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Ponyo: Pure Hand-Drawn Magic
What a joy this film was. In an age where all animated film are done with computers, and they all play host to lousy fart jokes catered to kids and lousy jokes over children’s heads catered to adults,...
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The Informant!: Corporate Crime Has Never Been So Funny
Steven Soderbergh has pulled off a delicate balancing act with The Informant!, his newest film– he manages to satirize corporate crime without any preachiness. It’s a 1970s style character study...
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Invictus: It Fails to Interest-us
The worst thing about Invictus is the wasted potential. You have Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, one of the most fascinating characters of the last century, and you relegate him to a one-dimensional...
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My Predictions of the 2010 Oscar Nominations
These aren’t my choices for the best, these are the ones who I think will be announced as the nominees come tomorrow morning. With the exception of about five of the Best Picture slots, most of these...
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The 2010 Oscar Nominations, and My Thoughts
I got 42 out of 45 of my predictions right on the eight major categories. I don’t know whether that speaks to my abilities as a prognosticator, or to how predictable this year’s nominations are....
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Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens
Here we are: my Top Tens in the major award categories, including Best Animated Feature, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best...
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True Grit: More True Great Work By The Coens And Bridges
It’s always difficult reviewing a Coen Brothers film, because they do so many things right. I struggled over how to begin this review. Should I discuss the Coens’ continued exploration of the...
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The Adjustment Bureau: No Amount of Adjustment Can Fix This Terrible Film
The Adjustment Bureau represents everything wrong with Hollywood studio films. It takes an interesting premise and robs it of its potential by removing all logic and forcing in predictable convention...
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Contagion: Soderbergh’s Virus Film Will Leave You Cold
Soderbergh made exactly the type of film he wanted with Contagion. It’s a star-studded affair that is unlike any other “end of the world” sort of film, filled with science, factoids, and a...
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Mini-Reviews: Elysium, We’re The Millers
Elysium: Neill Blomkamp sure does love blowing people up… and I sure do love him for it. Plenty of humans got blown up in his feature debut, District 9, and they’re at it again in Elysium: limbs,...
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