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Review of Scream 3 (2000)

By Wesley Morris (1,967) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 16 Feb 2009

At its savviest, Scream 3 is a cheeky conceptual conceit, cheaply executed for the sake of achieving trilogy status…

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Review of Return to Paradise (1998)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 04 Feb 2009

This movie has a first-rate script, and director Joseph Ruben ( True Believer, The Stepfather ) knew exactly what to do with it…

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Review of Taken (1999)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Feb 2009

As a righteous stand against the low-level terrorists who peddle flesh in the back alleys of Europe, the movie is a lurid sham, as slick and…

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Review of Taken (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Feb 2009

As a righteous stand against the low-level terrorists who peddle flesh in the back alleys of Europe, the movie is a lurid sham, as slick and…

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Review of Fanboys (2009)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Feb 2009

There are plenty of no-budget movies worthy of grassroots movements…

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Review of Taken (2004)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Feb 2009

As a righteous stand against the low-level terrorists who peddle flesh in the back alleys of Europe, the movie is a lurid sham, as slick and…

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Review of Waking Ned (1998)

By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 23 Jan 2009

There's not a whole lot to Waking Ned Devine, but it may be enough for those who like their quirky comedies from the British Isles - a burgeoning…

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Review of Outlander (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Jan 2009

For those eagerly awaiting a consummation of the long-simmering tensions between aliens and Vikings, 'Outlander' is certainly the only game…

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Review of Casper (1995)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 14 Jan 2009

Although most of the stars of this movie are real, live actors, Casper is mostly just a big cartoon in which those live actors must interact…

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Review of The Alphabet Killer (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 13 Jan 2009

Although Schmidt and Malloy have devoted meticulous attention to Megan's manhunt, which is engrossing and briskly paced for the better part…

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Review of Frost/Nixon (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Jan 2009

Howard, a highly competent filmmaker if not a great one, rarely gets in the way of his actors or Morgan's sharply written script, and 'Frost/Nixon…

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Review of The Long Goodbye (1973)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 11 Jan 2009

Robert Altman's labyrinthine take on the Raymond Chandler classic is noir unburdened by a straight narrative - it's a triumph of atmosphere…

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Review of Bride Wars (2009)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 09 Jan 2009

It is widely assumed that Eddie Murphy hurt his Oscar chances by following his dramatic turn in 'Dreamgirls' with the graceless 'Norbit.' 'Bride…

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Review of Bride Wars (2015)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 09 Jan 2009

It is widely assumed that Eddie Murphy hurt his Oscar chances by following his dramatic turn in 'Dreamgirls' with the graceless 'Norbit.' 'Bride…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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Review of Milk? (2012)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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Review of Milk (2005)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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Review of Milk (1998)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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Review of Milk (1999)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 31 Dec 2008

There is no concession to melodrama, nor a moment wasted…

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