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By:
Kit Bowen
November 10, 2004 8:37am EST
Even though it may lack a human touch here and there, The Polar Express is still a brilliant effort in CGI-animation and will certainly evoke the Christmas spirit in us all.
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By:
Kit Bowen
October 08, 2004 9:39am EST
Perhaps if Friday Night Lights was the first high school football story to come to the big screen, it would be one of the best. Even though the film does sport some superb performances and tackles gritty realism with gusto, it isn't the first to do that--far from it.
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By:
Gregory Freitas
September 07, 2004 12:11pm EST
Worthless as a film, Paparazzi is a $20 million poison pen letter from Mel Gibson to the photographers who annoy him.
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By:
Kit Bowen
June 25, 2004 9:16am EST
If not for some inspired moments of breathtaking beauty and heartfelt performances, The Notebook would just be one of those tired love stories that you quickly forget.
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By:
Guylaine Cadorette
June 17, 2004 12:44pm EST
The Chronicles of Riddick is a dazzling sci-fi epic that will have Pitch Black devotees marking their calendars for the third installment. But director David Twohy's sequel is unlikely to strike a chord with those unfamiliar with Riddick's world
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 12, 2004 3:08pm EST
As a thriller, Spartan will hold your attention, but unfortunately writer/director's David Mamet's style doesn't fit well in this milieu.
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By:
Kit Bowen
November 21, 2003 10:37am EST
Have no fear; shed no tear. The Cat in the Hat is too cute and too sunny, but you'll have good fun 'cause Mike Myers is funny.
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By:
Kit Bowen
November 13, 2003 1:17pm EST
It's James Bond! It's Indiana Jones! It's Ocean's Eleven! It's too much. Looney Tunes: Back in Action misses out on a brilliant opportunity to tell a simple story about a rabbit vs. a duck.
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By:
Kit Bowen
November 12, 2003 8:58am EST
A breath of fresh air in a season full of downer dramas and horror films, Love Actually allows you to sit back and enjoy the romantic, comical and bittersweet consequences of being under Cupid's spell.
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By:
Kit Bowen
November 06, 2003 9:18am EST
The title really says it all: Even with a top-notch cast, The Human Stain is only an imprint rather than a cohesive film. Read the novel instead to get the whole picture.