Tag: 2000s
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‘The Happiness of the Katakuris’’ Audacity Can Only Get It So Far
Takashi Miike’s exceedingly odd horror-comedy-musical hybrid is, at the very least, truly original.
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‘Nine Queens’ Keeps You on Your Toes
Writer-director Fabián Bielinsky’s filmmaking debut, now widely heralded in its native Argentina as a classic, is a smart, suspenseful con-artist thriller.
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‘Bones’ Feels a Little Fractured
Ernest Dickerson’s 2001 horror movie has a solid concept, but its stunt casting of Snoop Dogg feels like a mistake.
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‘Obsessed’: TV-Dinner ‘Fatal Attraction’
Aside from its climactic fight and fun performances from Beyoncé and Ali Larter, this 2009 soap opera pales in comparison to the 1980s and ‘90s domestic thrillers it’s clearly inspired by.
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Emily Blunt is Still a Revelation in ‘My Summer of Love’
Blunt’s darkly charismatic performance in her debut film remains one of her best — and exemplifies the kind of intense, slippery work you wish she did more of.
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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.
