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Review of Death Race (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 19 Aug 2008

Anderson - not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson, the fearlessly ambitious director of 'Magnolia' and 'There Will Be Blood' - has created…

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Review of Death Race (1973)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 19 Aug 2008

Anderson - not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson, the fearlessly ambitious director of 'Magnolia' and 'There Will Be Blood' - has created…

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Review of Street Kings (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Aug 2008

If you can forgive its stale dialogue, which at times seems so egregiously leaden that it might have been better suited to a Mad magazine parody,…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 10 Aug 2008

Allen's latest is a comedy of refreshing depth that finds the 72-year-old filmmaker invigorated by the picturesque backdrop of the Mediterranean…

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Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

Loach delivers a moving and often beautiful story that captures the essence of the conflict, with all its unintended consequences and personal…

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Review of Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

Why would Frank drop everything to embark on this lunatic mission? Well, the answer is simple…

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Review of Land of the Dead (2005)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

While it's hardly Romero's scariest achievement, it is a thrilling, disturbing commentary on a man-eat-man world that hits just close enough…

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Review of Hitch (2005)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

Does everyone fall in love after the third date? In his world, they do…

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Review of The Reaping (2007)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

At no time does director Stephen Hopkins give us reason to care…

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Review of 9 Cream, 9 Sugar (2015)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jul 2008

Does everyone fall in love after the third date? In his world, they do…

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Review of The Dark Knight (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 15 Jul 2008

From the start, it drags us down to the fiery pits of Gotham's anarchic hell and never lets us up for air; it is a bruising, unrelenting slice…

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Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 08 Jul 2008

Clearly, del Toro has a deep affection for both his characters and the world of gods and fairy-tale monsters, and it translates into a rich,…

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Review of Hancock (1991)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 02 Jul 2008

Here's a movie filled with bright ideas, crammed uncomfortably into a story burdened by confusing and often contradictory exposition…

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Review of Hancock (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 02 Jul 2008

Here's a movie filled with bright ideas, crammed uncomfortably into a story burdened by confusing and often contradictory exposition…

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Review of WALL·E (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 25 Jun 2008

A wondrous work of the imagination and, to date, the year's best film…

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Review of I'm Not There (2007)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Jun 2008

Abstract expressionism, paying tribute to its hero in a fashion every bit as enigmatic and chameleon-like as the man himself…

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Review of The Incredible Hulk (1977)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Jun 2008

Leterrier and screenwriter Zak Penn dispense with the angst and focus on the smash…

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Review of The Incredible Hulk (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Jun 2008

Leterrier and screenwriter Zak Penn dispense with the angst and focus on the smash…

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Review of The Foot Fist Way (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 06 Jun 2008

McBride sells the character with a straight face at all times, making it that much harder to watch when Simmons settles into full-fledged train-wreck…

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Review of Awake (2005)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 04 Jun 2008

Writer-director Joby Harold's debut is stylishly self-assured and suspenseful enough to quicken the pulse…

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