Malfoy's bigotries is directed against lovely, diligent Hermoine.
Cynthia Fuchs
28 Nov 2002
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
The makers of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' are banking on the fact that so very many people 'have' read the books, so that the confusion of those Luddites who haven't read them matters very little.
Todd R. Ramlow
15 Nov 2001
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