Tag: 2000s
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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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Minute Men
Both versions of ‘Gone in 60 Seconds,’ reviewed.
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Favorite Discoveries of 2023
The best movies I watched this year not released in 2023.
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‘What’s Cooking?’ is a Charming Ensemble Comedy
Four families try to make it through Thanksgiving unscathed in Gurinder Chadha’s 2000 dramedy.
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‘Secretary’ is a Transgressive, Darkly Funny Romantic Comedy
Maggie Gyllenhaal is terrific in her breakthrough role.
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‘Shortbus’ is a Bruising Sex Comedy
John Cameron’s Mitchell’s 2006 dramedy famously pushes the envelope, but it’s not shocking for the sake of being shocking.
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Odds & Ends: October 2023
Halloween movies, 2023 edition.
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‘Retribution’ is a Sad, Scary Ghost Story
Like so many of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s other horror movies, ‘Retribution’ does more than simply frighten.
