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Should One Laugh, Cry, or Cringe at Mayer's Adaptation of Chekov's 'The Seagull'?

Michael Mayer's take on Chekov's play is an engaging comedy of manners, but it flies by too quickly to appreciate the nuances of the writing.

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Stealing from the Best: Director Greta Gerwig on Her Latest, 'Lady Bird'

"I had the opportunity to be on the sets of a lot of the greats in terms of directors," says Gerwig, "So I was able to steal from the best."

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'Brooklyn' Is a Story of Cultural Purgatory

Rarely do immigration dramas deal with the trouble of re-assimilating back to one's homeland.

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It's Like Two Crazy China Dolls Are Brought to Life in 'Violet & Daisy'

Violet & Daisy might be a parable, but the lessons to be learned are both trite and impenetrable, something about family or friendship or maybe the importance of bringing extra ammo to a hit.

Matthew Wollin

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Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.

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Atonement

There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen.

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Atonement

The lingering deaths of soldiers and the lost causes they embody serve as tragic backdrops to the less compelling plot points embodied by Briony and her characters.

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