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Review of Sex and Breakfast (2007)

By Sam Sweet (8) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 05 Dec 2007

Suffering from what could be called Garden State syndrome, Sex and Breakfast demands that we empathize with the anguish of straight, white,…

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Review of Duma (2005)

By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 03 Dec 2007

A drama of uncommon beauty and emotional resonance…

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Review of With All Deliberate Speed (2004)

By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 02 Dec 2007

By cinematic standards, not exactly scintillating stuff: The mix of archival materials, talking heads and dramatic readings is strictly PBS…

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Review of Shaft (2000)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Nov 2007

What Jackson's Shaft can't do is talk the talk, or much of anything else, in director John Singleton's feature-length insult to one of the…

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Review of A Guy Thing (2003)

By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 26 Nov 2007

Transcends its video-box-shelf-filler pedigree only when it's actually indulging in guy stuff, mostly of the frat-boy, beer-commercial variety…

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Review of Passionada (2003)

By Chuck Wilson (418) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 23 Nov 2007

Nearly drowns in languor, only to be saved by Milos and Isaacs, who are sexy, movie-star talented and, together, really good kissers…

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Review of Ready to Rumble (2000)

By Dave Shulman (6) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 21 Nov 2007

Even though Ready To Rumble isn't funny or good in any way, there's plenty of softcore gay porn (wrestling), loud music and women with large breasts…

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Review of Chuck & Buck (2000)

By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 20 Nov 2007

Had this idea been pursued to its conclusion instead of the pat, wishfully ready-for-TV ending we're fed, the movie would be a standout…

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Review of Liberty Heights (1999)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 19 Nov 2007

A lot here is genially entertaining, but it doesn't make for interesting or vital filmmaking, because while Levinson might honestly prefer…

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Review of Tooth and Nail (1977)

By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 18 Nov 2007

The Road Warrior minus the roads, so what's the point…

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Review of Mulberry Street (2006)

By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 18 Nov 2007

starts out like the sort of indie art-house fare you'd expect an up-and-coming film student to make...but soon a mutant strain of bubonic…

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Review of Tooth and Nail (2007)

By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 18 Nov 2007

The Road Warrior minus the roads, so what's the point…

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Review of Mulberry Street (1990)

By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 18 Nov 2007

starts out like the sort of indie art-house fare you'd expect an up-and-coming film student to make...but soon a mutant strain of bubonic…

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Review of Red Eye (2005)

By Scott Foundas (913) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 16 Nov 2007

Between them, first-time screenwriter Carl Ellsworth and director Wes Craven don't come up with a single clever way to generate suspense, and…

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Review of Om Shanti Om (2007)

By David Chute (78) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 15 Nov 2007

The team of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and A-list-choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan have pushed the Main Hoon Na gentle masala…

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Review of How to Cook Your Life (2007)

By Gregg Rickman (4) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 15 Nov 2007

Cook and Zen priest Edward Brown is profiled in this documentary by German filmmaker Doris Dörrie (Men), who follows the witty, pleasant Brown…

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Review of Full Grown Men (2006)

By F.x. Feeney (25) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 07 Nov 2007

Lyrical and funny, Full Grown Men is a tough-minded film about the need to grow up…

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Review of Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)

By Ernest Hardy (466) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 24 Oct 2007

There’s nothing new in the movie’s sociocultural insights, especially for those of us already interested in how identity is shaped by pop…

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Review of X-Men (2000)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 20 Oct 2007

The film's strength and its entertainment lie in John Myhre's production design, its generally appealing cast...and, perhaps most importantly,…

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Review of The Comebacks (2007)

By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 19 Oct 2007

The Comebacks displays nothing remotely clever or effective; rather, it will make you question whether in fact you ever found David Koechner…

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