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Review of Waltz with Bashir (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 09 Jan 2009

Folman functions much like the therapist who carefully leads a patient through a minefield of difficult memories and emotions, bringing together…

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Review of Let the Right One In (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 22 Nov 2008

Let the Right One In is so fresh and original that it makes what's currently available in horror seem stale and formulaic…

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Review of Boy A (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 22 Aug 2008

His sophomore feature, Boy A explores bleak territory but its insistence on not tying everything up in neat little bows is to be commended…

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Review of The Independent (2000)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 15 Aug 2008

Stiller should get an Oscar for his performance as Fineman and that's no joke. This is a role of a lifetime and Stiller relishes the opportunity…

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Review of Bottle Shock (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 14 Aug 2008

I would pay to see this film again if only for Rickman... Rickman's performance, like so much of his work, is sheer perfection and a delight to watch…

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Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 12 Aug 2008

It's a film that looks like a big dumb comedy but it proves to have some satiric smarts underneath…

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Review of Mamma Mia! (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 12 Aug 2008

Mamma Mia! has an exclamation in its title for a reason: it just wants to shout out its sense of fun…

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Review of Pineapple Express (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 11 Aug 2008

Produced by Judd Apatow and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Pineapple Express serves up a combination of The Big Lebowski, True Romance,…

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Review of Man on Wire (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 11 Aug 2008

Petit himself is a bundle of energy, passion, and enthusiasm as he describes his dreams and the nuts and bolts details of achieving it…

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Review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 11 Aug 2008

I know The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is nothing more than a popcorn movie…

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Review of The Dark Knight (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 16 Jul 2008

Ledger's manically endearing performance as the unhinged psycho giving both cops and crooks nightmares is so riveting that it makes you sad…

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Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 10 Jul 2008

you could say the first film was about Hellboy finding his humanity and the new film is about him finding his place in the world…

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Review of Cronos (1993)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 09 Jul 2008

He also makes the refreshing choice of having the monster be all too human and fragile…

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Review of Hellboy (2004)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 09 Jul 2008

Del Toro and Perlman essentially make you forget that Hellboy's this bizarre creature because Perlman invests him with such humanity…

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Review of Mimic (1997)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 09 Jul 2008

Del Toro does not make Tyler a symbol of science gone out of control or of science for greed, instead he makes her a scientist who in doing…

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Review of Bra Boys (2007)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 08 Jul 2008

It aspires to but falls short of Dogtown's inspired, edgy mix of sports history, pop culture, social commentary, and revealing interviews…

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Review of The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 08 Jul 2008

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation is an appealing dramedy that delicately couches its political and social commentary in a coming of age tale…

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Review of Savage Grace (2007)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 07 Jul 2008

The film boasts another sensational performance by Moore and a welcome return to feature directing by Kalin…

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Review of WALL·E (2008)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 03 Jul 2008

This first half of the film is exquisite. The animation is spectacular but without being show-offy…

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Review of Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 03 Jul 2008

So the earnest seriousness that can make Herzog almost comical at times it is also the quality that allows him to paint a sincere portrait…

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