Tag: 2000s
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‘Big Eden’ Leans Into the Fantasy
Though it doesn’t always work, this 2000 romantic comedy’s insistent sweetness is refreshing.
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‘Speak’ Features a Great Early Performance from Kristen Stewart
The TV movie, made when Stewart was just 13, shows how distinctive a performer the actress was from an early age.
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Anna Faris Works Her Magic on ‘The House Bunny’
She isn’t the film’s sole source of laughs, but it definitely wouldn’t work as well as it does without her.
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‘Scary Movie’ is a Fast-Food Parody Film
Keenen Ivory Wayans’ 2000 comedy is by turns very funny and outrageously offensive.
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Anna Faris is Next Level in ‘Smiley Face’
I don’t know if hilarity would ensue as dependably as it does if Faris’ performance weren’t genuinely masterful.
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Odds & Ends: April 2024
Notes from the last month.
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Odds & Ends: March 2024
Notes from the last month.
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‘Bandidas’ is Just Effective Enough to Do Its Dream Pairing Justice
Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz, together at last.
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‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ is Silly, Stylish Fun
Angelina Jolie is magnetic in this endlessly preposterous video game adaptation.
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‘Millennium Mambo’ is a Haunting, Lyrical Study of a Life in Stasis
‘Millennium Mambo’ doesn’t need us to know too much about its characters’ inner lives; it’s more about capturing feelings and moods — the listlessness of a woman floating through life because she isn’t sure what else to do.
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Odds & Ends: January 2024
Notes from the last month.
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The Poignance of ‘Crossroads’
Watching Britney Spears in her one and only movie hits differently now than it might have in 2002.
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