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Review of Slither (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 24 Nov 2006

Tons of fun. Well acted, and unashamedly derivative, with a few original twists and turns. A bunch of good scares, too…

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Review of Notre Musique (2004)

By Michaell. (67) on 04 Nov 2006

Not a great film. It suffers from Eastwood-ism, it meanders and doesn't know where to end…

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Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 04 Nov 2006

Not a great film. It suffers from Eastwood-ism, it meanders and doesn't know where to end…

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Review of Little Children (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 04 Nov 2006

An astounding schievement. A perfect 10. No one is more surprised than I; halfway through the film, I wasn't sure I liked it…

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Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 07 Oct 2006

I loved this movie. To me, it's a love song to a New York City that no longer exists amid the post-9/11 Disneyfication of the Big Apple…

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Review of The Black Dahlia (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 17 Sep 2006

Pure, unadulterated crap. Too many disperate elements, too much extraneous material that has nothing to do with the matters at hand…

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Review of V for Vendetta (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 02 Sep 2006

I really liked this movie--despite myself…

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Review of Friends with Money (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 28 Aug 2006

Not everyone's cup of tea, no doubt, but I loved it. Excellent, thoroughly drawn characters and witty, 100% realistic dialog…

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Review of Freedomland (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 22 Aug 2006

Critics never cease to amaze me. If this film was an Eastern European import, I guarantee it would have received raves…

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Review of The Night Listener (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 05 Aug 2006

Was this the best movie I've seen this year? Not at all. Is it well worth seeing? Certainly…

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Review of The Descent (2005)

By Michaell. (67) on 04 Aug 2006

Scariest film I've seen in a long while. Yes, it's derivative, and yes, it's flawed…

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Review of Caché (2005)

By Michaell. (67) on 15 Jul 2006

I think the value of this film is that it encapsulates all that is intriguing and infuriating about French intellectual thought of the past…

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Review of The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 30 Jun 2006

A really great, spot-on film about fashion publishing--the world where I reside…

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Review of A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 24 Jun 2006

An absolute joy. Filled with perfect performances and wonderfully nuanced moments…

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Review of The Da Vinci Code (2006)

By Michaell. (67) on 21 May 2006

This was a fine, cerebral telling of an interesting story. Critics hate it, which signals good film to me…

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Review of Corpse Bride (2005)

By Michaell. (67) on 14 Mar 2006

Musicals are fun, Animated movies are generally fun. This kinda brought both together with a story lacking true conflict…

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Review of Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)

By Michaell. (67) on 14 Mar 2006

A well deserved 3…

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Review of Sideways (2004)

By Michaell. (67) on 14 Mar 2006

Warning: You may believe you know everything there is to know about wine immediately after this movie. Wine. Why not beer…

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Review of Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

By Michaell. (67) on 14 Mar 2006

Clooney did an average job of presenting the story, but the story has so much relevance to our time period that it makes this movie that much…

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Review of The Dark Hours (2005)

By Michaell. (67) on 07 Mar 2006

I stumbled on this film by accident, and I'm pleasantly surprised…

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