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Redbelt (Sony, R) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Friday, 09 May 2008
redbelt.jpgMamet’s characteristic style is on full display here. His characters use language as a weapon and means of deception, speaking in stylized, clipped patterns carefully crafted for effect, which is similar but not quite like the way anyone really talks.
 
Live and Become (Menemsha Entertainment, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Friday, 09 May 2008
liveandbecome2.jpgThe strain of the deception weighs heavily on young Schlomo, who retreats into a silent ball of misery, punctuated by outbursts of violence. His life improves after adoption by a leftist French-Jewish couple, and gradually Schlomo comes out of his shell and starts to take part in life.
 
Then She Found Me (ThinkFilm, R) Print E-mail
Written by Bobby Kirk   
Friday, 09 May 2008

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Hunt does a great job in her dual role. Her portrayal of a woman redefining her life is excellent. April is harried and downtrodden, but never inaccessible. April is definitely the victim, of bad luck, poor timing, and other’s self-centeredness, but she is not perfect. She has faults and makes bad decisions. She is a real person.

 
Speed Racer (Warner Bros., PG) Print E-mail
Written by Jason Green   
Friday, 09 May 2008

speed_racer_header.jpgThe film accomplishes exactly what The Matrix did in 1999 in that it looks like absolutely no other movie that preceded it.

 

 
Agent Orange: A Personal Requiem (First Run/Icarus, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

dvd_agent-orange.jpgVietnam provides an ideal natural laboratory to study the health effects of long-term exposure to Agent Orange.

 

 
Made of Honor (Sony Pictures, PG-13) Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Jones   
Friday, 02 May 2008
moh.jpegIn fact, the filmmakers didn’t take anything good very far. They make a big deal of Tom and his basketball buddies deciding that he’s going to “steal the bride” by being the best maid of honor ever. Can you guess what Tom does then?
 
The Life Before Her Eyes (Magnolia Pictures, R) Print E-mail
Written by Amy Burger   
Friday, 02 May 2008

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The saving grace of this film is, not surprisingly, Wood’s standout performance as young Diana, a self-aware “bad-girl” who smokes pot, sleeps with older men and is full of attitude (a slightly more mature version of her character in Thirteen).

 
Planet B-Boy (Elephant Eye Films, Unrated) Print E-mail
Written by Bobby Kirk   
Friday, 02 May 2008

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Planet B-Boy mixes liberal amounts of dance footage with interviews with the top teams and their families, the European founders of the event, and several B-Boy legends.

 
Iron Man (Marvel Studios/Paramount, PG-13) Print E-mail
Written by Jason Green   
Friday, 02 May 2008

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Marvel has a history with crowd-pleasing summer action flicks, but when it comes to crowd-pleasing, this film goes above and beyond.

 

 
Wong Kar-wai/Norah Jones | My Blueberry Nights Print E-mail
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 25 April 2008

prof_blueberry_sm.jpgWhen Norah Jones was cast as the lead in My Blueberry Nights, the English language debut of maybe my favorite living director, Wong Kar-wai, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

 

 
Baby Mama (Universal Pictures, PG-13) Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Jones   
Friday, 25 April 2008

film_baby-mama_sm.jpgFey and Poehler work well as a somewhat uptight businesswoman and her wild, white-trash surrogate.

 

 
The Duchess of Langeais (IFC Films, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Joe Bowman   
Friday, 25 April 2008

film_duchess_sm.jpgIf you're patient, The Duchess of Langeais is a ravishing experience.

 

 
My Blueberry Nights (The Weinstein Company/MGM, PG-13) Print E-mail
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 25 April 2008

film_blueberry_sm.jpgMy Blueberry Nights tells the story of Elizabeth, who travels across America in order to get over her ex, find herself, and maybe fall in love with Jude Law along the way.

 

 
Call Me Troy, transparent (Frameline, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

dvd_call-me-troy.jpgBoth challenge the easy compartmentalization of people into sexual or gender categories.

 

 
Anger Me (Frameline, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

dvd_anger-me.jpgAnger has earned his place in the sun, and his sometimes cryptic films benefit from an explanation of how and why they were made.

 

 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal Pictures, R) Print E-mail
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Saturday, 19 April 2008
sarahmarshall75.jpgSegel is as great as he always is, but the real find here is what a great writer of music he is. Segel wrote a few songs for the movie (that are actually performed by characters in the movie; we’re not just talking about score here), and they are really, really great.
 
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (The Weinstein Company, PG-13) Print E-mail
Written by Bobby Kirk   
Saturday, 19 April 2008

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Spurlock interviews a wide range of people from an array of socio-economic backgrounds searching not only for Bin Laden, but what these people really think of America, what gives rise to fanatics like Bin Laden, and does the average person support terrorism.

 
88 Minutes (TriStar Pictures, R) Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Jones   
Saturday, 19 April 2008
88mins75.jpgI wish I could say this was one of those films where an inspiring lead performance lifted the material, but Pacino doesn’t add much to 88 Minutes.
 
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (City Lights Pictures, NR) Print E-mail
Written by Sarah Boslaugh   
Thursday, 10 April 2008

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You’ve heard this story before, but what makes The Year My Parents Went on Vacation worth seeing is the unfamiliar setting: not just Brazil, but the Jewish community of Sao Paolo.

 
Street Kings (Fox Searchlight Pictures, R) Print E-mail
Written by Bobby Kirk   
Thursday, 10 April 2008

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Street Kings borrows so heavily in plot, tone and pace from Training Day that comparisons are inevitable, and while Street Kings is a thrill-a-minute roller coaster of action, Ayers is not Antoine Fuqua and Reeves is not Denzel Washington.

 
Smart People (Miramax Films, R) Print E-mail
Written by Bobby Kirk   
Thursday, 10 April 2008
smart75.jpgThis type of film hinges on the cast, and the ensemble here is tremendous. Dennis Quaid leads with one his best performances ever as the stodgy widowed professor and patriarch of a seriously dysfunctional family.
 
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