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Review of Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 30 Mar 2006

Numbingly dull when it isn't unintentionally laugh-out-loud funny, this pitiful sequel has almost none of the cheesy/sleazy appeal of the 1992…

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Review of Slither (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 30 Mar 2006

A spectacularly slimy, boldly bloody monster movie that says 'yes' to every possible excess…

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Review of Slither (1973)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 30 Mar 2006

A spectacularly slimy, boldly bloody monster movie that says 'yes' to every possible excess…

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Review of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 30 Mar 2006

A worthy, highly enjoyable follow-up... it has the same lively pace, suspenseful situations and off-the-wall jokiness of its predecessor…

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Review of Inside Man (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 24 Mar 2006

In this tricky suspense story, nothing is exactly what it seems to be; Lee delights in finding the unexpected complexities in what might have…

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Review of She's the Man (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 16 Mar 2006

Given the amount of time Bynes spends mugging and overselling her lines, a more accurate title would have been 'She's the Ham…

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Review of Failure to Launch (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 10 Mar 2006

Whatever the opposite of chemistry may be, McConaughey and Parker have plenty of it…

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Review of Ultraviolet (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 03 Mar 2006

shot two years ago…

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Review of Aquamarine (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 03 Mar 2006

Much easier to sit through than your average Hilary Duff vehicle... and, for its target audience, it's sure to be a spring break must-see…

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Review of Date Movie (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 17 Feb 2006

Torturously unfunny and thoroughly aggravating... the year is still young, but don't be surprised if 'Date Movie' is the worst film of 2006…

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Review of Curious George (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 10 Feb 2006

Don't look for sassy 'Hoodwinked'-style humor here: George and his friends are a far more easy-going crowd, and they're drawn accordingly,…

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Review of Firewall (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 10 Feb 2006

Joe Forte's screenplay doesn't stop at merely stretching credibility -- it keeps pushing until 'Firewall' becomes absolutely absurd…

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Review of When a Stranger Calls (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 03 Feb 2006

Dial M for Moronic'... the call is still coming from inside the house -- and the stench is coming from inside the theater…

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Review of When a Stranger Calls (1979)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 03 Feb 2006

Dial M for Moronic'... the call is still coming from inside the house -- and the stench is coming from inside the theater…

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Review of Nanny McPhee (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 27 Jan 2006

A delightfully odd tale... (Thompson) fills her story with amusing situations and an appealingly whimsical atmosphere…

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Review of Annapolis (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 27 Jan 2006

Take along some Krazy Glue: It's the only thing that will keep your eyes from rolling repeatedly at the hoary cliches and trite situations…

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Review of Last Holiday (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Jan 2006

A happy surprise... Latifah shines under the direction of Wayne Wang, who turns her into a classic screwball comedy heroine…

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Review of Junebug (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Jan 2006

Comes on like a carbon copy of 'Meet the Parents,' then turns the concept inside out, revealing unexpected depths and shades in what initially…

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Review of Glory Road (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Jan 2006

The story is convincingly told, and first-time director James Gartner builds it into a crowd-pleaser that belongs in a league with 'Remember…

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Review of Grandma's Boy (2006)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 06 Jan 2006

Less a movie than it is a string of mediocre 'Saturday Night Live'' skits, and it doesn't even attempt to develop anything resembling a plot…

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