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Review of Blank City (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Jul 2011

Celine Danhier combines talking heads with a flood of Super-8 and 16-millimeter film clips to create this entertaining 2010 documentary about…

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Review of Tarzan (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jul 2011

The stylized physiques and movements of the characters in this exciting animated musical-romance-adventure are at once realist and fantastic…

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Review of Friends with Benefits (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Jul 2011

The jokes don't all work and the topical references can be irritably hipper-than-thou, but at least director and cowriter Will Gluck (Easy…

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Review of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Jul 2011

Joe Johnston - returning to the vibe of his first directorial effort, The Rocketeer (1991) - creates a fun retro-futurist environment with…

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Review of Terri (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jul 2011

Reilly's performance here is hilarious: he's located the character in the bursts of shouting he uses to do his job and the warped sense of…

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Review of Hollywood Dreams (2007)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jul 2011

Jaglom's 14th consists of his usual weakly improvised relationship comedy…

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Review of Yi Yi (2000)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jul 2011

Yang seems to miss nothing as he interweaves shifting viewpoints and poignant emotional refrains…

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Review of Derrida (2002)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 18 Jul 2011

If you think 85 minutes devoted to a difficult French philosopher is bound to be either abstruse or watered-down middlebrow stuff, think again…

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Review of Falling Down (1993)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Jul 2011

None of the characters ever rises beyond the level of his or her generic functions, and by the end the overall emptiness of the conception…

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Review of Zookeeper (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Jul 2011

The best thing I can say about this sleep-inducing kiddie comedy is that the need to bring in a PG rating must have precluded the endless series…

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Review of Just Visiting (2001)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Jul 2011

I haven't seen the original, and this mishmash -- doesn't make me want to…

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Review of Conversations with Other Women (2006)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Jul 2011

Despite the resourcefulness of the two leads, the movie finally registers as much ado about very little…

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Review of Tabloid (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Jul 2011

Morris adds to the hilarity with his signature device of superimposing key words onscreen in giant type; the movie is a welcome reminder that…

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Review of A Love Affair of Sorts (2011)

By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Jul 2011

Indie moviemaking reaches some kind of awful zenith of self-indulgence in this scriptless drama, entirely improvised and shot on cellphones…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 12 Jul 2011

Cinematographer Eduardo Serra underscores the sense of dread with a rich charcoal palette, and the outstanding CGI and 3D effects make the…

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Review of Ronin (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 12 Jul 2011

Not even supercool Robert De Niro can enliven this boring tale about a team of mercenary operatives…

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Review of Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Jul 2011

As an avid media watcher, I didn't come away from this with any new insights, but the movie is a pretty good snapshot of the daily newspaper…

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Review of A Better Life (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Jul 2011

A major star in Mexico, Bichir is quietly affecting as the father, a humble striver who faces loss at every turn…

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Review of A Better Life (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Jul 2011

A major star in Mexico, Bichir is quietly affecting as the father, a humble striver who faces loss at every turn…

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Review of Project Nim (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Jul 2011

Sexual politics, family dynamics, the debate over heredity versus environment, and the dubious ethics of scientific research on animals are…

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