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Watchmen: An Ambitious, Admirable Adult Adaptation
There’s a thin line between realizing you’re watching a great movie and admiring a movie for its aspirations of greatness. After my initial viewing of Watchmen, I believe I fall on the side of the...
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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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Shutter Island: A Hitchcockian Mindbender from Scorsese
In a key scene in Shutter Island, a character tells our hero Teddy Daniels that the beauty of running an asylum is that once someone calls you crazy, everything you say can be discredited. You might...
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Mini-Reviews: Headhunters, Dark Shadows, Get the Gringo
Headhunters: Funny that it took a Swedish film to give me the artfully executed laughs and suspense that I hope for in a Hollywood summer thriller. Headhunters, directed by Morten Tyldum, deserves to...
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Lincoln: This Outstanding Presidential Drama Is One For The Ages
Before watching it, it’d be easy for cynics to dismiss Lincoln as “Oscar bait.” Sir Steven Spielberg helming a historical period piece written by mutiple Tony winner Tony Kushner and starring Oscar...
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