Tag: Review
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Paul Newman is Woefully Miscast in ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’
Newman tries his best, but flounders, in a role better suited to the recently departed James Dean.
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Earns Its Clichés
Gurinder Chadha never offers any surprises in this comedy about a young Indian woman who dreams of professional soccer playing, but it’s so warm and spirited that it doesn’t matter.
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‘The Longest Yard’ Understands Burt Reynolds’ Appeal
‘The Longest Yard’ is best enjoyed for the way it complements the platonic ideal of a star persona whose at-one-time refreshing irreverence would only retain its freshness a little while longer.
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‘One Fine Morning’ is a Poignant Drama About a Life at a Crossroads
‘One Fine Morning’ looks for the profound in the ordinary; Hansen-Løve and Seydoux make the search feel more than worthwhile.
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‘Love Letters” Bad Romance
The movie, featuring one of Jamie Lee Curtis’ best performances, is like a yellow-paged romance potboiler with the emotional dishonesty taken out.
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The White Lines and White Lies of ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’
Elizabeth Banks’ silly new creature feature and an auspicious horror debut, reviewed.
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The Painful Triumphs of ‘A Woman Like Eve’
This frank, ahead-of-its-time marriage drama trains its focus on a housewife who leaves her dominating husband for another woman.
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‘Alien vs. Predator’ is About as Good as It Could Be
That this movie cursed with simultaneously reviving two flagging franchises is perfunctory fun is kind of a triumph.
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Though Minor in Stature, ‘A Very Natural Thing’ Feels Major
‘A Very Natural Thing”s quality is near equal to its importance.
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‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ and ‘Your Place or Mine’ Struggle to Find a Rhythm
A sequel and a rom-com.
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Short Takes: ‘Knock at the Cabin,’ ‘Pamela, A Love Story,’ and ’80 for Brady’
M. Night Shyamalan returns, a misunderstood icon sets the record straight, and veteran actresses inspire laughs in Tom Brady propaganda.
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‘Nappily Ever After’ is a Rocky, But Intermittently Touching, Empowerment Tale
Sanaa Lathan elevates material susceptible to limiting tropes and thorny conclusions.
