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Review of Elf (2003)

By Daryl K (209) on 29 Nov 2013

Cute premise, and a very likable performance by Ferrell as the sweet-natured title elf, Buddy…

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Review of Gangster Squad (2013)

By Daryl K (209) on 26 Nov 2013

Passable despite being loaded with cartoonish characters…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Daryl K (209) on 21 Nov 2013

I get that Lincoln is the one Republican the Left respects because he wielded his Executive powers to the max (as much as they tell themselves…

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Review of Waterloo Bridge (1940)

By Daryl K (209) on 05 Nov 2013

When you turn on the TV and see Vivian leigh in a movie, you stop what you're doing and you watch that movie…

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Review of Waterloo Bridge (1931)

By Daryl K (209) on 05 Nov 2013

When you turn on the TV and see Vivian leigh in a movie, you stop what you're doing and you watch that movie…

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Review of The Beast of the City (1932)

By Daryl K (209) on 01 Nov 2013

Good crime drama, with Walter Huston as a hard-nosed police chief, and Wallace Ford as his less hard-nosed detective brother…

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Review of You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

By Daryl K (209) on 07 Oct 2013

All the convoluted back-and-forth about scheming to marry off daughters is secondary to the dancing and chemistry between stars in this Argentina-set…

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Review of Rio Bravo (1959)

By Daryl K (209) on 05 Oct 2013

The traditional story -- town sheriff has to prevent a jailed murderer from being broken out by an army of hired guns -- is only one aspect…

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Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

By Daryl K (209) on 20 Sep 2013

What kind of joyless bastard doesn't like 'The Wizard of Oz'? I mean, seriously…

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Review of Forrest Gump (1994)

By Daryl K (209) on 18 Sep 2013

Cloying, preposterous story of an optimistic dullard's journey through late 20th century American history…

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Review of The Rocketeer (1991)

By Daryl K (209) on 13 Sep 2013

A rare and perhaps accidental case of a comic book property lining up at the right studio to do it, if not brilliance, at least justice…

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Review of Juno (2007)

By Daryl K (209) on 12 Sep 2013

The dialog in 'Juno' is so precious, I almost didn't make it past the first ten minutes without bolting for the theater exit…

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Review of Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

By Daryl K (209) on 11 Sep 2013

Claude Rains' patient Caesar and Vivien Leigh's haughty Cleopatra are the performances that manage to carry this picture for me…

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Review of Do the Right Thing (1989)

By Daryl K (209) on 05 Sep 2013

An electric, highly-stylized portrait of cultural collision with memorable characters, vibrant visuals, and a small --yet complex-- scale…

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Review of Do the Right Thing (1997)

By Daryl K (209) on 05 Sep 2013

An electric, highly-stylized portrait of cultural collision with memorable characters, vibrant visuals, and a small --yet complex-- scale…

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Review of The Fifth Element (1997)

By Daryl K (209) on 03 Sep 2013

In 'The Fifth Element', writer/director Luc Besson's childhood sci-fi story comes across as too simplistic and cartoony for mature audiences,…

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Review of Vivacious Lady (1938)

By Daryl K (209) on 27 Aug 2013

Charming but kind of dated romantic comedy, with Jimmy Stewart as a spineless botany professor who tries to break his whirlwind marriage of…

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Review of Hotel Transylvania (2012)

By Daryl K (209) on 11 Aug 2013

The animation was nice but the movie was just ok. Wasted potential really…

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Review of Before Sunset (2004)

By Daryl K (209) on 06 Aug 2013

Nine years later, Celine tracks Jesse down on his book tour in Paris, and we continue from there…

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Review of Before Midnight (2013)

By Daryl K (209) on 06 Aug 2013

Love, life and relationships. Outstanding…

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