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Apr. 21, 2010 / 757: Face First
A Shine of Rainbows
It's hard to review A Shine of Rainbows without feeling like a bully who pushes around a sweet and harmless family film probably developed on rolls of Fruit… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
New York, I Love You
The biggest drawback New York, I Love You has compared to its predecessor Paris Je T'aime—besides, I suppose, the fact Paris is a capital of love, whereas New… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Film Night Full Nelson
Wrestling's a pretty critically maligned form of entertainment these days, and with good reason: the "is it real?" question has long been answered by shows like Smackdown that… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Cannibal Girls
Even as a supposed horror parody—it really doesn't feel like a parody so much as a low-grade horror that's just aware of its ridiculousness—Cannibal Girls is probably a… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
A Prophet
This one could also have been called An Education, and if it were its title would have resonated with somewhat more bracing immediacy than its respectable-yet-less-relevant fellow Oscar… Read more »
Apr. 14, 2010 / 756: Old Wives
Date Night
If tube superstars Tina Fey and Steve Carell face any risk of being typecast, it's that we might always assume them to be fabulous. Transitioning from Liz Lemon… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
L’Enfer d’Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot had endured dismissal from the German film industry for his Jewish associations, dismissal from the French film industry for his Nazi associations and a bout of… Read more »
Apr. 07, 2010 / 755: Spring Style
L’Enfer d’Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot had endured dismissal from the German film industry for his Jewish associations, dismissal from the French film industry for his Nazi associations and a bout of… Read more »
