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[Review] ‘Knowing’

Knowing is undoubtedly a tad messy, overacted at times, and contains rather weak CGI, but in the end it's too hard of not to admire the film's ambitiousness. Its beautifully shot, contains broad ideas, and is entertainingly surreal at times. ...
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[Review] Two Lovers

James Gray's Two Lovers pulls no punches. In the vein of classic Hollywood romance-tragedies such as A Place in the Sun minus the gloss and the decisiveness, Gr...
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[Review] Watchmen

By Jordan Raup I'll admit it. I've never heard of Watchmen until Zack Snyder was attached to direct during the summer of 2006. Since I hadn't read the graphi...
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[Festival Spotlight] New York Lately

By Dan Mecca Sporting a familiar story in a familiar city, writer/director Gary King's indie film New York Lately is a very comfortable affair. Most reminisc...
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[Festival Spotlight] on …Around

By Dan Mecca There may be nothing sadder than the life of the average independent film. Every year thousands are made for pennies when put next to even one s...
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[Review] He’s Just Not That Into You

By Dan Mecca What do you get when you put Scarlett Johannson, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, "E" from Entourage, Drew Barrymore ...
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[Review] Yes Man

Although Jim Carrey’s new comedy, Yes Man, seems like a cookie cutter redux of his 1997 hit Liar Liar, there is more personality than expected in this formulaic...
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[Review] Valkyrie

Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer (Superman Returns), tells the undeniably interesting true story of Nazi Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise, Tropic Th...
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[Review] Zach and Miri Make A Porno

Who knew a film about porn could be one of the most touching of the year? Don't worry, Kevin Smith's new comedy still raises the offensive bar in more than o...
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[Review] Body of Lies

Count me in the group that is sick of "Iraq" films. Directed by Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Black Hawk Down) I had little excitement for Body of Lies and m...