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Review of Zodiac (2007)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 02 Mar 2007

The director has taken a depressing topic and used it as the basis for the most exhilarating movie so far this year…

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Review of Close to Home (2005)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 16 Feb 2007

It combines the emotional impact of great drama with the precision, detail, and context of great journalism, resulting in a vital and rewarding…

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Review of Norbit (2007)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 09 Feb 2007

Norbit is a return to form for Murphy; while it's not on a par with his best work, it's very funny and just risky enough to eradicate the memory…

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Review of Epic Movie (2007)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 03 Feb 2007

Epic Movie is a comedy that is so spectacularly bad in so many ways that it's almost awe-inspiring -- at every point in the film, every creative…

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Review of Funny Money (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 26 Jan 2007

Perfectly serviceable middle of the road comedy…

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Review of The Hitcher (2007)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 19 Jan 2007

Though the plot is close enough to the 1986 version to earn a screen credit for that film's scriptwriter, Eric Red, the execution is so botched…

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Review of Home of the Brave (1949)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 30 Dec 2006

[Director] Winkler clearly loves these characters, and if he sometimes pushes too hard in his effort to make the audience share his affection…

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Review of Home of the Brave (2004)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 30 Dec 2006

[Director] Winkler clearly loves these characters, and if he sometimes pushes too hard in his effort to make the audience share his affection…

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Review of Home of the Brave (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 30 Dec 2006

[Director] Winkler clearly loves these characters, and if he sometimes pushes too hard in his effort to make the audience share his affection…

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Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 29 Dec 2006

The emotional void at the film's center grows larger and larger, until in the movie's penultimate scene even a depiction of graphic mass sexuality…

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Review of Black Christmas (1974)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 26 Dec 2006

Morgan's gleeful desire to shock the audience both with the gore and the perverse backstory is delightfully infectious…

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Review of Black Christmas (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 26 Dec 2006

Morgan's gleeful desire to shock the audience both with the gore and the perverse backstory is delightfully infectious…

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Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 22 Dec 2006

The sheer technical brilliance of the battle sequences and martial arts showdowns is mind-blowing -- this is the kind of movie that's so visually…

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Review of Rocky Balboa (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 20 Dec 2006

Rocky Balboa is not only the best sequel since Terminator 2 and the best movie of writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone's career, it's one…

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Review of 10 Items or Less (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 01 Dec 2006

In its own low-key way, 10 Items or Less is completely satisfying, and as a showcase for a great veteran actor and a gifted young actress,…

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Review of 3 Needles (2005)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 01 Dec 2006

3 Needles is difficult to take at times, but it ultimately rewards those viewers willing to meet its challenges…

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Review of The Abandoned (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 25 Nov 2006

[Director Nacho] Cerdà's craftsmanship and his overall sense of seriousness keep The Abandoned from being a bad film, but it simply isn't…

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Review of Let's Go to Prison (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 20 Nov 2006

Let's Go to Prison announces its desperation right from the opening credits, thanks to a montage of celebrity mug shots and arrest footage…

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Review of Happy Feet (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 17 Nov 2006

Who would have thought that the director of the violent revenge flick Mad Max would go on to create some of the most charming children's films…

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Review of The Return (2006)

By Jim Hemphill (63) for Reel.com (1,232) on 11 Nov 2006

Asif Kapadia's The Return is a visually sumptuous but emotionally stillborn thriller that may be a bit too modest for its own good…

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