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Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 29 Dec 2008

There is much to appreciate in Fincher's film, which was clearly a delicate undertaking…

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Review of The Avengers (1998)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 25 Dec 2008

The movie is a dismal and misguided special-effects romp featuring two of the deadest performances recorded this year so far…

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Review of Seven Pounds (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 24 Dec 2008

Will Smith has played an alcoholic superhero, a mystical caddie and a fighter pilot on a mission to save the planet from aliens, but Ben Thomas…

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Review of Revolutionary Road (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 24 Dec 2008

What is the point of 'Revolutionary Road,' besides providing a showcase for two dynamic actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, to chew…

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Review of The City of Lost Children (1995)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 23 Dec 2008

I'm not really sure who would enjoy this movie…

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Review of Bulworth (1998)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Dec 2008

The movie hits the ground running, so Beatty the actor is forced to go all out from the start…

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Review of The Reader (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Dec 2008

The film offers no facile answers, only quietly forceful performances (particularly by Winslet, whose tense body language speaks volumes) that…

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Review of Excess Baggage (1997)

By Walter Addiego (380) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 11 Dec 2008

Excess Baggage aims to broaden her appeal beyond her established, youthful audience…

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Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 11 Dec 2008

As it becomes clear, too early in the game, that Klaatu's executioner's song is really a didactic bluff, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' loses…

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Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008)

By Rossiter Drake (177) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 05 Dec 2008

While not a typical slasher film, it has more in common with 'Hellraiser' than 'Hellboy,' which should come as welcome news to those with a…

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Review of The Crossing Guard (1995)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 02 Dec 2008

So while at times, Penn's film is moving and insightful about the way the heart survives tragedy, at other times it seems to have been made…

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Review of 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 27 Nov 2008

Somehow, although this film's unevenness tends to take us out of the action now and then, there's something kind of agreeable about it…

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Review of Cutthroat Island (1995)

By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 22 Nov 2008

The movie is a turgid, swollen, wheezing old contraption, a crashing bore of special effects in which the most exciting moment gives us two…

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Review of Bolt (2008)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Nov 2008

With its vibrant look, frisky attitude and sweet lesson about loyalty and friendship, Bolt is solid, fresh family-friendly entertainment…

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Review of Bolt (1995)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Nov 2008

With its vibrant look, frisky attitude and sweet lesson about loyalty and friendship, Bolt is solid, fresh family-friendly entertainment…

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Review of Evening (1966)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Nov 2008

Twilight is a self-selecting movie if there ever was one. Those who want to see it, will see it and love it. Others are warned away…

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Review of Pokkuveyil (1982)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Nov 2008

Twilight is a self-selecting movie if there ever was one. Those who want to see it, will see it and love it. Others are warned away…

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Review of Twilight (1994)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Nov 2008

Twilight is a self-selecting movie if there ever was one. Those who want to see it, will see it and love it. Others are warned away…

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Review of Twilight (2008)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Nov 2008

Twilight is a self-selecting movie if there ever was one. Those who want to see it, will see it and love it. Others are warned away…

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Review of Twilight (1998)

By Austin O'connor (75) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 20 Nov 2008

Twilight is a self-selecting movie if there ever was one. Those who want to see it, will see it and love it. Others are warned away…

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