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Review of Jurassic Park III (2001)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

It's not art ... it's entertainment, and it knows it. Boy, does it entertain…

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Review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

an aggressively political movie, a heartbroken testament about a generation without role models or devoted fathers…

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Review of Fargo (1952)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

It's good storytelling ... hilarious, disturbing, tragic, and hopeful. But it's not for the squeamish…

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Review of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

takes you to a place you've never been and tells a story as profound and ambitious as a Shakespeare play…

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Review of Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

Its view of human nature is not very flattering ... but the characters are endearing all the same, in spite of their hang-ups…

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Review of Ponette (1996)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

as powerful a film as has been made about the interior life of children…

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Review of X2 (2003)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

As a big screen comic book, X2 is the most rewarding I have yet seen…

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Review of Wings of Desire (1987)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

Wings of Desire enthralls me, and it sends me back to my life a richer person, glad to be alive, looking about at the mundane and the everyday…

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Review of Bounce (2000)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

The fact that it remains watchable and enjoyable is a credit to its actors and its writer…

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Review of The Prince of Egypt (1998)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

Audiences may truly be shocked at how far Katzenberg is willing to go to maintain the story's integrity…

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Review of Waking Life (2001)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

I applaud Linklater for [directing] such an interesting ride. But it suffers from a lack of sensistivity to its audience…

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Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

a courageous and horrific glimpse through the ego and courage of the human spirit into the emptiness of even the kindest human being's heart…

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Review of The English Patient (1996)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

Yes, it's beautifully shot, well-acted, and rich with history lessons…

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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

Jackson finishes the epic with a flourish that leaves all other big screen fantasies thoroughly humbled…

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Review of Yi Yi (2000)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

The final moments left me thunderstruck, as deeply moved as I've ever been by a film…

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Review of X-Men (2000)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

What makes this film such a success is its seriousness on the subject of proper and improper responses to oppression, its unique and memorable…

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Review of In This World (2003)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

It is rewarding unlike any other film I've seen…

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Review of Claire's Knee (1970)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

The question at the center of this almost Shakespearean comedy is this: Why is it better to listen to our conscience in matters of love, rather…

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Review of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

[The Coens'] inventive style and the over-the-top performances from Robbins and Newman make this a feast for the eyes and a barrel of laughs…

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Review of Moonlight Mile (2002)

By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 15 Jan 2005

I appreciate what the film has to say about honesty and moving on with life. But…

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