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Review of Nikita (1990)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 09 Jan 2009

A spy version of Pygmalion, complete with perverse romance, Nikita was well ahead of the curve when it came to women warriors as modern shoot-'em-up…

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Review of Super Troopers (2001)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 08 Jan 2009

Tears out at a refreshingly reckless pace, then gradually settles into a law-abiding speed. [Blu-ray]…

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Review of Dumb and Dumber (1994)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 08 Jan 2009

The Farrellys' knack for stupid, Three Stooges-esque comedy writ larger by an infusion of heart excels with the complementary screen teaming…

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Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 30 Dec 2008

An enduring film property with an unforgettable catch phrase ('Klaatu barada nikto')...[and] socially conscious themes. [Blu-ray]…

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Review of Surfer, Dude (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 28 Dec 2008

A celebration of unrealistic lifestyles, which makes it exactly the wrong film for our times. [Blu-ray]…

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Review of The Longshots (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 28 Dec 2008

That's the problem with this well-intentioned celebration of the spirit of Title IX: it wants so badly to be liked that it tries to blend into…

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Review of Tommy Boy (1995)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 26 Dec 2008

Farley and Spade have a definite chemistry, and they do their best to pick up the slack. [Blu-ray]…

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Review of Bottle Rocket (1996)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 14 Dec 2008

Though flawed, Bottle Rocket is full of buried treasures and holds up to repeated viewings, as any cult film should. [Criterion Blu-ray]…

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Review of The Third Man (1949)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 14 Dec 2008

Greene's story and screenplay, which he accurately described as a comic thriller, is a gift that keeps on giving, with patter that's never…

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Review of Milk (1999)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Milk? (2012)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Milk (2005)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Wendy and Lucy (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

America is about to see a sharp upturn in hard-luck stories, which makes Kelly Reichardt's small-scale drama Wendy and Lucy sadly timely…

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Review of Milk (1998)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 07 Dec 2008

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture…

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Review of Quantum of Solace (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 14 Nov 2008

The 22nd Bond film too often seems like an old friend on the wrong anti-depressant: still the person you love, but the rhythm's off and the…

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Review of Changeling (2008)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 24 Oct 2008

A fascinating true-crime story, elegant period detail, and Clint Eastwood's consummate filmmaking technique mask [that]...Changeling lacks…

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Review of Thunderball (1965)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 24 Oct 2008

Sean Connery's fourth Bond film, Thunderball, slips from the peak of From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, but still provides plenty of thrills…

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Review of For Your Eyes Only (1981)

By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 24 Oct 2008

First-time director John Glen knows what's needed to create suspense...put the series' trademark wit, women, and song alongside the high-stakes…

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