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  2012 a bad year for film

  The perfect follow-up for those moviegoers who were simply crushed when Transformers: Revenge of the...

  Vol. 23 No. 38 Published 11.17.09 by Matt Brunson
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  The Box worth opening

  The Box is the latest picture from writer-director Richard Kelly, who with the cult fave Donnie Dark...

  Vol. 23 No. 38 Published 11.17.09 by Matt Brunson
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  A Serious Man: Seriously good

  Unpredictability is a constant in the Coen Brothers canon, but after the heavy lifting involved with...

  Vol. 23 No. 38 Published 11.17.09 by Matt Brunson
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  A Christmas Carol: No holiday cheer here

  A CHRISTMAS CAROL (*1/2) — Officially, the title is Disney's A Christmas Carol, which is a...

  Vol. 23 No. 37 Published 11.10.09 by Matt Brunson
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  The Men Who Stare At Goats: Loopy and lightweight

  THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS (***) — Loopy enough to stand out from the homogenized pack but not...

  Vol. 23 No. 37 Published 11.10.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Coco Before Chanel: Tattered material

  COCO BEFORE CHANEL (**1/2) — Like Young Mr. Lincoln, Butch and Sundance: The Early Years and t...

  Vol. 23 No. 37 Published 11.10.09 by Matt Brunson
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  This Is It: The Music Man

  A sadness permeates the opening moments in the behind-the-scenes piece This Is It, but it has nothin...

  Vol. 23 No. 36 Published 11.03.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Cirque du Freak: Engaging but overstuffed

  Based on a series of books for kids, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant would seem to be a...

  Vol. 23 No. 36 Published 11.03.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Amelia has trouble getting airborne

  In its effort to be one of the first Oscar-bait titles out of the gate, the stately but sterile Amel...

  Vol. 23 No. 36 Published 11.03.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Good Hair: The root of the matter

  Like most odysseys, Good Hair begins with a single, simple question. "Daddy, why don't I ha...

  Vol. 23 No. 35 Published 10.27.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Astro Boy: Not quite a blast

  Superheroes are known for showing up on the scene just in the nick of time, but in the case of Astro...

  Vol. 23 No. 35 Published 10.27.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Creature feature: Where the Wild Things Are

  Perhaps it's best to think of Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze's live-action adaptatio...

  Vol. 23 No. 34 Published 10.20.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Law Abiding Citizen: Lock it up

  Vigilante justice in real life is, to put it mildly, highly problematic, but when it comes to cinema...

  Vol. 23 No. 34 Published 10.20.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Couples Retreat: Screen saver cinema

  Regardless of how her career progresses, Kristen Bell at least has had the fortune of heading off to...

  Vol. 23 No. 34 Published 10.20.09 by Matt Brunson
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  The Boys Are Back: Meet the parent

  Clive Owen is one of those extremely talented actors whose movies rarely make a lot of money, be the...

  Vol. 23 No. 33 Published 10.13.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Capitalism: A Love Story: Yesterday's headlines

  It goes without saying that Michael Moore's latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, hardly...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by Matt Brunson
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  No Impact Man: Earth-saving ego trip

  Another Michael Moore documentary? Well, no, but it's accurate to say that No Impact Man is cut...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Zombieland: Tongue-in-bloody-cheek

  What's with this unlikely epidemic of good zombie flicks? From 28 Days Later (and its sequel) to...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Whip It: Rolling in style

  Despite the title, you won't find any Devo on Whip It's soundtrack, but the Ramones and .38...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by Matt Brunson
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  Big Fan: American idolizing

  Robert D. Siegel, who wrote the screenplay for The Wrestler, now makes his directorial debut with a...

  Vol. 23 No. 32 Published 10.06.09 by Matt Brunson

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