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Review of Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (2006)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

Using a range of sources, Homayoun provides convincing evidence that Iran's success at international film festivals has been no accident…

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Review of Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

There may well be a market for simple-minded, high-budget tales of Christian redemption; if so, Henry Poole should do very well at the box office…

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Review of The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

Nothing in this film is subtle or unexpected, and even the hero's several near-death experiences create no real tension…

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Review of Brick Lane (2007)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

As long as Brick Lane remains focused on Nazneen, it succeeds admirably…

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Review of Up the Yangtze (2007)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

A cruise on the Yangtze, site of the Three Gorges Dam (the largest hydroelectric project in the world) is a fitting metaphor for the promise…

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Review of Traitor (1971)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

If you can overlook the stereotypes (which I fear many Americans won't even notice as such), Traitor provides an entertaining evening at the movies…

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Review of Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

A wide-ranging look at the use of performance-enhancing drugs in America…

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Review of The Grand (2007)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

A collection of sketches does not add up to a drama in this case…

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Review of The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

You've heard this story before, but what makes The Year My Parents Went on Vacation worth seeing is the unfamiliar setting...the Jewish community…

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Review of How to Cook Your Life (2007)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

a charming but somewhat superficial portrait of Edward Espe Brown, Zen priest and cookbook author…

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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 18 Sep 2008

Labute's reputation rests in large part on his penchant for provocation and his facility in inverting cliches, and both are on full display…

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