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Tag: 3.5 stars

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DOUBT

Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty

Posted on December 21, 2008August 30, 2012
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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

And now for something completely different…

Posted on November 22, 2008August 31, 2012
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CHANGELING

Is there anything in the world as tragic as the parent who has lost their child?

Posted on November 2, 2008August 31, 2012
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ROCKNROLLA

There’s no school like the old school.

Posted on October 11, 2008June 16, 2014
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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

Sometimes the creative vision of a director really is the star of the show.

Posted on July 12, 2008September 1, 2012
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IRON MAN

Heroes can be found in the damndest of places.

Posted on May 5, 2008April 30, 2019
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FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

They say that breaking up is hard to do. Bullshit – Breaking up is easy, it’s moving on that’s the bitch.

Posted on April 20, 2008September 1, 2012
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SWEENEY TODD

Tim Burton takes a truly grisly tale and finds a way to make it even more gruesome.

Posted on April 8, 2008September 1, 2012
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SHINE A LIGHT

Say what you will about this band being “so old” – they still put on a kick-ass show.

Posted on April 8, 2008September 1, 2012
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ATONEMENT

Much as it may seem like one can always say sorry, sometimes the damage is done.

Posted on February 11, 2008September 1, 2012
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AMERICAN GANGSTER

The American Dream gets a Rude Awakening.

Posted on November 3, 2007October 24, 2013
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LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

And now for something completely different…

Posted on November 3, 2007October 24, 2013

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