All Film Reviews
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District 9.August 17th, 2009“District 9″ is an instant science-fiction classic, taking its place in the galaxy of “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), “Star Wars” (1977), “Alien” (1979) and “Blade Runner” (1982). |
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.August 8th, 2009“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” can best be described as a wall of noise and sound for people who like to bang their heads into walls, transporting a team of Joes from a green-screen Sahara Desert to a green-screen underwater base to a green-screen North Pole to, well, it doesn’t even matter. |
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The Ugly Truth.July 31st, 2009“The Ugly Truth” exists in a fictional universe where people of colour are banished to the outer fringes of the screen (Ooh! There’s a black guy!) and eleven months is a long time to have not had sex. |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.July 24th, 2009Hogwarts has never looked so menacing. David Yates borrows a film noir aesthetic for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, the darkest installment of the billion-dollar Warner Bros. franchise. |
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The Soloist.July 21st, 2009“The Soloist” is mainstream American filmmaking at its ambitious best—where oversized budgets meet oversized imaginations—the story of four isolated men, each with grander delusions than the last. |