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Review of A Christmas Story (1983)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Dec 2012

Shepherd provides the voice-over of the grown hero narrating, and his prominence on the sound track forces Clark to focus on visual humor,…

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Review of The Wolfman (2010)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Dec 2012

This is fairly satisfying, particularly a ghoulish episode in a Victorian insane asylum…

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Review of The Lord of the Rings (1978)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Dec 2012

It looked terrible then and it still does: cartoon characters move differently from live actors, and the attempt to duplicate natural movement…

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Review of The Brothers Bloom (2008)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Dec 2012

It often seems precious and overconceived, its accumulating crosses and double-crosses as devoid of consequence as a child's backyard game…

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Review of Little Nikita (1988)

By Pat Graham (71) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Dec 2012

Rick Moranis is properly nerdish as the flower-shop attendant who keeps his carnivorous charge supplied with a steady stream of human plasma,…

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Review of Fat Kid Rules The World (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Nov 2012

The depiction of high school band life rings true at every turn, bringing a sense of authenticity to the familiar teenage drama…

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Review of Killing Them Softly (2012)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Nov 2012

The Louisiana locations are appropriately cruddy, and the occasional scenes of violence are frightening, visceral, and beautifully photographed…

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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Nov 2012

It's full of scenic splendors with a fine sense of scale, but its narrative thrust seems relatively pro forma, and I was bored by the battle scenes…

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Review of Surf's Up (2007)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Nov 2012

The novelty wears off almost immediately, leaving this a real chore to watch; there's something bizarre about low-budget spontaneity being…

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Review of The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Nov 2012

Alexander Korda's opulent Arabian Nights fantasy suffers from pallid performances and frequently succumbs to kitsch, but it still casts its…

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Review of The Witches (1990)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Nov 2012

One of many clear advantages this funny and scary 1989 fantasy-adventure has over most Disney products is its live-action visual bravado, evident…

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Review of Dragonslayer (1981)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Nov 2012

The film excels as a visual exercise, as a study in adolescent psychology, and even as astute political analysis (it's the dragon who holds…

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Review of Murder by Death (1976)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Nov 2012

Even Neil Simon fans (and they do exist, believe it or not) will probably be bummed out by this stunningly unfunny 1976 parody of detective films…

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Review of Fighting (2009)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Nov 2012

Authentic locations and careful attention to detail help evoke several New York boroughs in all their gritty vitality, but the screenplay about…

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Review of Goal! (2005)

By Patrick Somerville (1) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Nov 2012

If you can abide booming orchestral punches during verbal confrontations and ubiquitous Adidas product placement, you'll be rewarded by exciting…

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Review of World's Greatest Dad (2009)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 23 Nov 2012

With his delicate mix of sick humor and compassion, Goldthwait is that rare comic writer who can legitimately be compared to Lenny Bruce…

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Review of Life of Pi (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

Ang Lee's signature style -- tasteful, measured, and devoid of personality -- translates surprisingly well to 3-D…

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Review of Tales of the Night (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

The movie never comes close to replicating the spell that Reiniger was able to cast using much more primitive techniques, which underlines…

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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

The movie opens with a goofy sequence mimicking the TV show, so you know immediately that this will be as lightweight and undemanding a Hollywood…

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Review of Two Years at Sea (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

The first feature-length effort by noted experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers demonstrates such mastery of the image that it's worth seeing for…

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