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Ghost Town Review by Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter
A notable change of pace for director and co-writer David Koepp, whose screenplays tend to run along the epic lines of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Spider-Man" and "War of the Worlds," this lower-key effort offers up a wi...
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Righteous Kill Review, by Ken Fox of TV Guide
The movie opens with a confession. Staring straight into a video camera, "Turk" (Robert De Niro), a 30-plus-year veteran of the NYPD, recounts eleven cold-blooded killings, none of which were committed in the line of duty. Instead, they were the w...
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Film Review: Igor by Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
Screenwriter Chris McKenna says he was inspired more by Frankenstein movies than by sunnier Disney cartoons. The story takes place in the kingdom of Malaria, where evil scientists rule, aided by their hunchbacked servants, known as Igors. But one ...
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Appaloosa Review, by Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter
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Surfer Dude Review, by Kimberley Jones of The Austin Chronicle
From Hands on a Hard Body to an 89-minute ogling of another hard body: It boggles the mind that 11 years after his engrossing documentary about an endurance competition to win a truck in Longview, Texas, filmmaker Bindler has channeled his talents...
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Fly Me to the Moon Review, By Ty Burr, of The Boston Globe
"Fly Me to the Moon" is a computer-animated kiddie flick about three housefly best friends who buzz their way onto the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. That sounds as genuinely painful as an August dog-days release can be, and it would be, except fo...
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Everybody Wants to Be Italian Review, by Ella Taylor of Village Voice.
Less a movie than a charm offensive beamed at those who thought My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a masterpiece, writer-director Jason Todd Ipson's all-too-autobiographical romantic comedy stars Jay Jablonski as Jake, an addled Boston fishmonger with l...
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Mister Foe Reviw, By Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter.
Not a great title, "Hallam Foe," but it's a juicy character for the talented and increasingly ubiquitous Jamie Bell to run with. It's a showy part, but the movie ably supports it with splendid use of Edinburgh, Scotland's cityscapes, a basket full...
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Bangkok Dangerous Review, by Jordan Mintzer of Variety
Twins Danny and Oxide Pang made their dual-directorial debut with the Thai-language version of "Bangkok Dangerous," whose effective lowlife atmosphere and wide-ranging stylistic palette propelled them onto the international scene. They followed wi...
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Gavin & Stacey Review, by Brian Lowry of Variety
Gavin (Matthew Horne), from Essex, has spent months chatting over the phone to Stacey (Joanna Page), who lives in Wales, and they've finally decided to meet in London. Both are filled with anxiety at the prospect, so they bring along their plus-si...
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