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Review of Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 30 Jun 2012

How much of this is actually funny is a question of taste, but even a confirmed Perry hater might get caught laughing once or twice…

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Review of Bill W. (2012)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 06 Jun 2012

As the filmmakers trace the troubles of his later life -- psychological, financial, marital -- they flesh out a portrait of a reluctant guru…

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Review of Baseball, Dennis & The French (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Mar 2012

In the end, Croshaw contents himself with preaching to the choir. At least he does it with flair…

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Review of Coriolanus (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 10 Mar 2012

As a portrait of modern warfare, politics and propaganda, Coriolanus is intriguing, even if the gritty action sequences don't quite measure…

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Review of Carnage (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 29 Dec 2011

If anything, Carnage does too little to adapt to the new medium, and the result is a film that makes its audience feel as trapped as its characters…

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Review of Carnage (1984)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 29 Dec 2011

If anything, Carnage does too little to adapt to the new medium, and the result is a film that makes its audience feel as trapped as its characters…

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Review of Carnage (2002)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 29 Dec 2011

If anything, Carnage does too little to adapt to the new medium, and the result is a film that makes its audience feel as trapped as its characters…

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Review of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Dec 2011

The sequel's target audience may be too young to realize that the best punch lines are long past their expiration date, but at least they're…

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Review of New Year's Eve (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 07 Dec 2011

It is the cinematic equivalent of a greeting card: Both the sentiment and the laughs are plentiful, cheap and forgettable…

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Review of In Time (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 26 Oct 2011

Kartheiser brings some zip and smarm to the proceedings as the villain with a million years in his vault, but it's not nearly enough to make…

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Review of The Way (2010)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 12 Oct 2011

One can forgive the trying-too-hard aphorisms -- You don't choose a life…

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Review of The Devil's Double (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 10 Aug 2011

By the time the film reaches its implausible climax, it is far too late to rescue the story from the limbo that lies between ugly history and…

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Review of Another Earth (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 05 Aug 2011

Shot in verite style with handheld cameras and rule-breaking quick cuts, Cahill's film moves slowly between moments of heartache and quiet beauty…

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Review of Sarah's Key (2010)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 27 Jul 2011

Shown in flashbacks, the story of 10-year-old Sarah Starzynski is powerful, thanks in large part to the luminous screen presence of young Mélusine…

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Review of The Kids Are All Right (2010)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 02 Jul 2011

Mark Ruffalo, in just the right amount of stubble, grease and leather, plays Paul, about as cool an instant dad as a SoCal kid named Laser…

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Review of Submarine (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 08 Jun 2011

There are moments when this funny, self-consciously quirky film feels a bit like a Welsh Napoleon Dynamite…

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Review of X-Men: First Class (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 31 May 2011

X-Men: First Class isn't anywhere close to being a genre classic like Spider-Man 2 or The Dark Knight, but it is good enough to rejuvenate…

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Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 25 May 2011

A delicious trifle for anyone who has ever dreamt of bantering about the cinema with Luis Buñuel or lounging at the piano to hear Cole Porter…

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Review of Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 23 May 2011

A precisely calibrated crowd-pleasing machine, balancing action, comedy and just the bare minimum of pathos…

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Review of Forks Over Knives (2011)

By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 May 2011

Depending on your own relationship with food, the pro-vegetarian documentary Forks Over Knives may be an inspiring call to action, a tedious…

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