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Review of Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

By Mike Goodridge (67) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

The tone here is inconsistent to say the least, and screenwriter James McBride, who also wrote the film's source novel, doesn't take any one…

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Review of The Wrestler (1971)

By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

A natural awards contender and audience-pleaser without feeling overtly manipulative on the way…

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Review of Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

By Jan Stuart (404) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

It is the cozy marriage of sensibilities between the director of Clerks and the co-writer/star of Superbad that gives this movie its particular…

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Review of The Wrestler (1984)

By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

A natural awards contender and audience-pleaser without feeling overtly manipulative on the way…

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Review of Nothing But the Truth (2008)

By Patrick Z. Mcgavin (37) for Screen International (2,241) on 08 Sep 2008

A miscalculated piece damaged by poor direction, mediocre writing and performances that feel consistently misguided and off-key…

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Review of Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

By David D'arcy (130) for Screen International (2,241) on 03 Sep 2008

This version of Bangkok Dangerous is a respectable genre movie, but not much more…

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Review of Religulous (2008)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 23 Aug 2008

A blunt satiric object applied to delicate subject matter, Religulous is a consistently funny if one-sided putdown of society's blind devotion…

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Review of Traitor (1971)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 17 Aug 2008

A thriller about the moral complexities of the war on terror, Traitor is really a movie at war with itself…

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Review of Traitor (2008)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 17 Aug 2008

A thriller about the moral complexities of the war on terror, Traitor is really a movie at war with itself…

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Review of Swing Vote (2008)

By David D'arcy (130) for Screen International (2,241) on 29 Jul 2008

This film packed with political cliches is unlikely to make a difference to American political culture or its distributor's bottom line, despite…

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Review of Swing Vote (1999)

By David D'arcy (130) for Screen International (2,241) on 29 Jul 2008

This film packed with political cliches is unlikely to make a difference to American political culture or its distributor's bottom line, despite…

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Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

By John Hazelton (142) for Screen International (2,241) on 29 Jul 2008

Produces some real laughs but was probably more fun to make than it ultimately is to watch…

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Review of Epic Movie (2007)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 27 Jul 2008

A painful regurgitation of memorable moments from recent Hollywood blockbusters, the spoof film Epic Movie is almost entirely devoid of laughs…

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Review of The Hitcher (2007)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 27 Jul 2008

The recent assembly-line remaking of recognizable horror titles continues with The Hitcher, a dreary updating of the 1986 Rutger Hauer thriller…

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Review of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 24 Jul 2008

Playing to his strengths, star and co-writer Will Ferrell reaps many good comic moments early on in Adam Mckay's feature to compensate for…

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Review of You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 22 Jul 2008

A comedy built around the belief that people speaking in foreign accents is endlessly funny, You Don't Mess With The Zohan is - how you say…

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Review of National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 22 Jul 2008

The derivative National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a smooth, lightweight action film for undemanding audiences…

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Review of Rocket Science (2007)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 22 Jul 2008

This indie-minded effort suggests a filmmaker too enamored by his influences and struggling to establish a cogent vision of his own…

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Review of Baby Mama (2008)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 22 Jul 2008

A smart comedy for adults, Baby Mama is a consistently funny pleasure, filled with charismatic performances and a nicely understated emotional…

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Review of Rush Hour 3 (2007)

By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 22 Jul 2008

No matter how fast Chris Tucker shoots his mouth or Jackie Chan flashes his fists, they can't recapture the charm of the original Rush Hour…

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