All Film Reviews
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Fame.September 28th, 2009The remake of “Fame” has all the moves but none of the soul of the original disco-era musical. It’s a “High School Musical” dilution of a classic. |
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Inglourious Basterds.September 18th, 2009Watching a Quentin Tarantino movie can be like listening to classical music: pleasant in a vague sort of way, but mostly a reminder of how uncultured you are. It can also, as with “Inglourious Basterds”, be exhilarating. |
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself.September 12th, 2009Madea’s grandmotherly mish-mash of empathy and empowerment is still going strong in Tyler Perry’s eighth movie, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Is he becoming a black Walt Disney? |
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Julie & Julia.September 4th, 2009Nora Ephron’s movies, though insightful in a pop-psychology kind of way, are never particularly complicated. “Julie & Julia,” without being subtle or exceptional, leaves a rich, dreamy aftertaste. |
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The Time Traveler’s Wife.September 1st, 2009“The Time Traveller’s Wife” provides a commentary on the modern middle-class marriage, with two careers and two cars and one too many evenings spent at the office. |