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Review of The New World (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 02 Jan 2006

Malick's screenplay seems intent on keeping all of these people at arm's length, as if they were wax figures in a museum, separated from the…

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Review of Ringmaster (1998)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 27 Dec 2005

Those hoping for inside dirt will instead be rewarded with a fictitious, shoddy piece of claptrap that has nothing to say about Springer…

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Review of The Laramie Project (2002)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 27 Dec 2005

A potent, thought-provoking drama that offers insight not only into Shepard's case, but into the changing attitudes of Americans in general…

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Review of Hoodwinked! (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 27 Dec 2005

Should satisfy anyone who's in the mood for a fairy tale with a sassy spin…

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Review of Munich (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 26 Dec 2005

Begins as a bold, riveting study of vengeance, but…

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Review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 21 Dec 2005

The very qualities that made the book a must-read are lost in the translation to the screen…

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Review of Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 21 Dec 2005

Irritatingly, Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller's updated screenplay opts for obviousness and strained slapstick over wit at every turn and…

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Review of Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 21 Dec 2005

Irritatingly, Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller's updated screenplay opts for obviousness and strained slapstick over wit at every turn and…

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Review of The Family Stone (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 15 Dec 2005

Just when it seems we're going to be stuck with nothing more than a well-played, holidays-are-hell comedy, Bezucha spins the story in a different,…

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Review of King Kong (1976)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Dec 2005

While Jackson's 'Kong' may not be a great film, it offers plenty of good fun, and few moviegoers will leave the theater griping that they didn't…

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Review of King Kong (2012)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Dec 2005

While Jackson's 'Kong' may not be a great film, it offers plenty of good fun, and few moviegoers will leave the theater griping that they didn't…

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Review of King Kong (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 13 Dec 2005

While Jackson's 'Kong' may not be a great film, it offers plenty of good fun, and few moviegoers will leave the theater griping that they didn't…

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Review of Æon Flux (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 02 Dec 2005

Even worse than Catwoman... If you are compiling a Ten Worst of the Year list, Aeon is a must-see…

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Review of Shopgirl (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 01 Dec 2005

Threatens to turn into the latest update of 'Pretty Woman' (but) an inescapable undercurrent of sadness flows through the movie and through…

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Review of The Squid and the Whale (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 01 Dec 2005

Daniels (who has never been better) and Linney bravely and simply open up the souls of Bernard and Joan and let viewers see what they want to see…

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Review of 2046 (2004)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 01 Dec 2005

Wong's film has enough arresting images and intriguing characters that it manages to cast its spell, even though -- like Chow's relationships…

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Review of Bee Season (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 28 Nov 2005

Fragmented, a film with several provocative ideas and a few strong scenes but no sense of fulfillment and considerably less emotional impact…

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Review of The Ice Harvest (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 23 Nov 2005

Every so often, you encounter a real mind-boggler of a movie, a film that is misguided in nearly every respect, so much so that you wonder…

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Review of The Chumscrubber (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 23 Nov 2005

The title doesn't offer much of an indication what 'The Chumscrubber' is about; frankly, after 107 minutes of watching it, you may still be wondering…

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Review of Pride & Prejudice (2005)

By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 22 Nov 2005

Considerably less starchy than your average Austen adaptation; in fact, the first half of 'Pride' features so much dancing it starts to look…

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