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Movie Reviews by Maria Garcia - Page 8 of 10

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Review of Ten (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Mar 2003

Lacks the spiritual foundation, the individual search for beauty in the face of the world's indifference, that is the hallmark of Kiarostami's oeuvre…

Review of Stealing the Fire (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Feb 2003

Friedman and Nadler veer unsteadily across continents and narratives…

Review of Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Feb 2003

While Madsen and his Dogme 95 colleagues seek to overcome Hollywood's influence, Kira's Reason is an indication that they are a product of…

Review of The Rising Place (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 Nov 2002

[Creates] the worst kind of mythologizing, the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama…

Review of Derrida (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 25 Oct 2002

Fascinating for the very fact that its subject agreed to appear…

Review of Take Care of My Cat (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Oct 2002

In this vivid, emotionally complex ensemble piece, Korean writer-director Jeong Jae-eun portrays this extraordinary turning point in every…

Review of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Oct 2002

The film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch Christian Right propaganda machine into national media circles…

Review of Satin Rouge (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Aug 2002

An outstanding first feature with a solid screenplay and excellent performances…

Review of The King and I (1999)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Jun 2002

It's cotton-candy family entertainment--all sugar and no substance…

Review of Cuba Feliz (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Jun 2002

Falls short in explaining the music and its roots…

Review of Skins (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 May 2002

Eyre ... portrays contemporary life on the reservation, laying bare the harsh realities of alcoholism, poverty and despair…

Review of The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 May 2002

Evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking…

Review of Elling (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Apr 2002

[Næs] directed the stage version of Elling, and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage…

Review of Facing the Music (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Apr 2002

Keeps the audience squarely focused on the human dimension of Australia's educational crisis…

Review of Happy Times (2014)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Apr 2002

Zhang makes a powerful statement about modern-day China…

Review of Happy Times (2000)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Apr 2002

Zhang makes a powerful statement about modern-day China…

Review of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Apr 2002

Absorbing for what it reveals about the culture of the Inuit, as well as the practical aspects of their everyday life in the Canadian Arctic…

Review of Promises (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Feb 2002

Significant for the chilling moments when the children echo the very sentiments that continue to fuel the Middle East conflict…

Review of World Traveler (2002)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Feb 2002

At its worst the screenplay is callow, but at its best it is a young artist's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood…

Review of Son of the Bride (2001)

By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Feb 2002

Campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over…

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