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Review of Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Aug 2008

Despite the predictable, cliché-riddled script, the soap-opera hokum that passes for drama, Goal II somehow works…

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Review of Traitor (2008)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor gets a leg up thanks to a solid cast, including Guy Pearce, an underused Jeff Daniels and chiefly Cheadle's Horn, whose quiet dignity…

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Review of Outsourced (2007)

By Susan Walker (133) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Aug 2008

In the hands of a lesser director, the secondary characters, including Todd's matronly Indian landlady, might have been mere caricatures…

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Review of Traitor (1971)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor gets a leg up thanks to a solid cast, including Guy Pearce, an underused Jeff Daniels and chiefly Cheadle's Horn, whose quiet dignity…

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Review of The Longshots (2008)

By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

So how does the creative team behind The Longshots freshen up such a hackneyed, cliché-ridden franchise…

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Review of Tuya's Marriage (2006)

By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

Director Wang Quan'an shows us a China of contrasts and in transition, where a life of traditional farming is harder than ever to sustain while…

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Review of Hamlet 2 (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

If promotional hype of Falstaffian proportions has you convinced that Hamlet 2 is a Shakespearean romp or a musical involving a rocking sexy…

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Review of Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

Thanks to Wilson's sympathetic performance and Pellington's restraint, Henry Poole is Here may just succeed in warming hearts and lifting spirits…

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Review of Beaufort (2007)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

As long as soldiers have gone into battle they have struggled with the rightness of their actions and their purpose in the field -- no matter…

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Review of The House Bunny (2008)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 21 Aug 2008

The House Bunny may be what some boys like, but there are doubtless moviegoers out there of both sexes who would like to see Faris hop into…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a comedy, a good one, and also one of Allen's best-ever meditations on the many entanglements of love…

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Review of Fly Me to the Moon (1988)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

Adults used to animation that runs on two tracks -- the upfront stuff for the tykes and a witty subtext to entertain big people -- may grow…

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Review of A Perfect Plan (2012)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

Adults used to animation that runs on two tracks -- the upfront stuff for the tykes and a witty subtext to entertain big people -- may grow…

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Review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

Pretty much drives a stake into the heart of every loyal fan of the movies…

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Review of Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

Adults used to animation that runs on two tracks -- the upfront stuff for the tykes and a witty subtext to entertain big people -- may grow…

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Review of 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)

By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2008

It gives us a glimpse back to a time when hepcats were cool and jazz was king, reminding us that the power of great music transcends time,…

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Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 12 Aug 2008

What keeps everything from imploding are Downey and Cruise, who are willing to push every audience button and damn the politically correct torpedoes…

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Review of Baghead (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 Aug 2008

He brothers Duplass have a knack for the to-and-fro of modern relationships…

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Review of Man on Wire (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 Aug 2008

This film is a celebration of human achievement; it soars with the promise that we are shackled to the ground only by lack of imagination and will…

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Review of Pineapple Express (2008)

By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 05 Aug 2008

Apatow and Green are just throwing whatever they can at the screen, to see what will get either a laugh or a grimace…

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