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Review of Humpday (2009)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 31 Dec 2009

Lynn Shelton's film%u2014a promising premise in search of a payoff with more nourishment than room-service steak and milkshakes%u2014frequently…

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Review of The Soloist (2009)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 31 Dec 2009

The music's as troubled as the subject matter…

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Review of Puccini for Beginners (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

But when all is said and done, Maggenti’s film transcends mere lesbian angst and offers some food for thought to lovers everywhere as they…

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Review of Mercy (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

Director/writer/cinematographer Patrick Roddy has shaped a moody tale of horror that begins with much promise but can’t quite find its tempo…

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Review of LovecraCked! The Movie (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

For anyone who admires collaboratives, common cause or kinky copulation, LovecraCked…

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Review of Yiddish Theater: A Love Story (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

However, whether by design or happy coincidence, several more universal truths lurk tantalizingly in the upper balcony and lift this production…

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Review of Nanking (2007)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

Living through a screening of…

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Review of The Curiosity of Chance (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

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Review of Starting Out in the Evening (2007)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

Ut when all is finally revealed it’s gesture—especially the hands—that lifts this film into the ranks of extraordinary and…

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Review of He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

Cappello's brilliant script and expert storytelling would merely be interesting if anyone other than Christian Slater had been cast as Bob Maconel…

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Review of Shelter (2007)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

At the epicenter of this tale is Zach (Trevor Wright is always a pleasure to watch but the measure of his acting talent requires a script with…

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Review of The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 22 Jul 2009

To balance the chilling reality of the powerful having their unabated way with the miserably weak, the faces of carefree children mugging into…

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Review of Cabaret (1993)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 21 Jul 2009

Let's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey…

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Review of Cabaret (1981)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 21 Jul 2009

Let's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey…

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Review of Cabaret (1972)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 21 Jul 2009

Let's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey…

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Review of Derek (2008)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 21 Jul 2009

This homage to one of the world's most creative, impassioned artists paints a fascinating portrait of Derek Jarman's life through the filmmaker's…

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Review of Before the Music Dies (2006)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 29 Jun 2009

Director/co-writer (along with Joel Rasmussen) wisely lets the artists and former managers (interviews with the leaders of the money-machine…

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Review of Act of God (2009)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 04 May 2009

Thanks to filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, the after effects of these 1-in-700,000-odds' strikes are brought into horrifically…

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Review of Act of God (2009)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 04 May 2009

Thanks to filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, the after effects of these 1-in-700,000-odds' strikes are brought into horrifically…

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Review of Act of God (1980)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 04 May 2009

Thanks to filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, the after effects of these 1-in-700,000-odds' strikes are brought into horrifically…

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