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New In Theaters - Zombies In Africa Project "The Dead"
Been awhile since we wrote about this flick; just learned that it's actually on a limited theatrical run, gradually expanding to cities around the USA; and just in time for Halloween too.
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REVIEW | "Janie Jones" Is a Familiar Father-Daughter Drama With Rock, But What's Wrong With That?
The estranged father-daughter relationship is one of those screenplay contrivances that works better than most. Recent examples include "The Wrestler" and Alexander Payne's upcoming "The Descendants," where the family conflict reeks of familiarity but transcends cliché through strong performances an...
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Critical Consensus: Sundance-Winning Romance "Like Crazy" Is The Pick of the Week
One of the most anticipated American indie releases of the year, Drake Doremus's romantic drama "Like Crazy" is the pick of the week for opening specialty films, according to the folks polled on criticWIRE.
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REVIEW | "The Double" Is a Terribly Derivative CIA Thriller, But Richard Gere Nearly Makes It Work
Richard Gere is an actor who continually resists the easy or obvious, and yet he's far better at choosing characters than projects. In "The Double," he plays Paul Shepherdson, a hardened CIA veteran dedicated to the pursuit of a deadly Soviet assassin dubbed Cassisus, an enigmatic figure whose hidde...
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REVIEW | A Familiar Sundance Romance in "Like Crazy"
Drake Doremus is a filmmaker born to play the Sundance game. Last year, Doremus brought his sophomore feature "Douchebag" to the festival. The movie contained a devious tale of sibling rivalry, and was shot with a shaky-cam style and semi-improvised performances, two aspects of production familiar t...
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REVIEW | In "Anonymous," Roland Emmerich Revises Shakespeare; We Advise You Wait For Joss Whedon
In "Anonymous," Roland Emmerich submits William Shakespeare's legacy to the same grim fate as the White House in "Independence Day" and the Sistine Chapel in "2012." Here, he rips apart the playwright's legacy with the fringe theory that argues the true author was the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de ...
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REVIEW | "Rum Diary," Johnny Depp's Homage to Hunter S. Thompson, is Flawed But Earnest
"Vividly average" is the term used to describe the Puerto Rican readership of a raggedy newspaper in "The Rum Diary," Bruce Robinson's adaptation of the early Hunter S. Thompson novel. It could also describe the resulting movie. Depp coaxed Robinson out of retirement to write and direct "The Rum Di...
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REVIEW | "Oranges & Sunshine" Underwhelms, But Puts Jim Loach on the Map
The true story that inspired "Oranges & Sunshine," the directorial debut of Jim Loach, begs for dramatic interpretation. Set in 1986 Nottingham, it follows social worker Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson) as she uncovers a hidden multi-decade history in which the United Kingdom deported children to A...
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What to See, What to Skip: New Reviews This Week
Lots of high-profile indie releases opening in theaters this week, including Sean Durkin's deeply disquieting "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Aki Kaurismaki’s endearing “Le Havre” and the lovable documentary "Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey."
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