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Review of Venus (1990)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 19 Jan 2007

Even though Venus does feature a teenager named Jessie, whom O'Toole's character takes a shine to, the truth is, Jessie is just a stand-in…

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Review of Venus (2011)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 19 Jan 2007

Even though Venus does feature a teenager named Jessie, whom O'Toole's character takes a shine to, the truth is, Jessie is just a stand-in…

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Review of Venus (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 19 Jan 2007

Even though Venus does feature a teenager named Jessie, whom O'Toole's character takes a shine to, the truth is, Jessie is just a stand-in…

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Review of Notes on a Scandal (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 27 Dec 2006

Notes on a Scandal is so magnificently acted that you barely notice, until a telling little coda, that you've been watching a horror film,…

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Review of Children of Men (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 26 Dec 2006

The film is a triumph of direction, a collection of long takes so carefully planned out that it seems as if Cuaron had very little work to…

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Review of The Good Shepherd (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Dec 2006

The cinematic spy world has never been so dreary…

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Review of Candy (1968)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Our time with Candy and Dan, though tediously long, feels superficial…

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Review of Candy. (2010)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Our time with Candy and Dan, though tediously long, feels superficial…

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Review of Pursuit of Happyness (2005)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Smith has never been less showy, or more effective, than he is here…

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Review of Candy (2013)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Our time with Candy and Dan, though tediously long, feels superficial…

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Review of Candy (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Our time with Candy and Dan, though tediously long, feels superficial…

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Review of The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 15 Dec 2006

Smith has never been less showy, or more effective, than he is here…

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Review of Blood Diamond (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 08 Dec 2006

Connelly exudes fiery intelligence and integrity, while DiCaprio jumps into their verbal sparring matches with the aplomb of Humphrey Bogart…

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Review of Man Push Cart (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 08 Dec 2006

Man Push Cart is likely too slow to pull in much of an audience, but that's a shame, because it has so much empathy for the plight of the lonely…

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Review of The Nativity Story (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 01 Dec 2006

Despite some admirably realistic casting, this is a dutiful and traditional film. And that's not necessarily a bad thing…

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Review of The Fountain (1934)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Nov 2006

A ponderous movie rather than a profound one…

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Review of The Fountain (1988)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Nov 2006

A ponderous movie rather than a profound one…

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Review of The Fountain (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Nov 2006

A ponderous movie rather than a profound one…

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Review of Volver (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Nov 2006

Compared to something as extraordinary as his Talk to Her, Volver may seem like a light little soap opera, but its strength, grace and resiliency…

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Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 21 Nov 2006

Does it have to be a man that turns her into an artist? Sure he's just a metaphor, but it's still an absurd and insulting suggestion…

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