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Sunshine Cleaning: Removing Bloodstains Isn’t The Worst Problem a Woman Can Have
Sunshine Cleaning has all the trappings of your average quirky indie comedy. A plot revolving around a dark subject matter, a struggling family composed of an optimist, a pessimist, an unusual child...
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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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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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The Wolfman: Pretty Cool Wolf, Pretty Dull Man
Monster movies, at their heart, are about the battle between a good man and the evil monster within. The Wolfman has all of the necessary ingredients to make a terrific monster film. You have gorgeous...
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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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The Five-Year Engagement: Check ‘No’ On Your RSVP
I hesitate to say that Judd Apatow is ruining cinematic comedy, but there’s certainly a troubling trend on display here in The Five-Year Engagement, the latest collaboration from Forgetting Sarah...
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Looper: Amidst the Time Travel, A Tale of Mothers and Sons
In an early scene, our protagonist tells a showgirl to take his money and use it to raise her son. At the time, it rings slightly false: the movie seems too smart to fall victim to the “seedy...
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Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
Here we are: my Top Tens in the major award categories, including Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor,...
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