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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 16 Sep 2008

As a huge fan of LaBute's usual work, I'd like to believe he intended Lakeview Terrace as a mockery of dopey conventions and that his heightened…

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Review of Righteous Kill (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 10 Sep 2008

Leaden with cliches, obvious red herrings and logic-abandoning choices by the lead characters, the Russell Gewirtz script is the proverbial…

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Review of Baghead (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 10 Sep 2008

I want to shout, not mumble, that the Duplasses are a couple of the most promising filmmakers out there…

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Review of TransSiberian (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 10 Sep 2008

Takes a more cerebral route, toying with your expectations only to give you something else, whispering hints of what fate might have in store…

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Review of Jake's Corner (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 08 Sep 2008

We sure could use you at Arizona Stadium, Johnny Dunn…

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Review of American Teen (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 03 Sep 2008

A doctored snapshot that nails the angst, hope and spirit of an emerging generation…

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Review of Bottle Shock (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 28 Aug 2008

It might have worked better as a documentary, or better yet a paragraph on Wikipedia…

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Review of Death Race (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 20 Aug 2008

Bravely takes on that philosophical quandary every one of us must face: What to do when a ninja breaks into your home, frames you for the murder…

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Review of Death Race (1973)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 20 Aug 2008

Bravely takes on that philosophical quandary every one of us must face: What to do when a ninja breaks into your home, frames you for the murder…

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Review of Hamlet 2 (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Aug 2008

Set in Tucson but shot in Albuquerque, the movie depicts the city as a lowly, slum-ridden burg with a liquor store on every corner and impoverished…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 12 Aug 2008

A recurring sentiment is that romance is only possible in a love that hasn't been fulfilled…

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Review of Priceless (2006)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 12 Aug 2008

The outcome is as predictable as a high summer electric bill, but chemistry and charm go a long way…

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Review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 12 Aug 2008

If this movie career thing doesn't work out for George Lucas, there's a career waiting for him in the dairy industry…

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Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 10 Aug 2008

Stiller would have done better to call up a Jean-Claude Van Damme or Steven Seagal -- both of whom could surely use the work…

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Review of Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 05 Aug 2008

Far more insightful than typical rose-colored-glasses eulogizing, the subjects are as brutally honest about Thompson's successes and shortcomings…

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Review of Swing Vote (1999)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 31 Jul 2008

It's with that speech that Costner swung me over to his side with his silly throwback political satire…

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Review of Swing Vote (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 31 Jul 2008

It's with that speech that Costner swung me over to his side with his silly throwback political satire…

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Review of Brideshead Revisited (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 30 Jul 2008

Plays like a SparkNotes version of a homework assignment you put off until it was too late…

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Review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 29 Jul 2008

There's an important lesson here: Whatever immortal ninja temple guardians tell you, take it with a grain of salt because they tend to exaggerate…

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Review of The Dark Knight (2008)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 15 Jul 2008

Analyzing the successes of such a blistering, genre-defining masterwork (I'm already slipping) is tantamount to judging the contours of Michelangelo's…

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