Film
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California Dreamin'
''The world doesn't what I have to say,'' grumbles Miles Raymond. ''I'm so insignificant. Half of my life is over and I have nothing...
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That's Incredible!
The Incredibles is just that: incredible. It's also phenomenal, magnificent, exuberantly entertaining, and just about any other positive adjective you can think of. From the...
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Buzz Kill
It's never a good thing to find yourself laughing during a horror thriller, particularly one with a menacing title like Saw. But laugh, laugh, laugh...
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Scare Tactics
There's no denying The Grudge is, at moments, a very scary movie. It uses every trick to startle you, tingle your spine, and occasionally gross...
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Puppet State
Team America: World Police is screamingly, achingly funny. It's the kind of movie that repeatedly hits a comic high note and holds it for a...
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Fin Rot
''Is Shark Tale a sequel to Finding Nemo?'' a friend inquired after learning I'd seen the movie. ''No,'' I replied, ''it's a rip-off.'' At least...
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Heart of the Matter
Near the end of the gay marriage documentary Tying the Knot, an Oklahoman farmer named Sam sits outside the home he's fighting desperately to keep...
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Dead Heads
It's not every day you get a zombie film crossed with a romantic British comedy. And that's probably a good thing. Because in the wrong...
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Virtual Reality
At the beginning of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, the ''Hindenburg III'' ceremoniously and gracefully docks atop the Empire State Building. This gorgeous,...
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Alien Wear
The question you have to ask yourself with regard to Alien Vs. Predator is why 20th Century Fox would hand over to Paul W.S. Anderson...
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Not So Chummy
Question: What's so scary about watching two people float around in the ocean for an hour or so? Answer: Nothing. In theory, a pair of...
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'Manchurian Candidate'
Jonathan Demme's choice of material has been a little bizarre as of late. His remake of the strangely winsome yet slightly edgy Audrey Hepburn-Cary Grant...
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Into the Woods
I don't mean to sound boastful, but I figured out The Village's big twist a few days before actually seeing the movie. While it was...
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Feline Trouble
If movies were kitty litter, Catwoman would be the kind that doesn't absorb very well and fails to clump. And it would be stinky. Really,...
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Mr. Roboto
The most surprising thing about I, Robot, in which Will Smith uncovers a robotic conspiracy of unprecedented magnitude, is that it isn't half bad. Which...
