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Review of Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 31 Oct 2008

Sally Hawkins, in a blinding, Oscar-worthy piece of acting so good you barely see it, plays Poppy, a perpetually upbeat elementary schoolteacher…

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Review of RocknRolla (2008)

By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 31 Oct 2008

Flashy but assured, the film is a controlled exercise in style that toes the line but never feels over-the-top. In a word, RocknRolla rocks…

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Review of Filth and Wisdom (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 23 Oct 2008

This is a movie that's just sort of there, and nobody much would have paid any attention to it without the Madonna connection…

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Review of Pride and Glory (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 23 Oct 2008

Not that the movie's a knockout by any means…

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Review of Max Payne (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 16 Oct 2008

Max Payne may be the worst movie of the year. The may be qualifier is only because the year isn't over yet…

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Review of The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 16 Oct 2008

There's a quiet charm to The Secret Life of Bees, a family movie that dares to tackle some serious subjects along the way…

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Review of W. (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 16 Oct 2008

As a film, it simply attempts too much, consequently accomplishing little…

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Review of Body of Lies (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 09 Oct 2008

Russell Crowe's portrayal of an overweight, amoral CIA honcho in the Middle East thriller Body of Lies is mesmerizing, chilling, disturbing…

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Review of City of Ember (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 09 Oct 2008

City of Ember is one of those sparkling and smart family fantasy films that breed respect for the writers of young adult novels and serve as…

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Review of Religulous (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 02 Oct 2008

No two ways about it, Religulous is going to offend a lot of people who have never even see it…

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Review of Appaloosa (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 02 Oct 2008

After Appaloosa establishes its slightly modern characters in a traditional setting, it has nowhere to go but toward the completely expected…

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Review of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 02 Oct 2008

Although crassed-up for modern audiences, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist may be the closest anyone has come to matching the teen agony-and-ecstasy…

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Review of Eagle Eye (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 25 Sep 2008

Die Hard meets The Fugitive meets 2001: A Space Odyssey in the fully paranoid Eagle Eye, a frantic thriller that's nowhere near as good as…

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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Sep 2008

As Lakeview Terrace moves forward, it becomes clear this isn't a movie about the shuffling of black and white; it's a film about abusing power…

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Review of Towelhead (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Sep 2008

Gripping, disturbing, powerful and likely outright offensive to many people, Towelhead is an often brutal study of clashing cultures, adolescent…

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Review of In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Sep 2008

In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a surprising charmer, a wandering modern romantic comedy with enough bittersweet aftertaste to give it substance…

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Review of Burn After Reading (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 11 Sep 2008

A thoroughly disposable comic romp made by a bunch of people who probably should have been working on bigger and better things, Burn After…

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Review of The House Bunny (2008)

By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 21 Aug 2008

Say this for Faris: Even though The House Bunny may be, she's not -- dumb…

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Review of The Longshots (2008)

By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 21 Aug 2008

A cliché-riddled, warm and fuzzy, small-town sports drama…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 14 Aug 2008

Rich, complex, funny, erotic, compassionate and thoughtful, Vicky Cristina Barcelona may be the most fully realized film Woody Allen has made…

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