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A Measly Two
Only a couple of links for this Sunday night, with more to come by the end of the week, when I'll have seen (among others) Doubt, Revolutionary Road, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button… Now Playing: Four Christmases (Slant magazine) Coming Soon: Cadillac Records (Slant magazine)
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Linkage Light
'Tis the season for sitting through dreary star-studded awards contenders. Meh. Still, this week's real dud isn't an Oscar hopeful but, instead, the tweener vampire romance hordes of moviegoers apparently just wasted their cash on. Out Now: Twilight (Slant magazine) Bolt (Slant magazine) We Are Wizards (Slant magazine) Special (Slant magazine)
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Child Abuse and Africa x 2
A quick threesome for this beautiful Sunday afternoon… Out Now: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Slant magazine) Pray the Devil Back to Hell (Slant magazine) Gardens of the Night (Cinematical)
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Halloween Hangover
Too. Much. Candy. But on the brighter side of things, at least with regards to this latest batch of reviews, the positives outweigh the negatives… Now Playing: Splinter (Slant magazine) The Haunting of Molly Hartley (Slant magazine) Coming Soon: Role Models (Slant magazine)
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Monday Morning Quarterbacking
These reviews might have served a more practical purpose for moviegoers had I posted them on Friday. But, alas, I was too busy writing reviews that day – thanks to two unscreened-for-critics releases – to get them up on time. My apologies, thus to High School Musical fans, though fortunately, the only positive write-up of…
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President Pain
So, did you see W. this weekend? Or Max Payne? If you saw either, you were probably disappointed. Or, at least, I certainly was. Out Now: W. (Slant magazine) Max Payne (Slant magazine) Filth and Wisdom (Cinematical)
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Catch-Up
Well, despite my best intentions, this blog hasn't had a proper review-link update in two weeks. And I've got no excuse, except to say that I've been crazy busy writing. Anyway, of this latest batch of critiques, particular attention should be paid to The Wrestler, Tokyo Sonata and, um, not The Secret Life of Bees.…
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Quick Link Update
After enduring Steven Soderbergh’s epic (or, at least, epically long) Che today, my brain is too tired to come up with something clever to say. So, here are my latest reviews: Now Playing: Eagle Eye (Slant magazine) Nights in Rodanthe (Slant magazine) Coming Soon: Flash of Genius (Slant magazine) Fear(s) of the Dark (Slant magazine)
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Fest-ing, Once Again
The first week of New York Film Festival press screenings is over, and I’m already wiped. Still, at least there have been a few films to recommend, including three of the four review-linked below (and especially Tony Manero, which is really something else). Keep an eye out for more fest reviews in the coming days,…
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Sunday Night Link-orama
The New York Film Festival begins its press screening marathon tomorrow, so keep an eye out for reviews of a number of (supposedly) big titles in the coming weeks. In the meantime, however, here are links to my recent reviews. Now Playing: Righteous Kill (Slant magazine) Flow: For Love of Water (Cinematical) Bangkok Dangerous (2008)…
