The Wachowskis Are Back
By Mel Valentin
Filmed entirely in front of greenscreens using high-definition cameras,
Speed Racer is wall-to-wall, psychedelic eye candy, a pure cartoon-inspired spectacle.
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An Exceptional Coming-of-Age Tale
By Mel Valentin
Written and directed by Garth Jennings,
Son of Rambow is an imaginative, occasionally daft, ultimately engrossing coming-of-age tale set in England during the 80s.
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Mamet Gets in the Ring, With Uneven Results
By Rossiter Drake
Rarely has David Mamet explored the fight game, as he does with mixed results in
Redbelt.
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When Masochism and Narcissism Collide
By Rossiter Drake
Watching first-time director Gil Kofman’s
The Memory Thief is a singularly disquieting experience, but isn’t that the point?
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The Tip of the Iceberg
By Matt Forsman
It’s been nearly 5 years since we first witnessed the shocking photos of naked Iraqi prisoners being humiliated, tortured, and...
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A Thinking Person’s Superhero Film
By Mel Valentin
Iron Man is bound to join
Spider-Man 2,
X2, and
Batman Begins as the best that the superhero genre can offer. There’s not much more we can ask for from the first blockbuster of the summer.
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Made of Clichés
By Matt Forsman
There is little else to recommend in
Made of Honor. The laughs are few and far between and the staggering predictability of the film has everything figured out by the end of the opening sequence.
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...And Almost Lost the Audience
By Mel Valentin
Then She Found Me isn’t as bad as all that sounds, due primarily to strong performances by a talented cast.
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War on Terror Enters the Stoned Age
By Rossiter Drake
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay hits more often than it misses.
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Life can change in an instant
By Matt Forsman
Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) is relishing the waning days of her senior year in high school indulging in drugs, sex, and whatever else she can get her hands on...
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Nearly Unforgettable
By Matt Forsman
Once again Judd Apatow comes up with a brilliantly comedic and awkward premise in
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the funniest film released this year...of course, it’s only April.
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