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Review of The School of Rock (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 15 Oct 2003

This should really be a fish-out-of-water role, but Black will have none of that: he's a fish in the water, and he swims around in it with abandon…

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Review of Le Divorce (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 24 Sep 2003

While Le Divorce does not attain the excellence of [previous Merchant/Ivory films'] interpersonal relationships, it certainly features an intelligent…

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Review of Matchstick Men (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 17 Sep 2003

ultimately a slightly tarnished treasure; with the combined talent of its production team, it could have been great, but because of its…

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Review of Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Jul 2003

Goes down easily without a hint of tedium...still, this short length contributes to an overall feeling that it's not as Earth-shatteringly…

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Review of Holes (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 21 Apr 2003

Although some of the narrative meanderings seem overly complex, it all ties together nicely at the end, bringing about an unexpectedly satisfying…

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Review of Phone Booth (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 07 Apr 2003

I'd love to love this film. But Cohen's script is just so full of holes, it's impossible…

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Review of The Ladies Man (2000)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 19 Mar 2003

Hampered as much by the film's third-rate script as Meadows's own weakness as an actor…

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Review of The Hours (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 18 Mar 2003

Since it is such a well-known fact that Hollywood regularly fails to provide good roles for women, The Hours seems almost like an overindulgence,…

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Review of Tears of the Sun (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 12 Mar 2003

It seems like it's trying to have something to say, but I'll be darned if I can figure out the message…

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Review of Old School (2003)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 07 Mar 2003

Old School is the trashiest of trashy frat-boy flicks -- a kind of low-rent, 20-years-later version of Animal House -- but the presence of…

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Review of Adaptation. (2002)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 15 Feb 2003

Truly a wonder, a pile of self-contradictions, a series of wrongs that somehow make a right…

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Review of Charlie's Angels (2000)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

For a movie that gets its inspiration from one of the cheesiest television shows of the extra-cheesy 1970s, Charlie's Angels is surprisingly cool…

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Review of Sleepy Hollow (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

The Burton trademark special effects are typically fun, but the late release and lackluster performances make Sleepy Hollow feel exactly like…

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Review of In Dreams (2013)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Overall, a mediocre film with a few adequately chilling moments…

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Review of The Sixth Sense (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

It is the only film I've seen that gives you the creeps and the warm fuzzies all at the same time…

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Review of Toy Story 2 (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Seldom has there been such a brilliant sequel to such a brilliant predecessor…

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Review of Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

This is the kind of pointless teen schlock one sees on USA Up All Night…

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Review of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

If not a masterpiece of thespianism, it's at least a fun ride through Smith's quirky mind and the lives of his unique characters…

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Review of Good Will Hunting (1997)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

Reality of story combines with reality of performance to give us some of the most heartfelt emotions currently on the big screen…

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Review of The Matrix (1999)

By John R. Mcewen (303) for Film Quips Online (303) on 08 Feb 2003

The imagery in the first hour of The Matrix is astounding…

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