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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 18 Dec 2002

As with the novel, The Two Towers is a bridge more than a stand-alone work, and as such it places an emphasis on momentum over depth…

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Review of Romeo and Juliet (1968)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 13 Dec 2002

Still the best adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular effort…

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Review of Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 13 Dec 2002

Individual episodes of the Next Generation TV series were always clever at addressing social issues, even if they were cloaked in the hardware…

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Review of Die Another Day (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 22 Nov 2002

With four films comfortably tucked under his tuxedo, Brosnan has established himself as the second best Bond next to Sean Connery…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 15 Nov 2002

Chamber of Secrets is not quite the magical mystery tour that the first one was…

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Review of Rules of Engagement (2000)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 13 Nov 2002

Whereas a TV version of the same material might flounder, this slick, big-budget film works because there is legitimate doubt as to both the…

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Review of Rules of engagement (2014)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 13 Nov 2002

Whereas a TV version of the same material might flounder, this slick, big-budget film works because there is legitimate doubt as to both the…

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Review of American Movie (1999)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 13 Nov 2002

Like Ed Wood, this is the story of a man with debatable talent who is so artistically driven that his raw enthusiasm keeps him afloat when…

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Review of The Perfect Storm (2000)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 12 Nov 2002

The movie itself is like a raging storm: impossible to ignore while it's happening but easy to forget when the weather has died down…

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Review of Where the Money Is (2000)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 12 Nov 2002

The money of the film's title should refer to Paul Newman, because the actor's presence elevates this routine caper into a pleasantly bankable…

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Review of The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Pitch.com (53) on 12 Nov 2002

For the most part, the film succeeds, with predictable complaints stemming from the stretch marks that plague all features based on TV/animated shows…

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Review of Forbidden Planet (1956)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 24 Oct 2002

One of the visual highlights of '50s science fiction…

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Review of Ghost Ship (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 24 Oct 2002

The movie turns into a special effects centerpiece of morphing faces and relentless explosions…

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Review of Ghost Ship (1992)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 24 Oct 2002

The movie turns into a special effects centerpiece of morphing faces and relentless explosions…

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Review of Ghost Ship (1952)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 24 Oct 2002

The movie turns into a special effects centerpiece of morphing faces and relentless explosions…

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Review of Abandon (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 17 Oct 2002

Abandon may hide behind an art-house facade, yet it's really just a standard Hollywood slasher minus the blood…

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Review of Steel Magnolias (2012)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 26 Sep 2002

Each of the women talk like they're reading a bumper sticker…

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Review of Steel Magnolias (1989)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 26 Sep 2002

Each of the women talk like they're reading a bumper sticker…

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Review of The Four Feathers (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 19 Sep 2002

The filmmaking team behind The Four Feathers thought it was crafting another Lawrence of Arabia but the result is closer to Ishtar…

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Review of The Good Girl (2002)

By Jon Niccum (520) for Lawrence Journal-World (273) on 12 Sep 2002

White usually goes beyond the surface veneer of his characters, finding a lurking humanity to those that society might easily dismiss…

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