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Review of Alexander (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 24 Nov 2004

Like Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, Alexander is an overindulgent, sprawling specimen of the director's lavish strengths and harrowing…

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Review of Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 24 Nov 2004

Agonizingly cruel to its audience and actors alike, and laden with jokes that have been done many times before, and the original gags have…

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Review of Alexander (1996)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 24 Nov 2004

Like Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, Alexander is an overindulgent, sprawling specimen of the director's lavish strengths and harrowing…

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Review of Sideways (2009)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Nov 2004

The Miles character is a glorious, multifaceted diamond prism of painful humanity, filled out by Giamatti's immersive acting and the unflashy,…

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Review of Being Julia (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Nov 2004

Julia may not be a master of love, relationships or self-examination, but she's sure got this acting thing down. And so has luminescent Bening…

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Review of National Treasure (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Nov 2004

A radical adventure it is, with Nicolas Cage strapping on the hero boots to solve clues, dodge bullets and dangle off of underground wooden…

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Review of National Treasure (1927)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Nov 2004

A radical adventure it is, with Nicolas Cage strapping on the hero boots to solve clues, dodge bullets and dangle off of underground wooden…

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Review of Sideways (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 18 Nov 2004

The Miles character is a glorious, multifaceted diamond prism of painful humanity, filled out by Giamatti's immersive acting and the unflashy,…

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Review of After the Sunset (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 11 Nov 2004

Ratner's films chug with the precision of a machine, and with just as little soul…

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Review of The Polar Express (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 10 Nov 2004

Either the year's worst children's film or its best horror flick…

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Review of Casablanca (1943)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 04 Nov 2004

The movie gods kissed the production with a confluence of brilliant writing, photography and acting, with all parties collaborating at their…

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Review of Alfie (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 03 Nov 2004

Law, chronically aware of his own charm, doesn't mimic Caine's performance; he rei-nterprets the character and sparks it with a new life, making…

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Review of Saints and Soldiers (2003)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 03 Nov 2004

A solid, good-looking effort that bends a bit too much toward war-film conventions…

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Review of Alfie (2013)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 03 Nov 2004

Law, chronically aware of his own charm, doesn't mimic Caine's performance; he rei-nterprets the character and sparks it with a new life, making…

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Review of Alfie (1966)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 03 Nov 2004

Law, chronically aware of his own charm, doesn't mimic Caine's performance; he rei-nterprets the character and sparks it with a new life, making…

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Review of Birth (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 26 Oct 2004

A brutal explanation of the meaning, strength and application of love, marriage and the afterlife, all under the most awkward of circumstances…

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Review of Saw (2003)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 26 Oct 2004

The terror has started immediately, and won't relent until the final frame. No, make that five minutes after the final frame…

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Review of Vera Drake (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 26 Oct 2004

The film feels full and alive, and a best-actress Oscar nomination for Staunton would be a justified award for the achievement…

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Review of Saw (2004)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 26 Oct 2004

The terror has started immediately, and won't relent until the final frame. No, make that five minutes after the final frame…

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Review of Ray (2003)

By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 26 Oct 2004

A movie with half the 150-minute running time could have done just as much unchaining…

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