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Thu, Nov 5 2009
Wildn’ Out

Wildn’ Out

Stars: XX1/2 out of IX Spike Jonze’s rendition of William Steig’s sweetly bizarre bedtime story, Where the Wild Things Are, is inconsistent. This movie is, at times, both cute and annoying,... 

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Thu, Oct 29 2009
The Most Profoundly Unsettling Story Ever Told

The Most Profoundly Unsettling Story Ever Told

The Invention of Lying starts out amusingly–not side-splittingly funny, mind you, but amusing enough. An ordinary man bumbling about his ordinary town, Mark Bellison (played by Ricky Gervais, who... 

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Thu, Oct 22 2009
The Rolling Rocks

The Rolling Rocks

I can only imagine that first-time feature film directing is no simple feat — and if, like Drew Barrymore, you’re trying out the director’s chair for the first time while simultaneously holding... 

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Thu, Oct 8 2009
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

The Amazon jungle is a dangerous place. You might assume the toothy beasts lurking in the river ways—anacondas, caiman, bull sharks—would pose the greatest threat. But a new problem has gurgled up... 

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Wed, Sep 30 2009
Steadfast as Film Art

Steadfast as Film Art

♦♦♦½ When love is compared to butterflies, it can be hard to hold in the reflexive groan. In Bright Star, titled after one of John Keats’ most famous love poems, director Jane Campion sets up... 

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