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docu-drama based on the life of ted bundy , a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970's ( though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered ) .
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former world-rallye-champion walter and his daughter natascha are kidnapped by arab terrorists and brought to berlin .
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the life story of the late graham chapman , legendary founding member of monty python .
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jolynn is convinced her clock is ticking and is dead set on making dave hear it--and on making dave do the laundry .
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. . . manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun .
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my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as 'a perfect family film , ' because it's about family .
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finally , he gets an offer to make a big film .
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a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence .
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louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense .
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you don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable b-minus to the emperor's club .
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takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker .
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fbi agent cheryl hammer , arrives in a small california town to catch an elusive killer .
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the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism , but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia .
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the film starts out as competent but unremarkable . . . and gradually grows into something of considerable power .
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a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film . . .
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it is not until the story reaches its conclusion , does the old man discover the surprising truth about his son and himself .
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a clichd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men .
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a witty and suspenseful tone poem with a magnetic isabelle huppert as a perverse , central character .
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an exhaustive investigation into the roots and after-effects of the revolutions and counter-revolutions that rocked france , the u . s . , china , latin america and czechoslovakia in 1967 and 1968 .
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through the stories of four different families , daddy &#38 ; papa delves into some of the particular challenges facing gay men who decide to become dads .
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" ox " anderson , much greener , is also getting the same new task : protect the navajo codetalkers ( ben yahzee and charles whitehorse , respectively ) .
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those who score well are recruited into a secret paramilitary academy .
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hamilton high is no place for a teacher who cares .
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" red dragon " is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .
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too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style .
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. . . plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going . in fact , it doesn't even seem like she tried .
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the stakes are high and the characters have to face their fears , their futures and their fellow grads as the game , and their lives , advance towards the climactic ending .
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this version's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .
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this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo . he's not good with people .
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how do a man who has never loved and a woman who refused to ever love again deal with the fact that they are meant to be together ?
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slowly , patricia regains her joy of life although living in complete isolation .
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on their way back , they drive through death valley .
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he then goes to paris where he prepares to make a political film criticizing the state of repression in his native land .
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once convicted , he ends up on death row in texas himself , telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks .
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when billy becomes suspicious , all hell breaks loose .
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bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique , entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal .
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drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .
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while everybody else sweats and frets , jim's dad is cool while giving advice and getting ready for one of the best days of his life .
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a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches .
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years later murdock has grown into a man and becomes a respected criminal attorney .
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a counterfeit 1000 tomin bank note is passed in a bazaar .
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a well-done film of a self-reflexive , philosophical nature .
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penny's love for her partner , taxi-driver phil , has run dry .
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a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it doesn't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .
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the screenplay is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children .
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spurning her mother's insistence that she get on with her life , mary is thrown out of the house , rejected by joe , and expelled from school as she grows larger with child .
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the entertaining new film version of robert ludlum's 1980 spy thriller , the bourne identity , adds a crisp , tangy autumnal feel to the hot dog days of summer moviegoing .
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in all , the film examines a destructive relationship that struggles with even the simplest decisions .
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too clumsy in key moments . . . to make a big splash .
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johnathan accepts and learns the ropes of rollerball : the players are on rollerblades , trying to bring a heavy metal ball into a high goal .
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this is a very good film , and it heralds an emerging directorial talent .
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. . . while each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture , the journey doesn't really go anywhere .
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the locale . . . remains far more interesting than the story at hand .
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a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .
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a fascinating , dark thriller that keeps you hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction .
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the ultimate forms of hell are about to be unleashed on earth once again .
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to complete the deal , he must bring a young american hustler boy ( who is taken to rio not knowing that he'll be killed in a snuff film ) .
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this movie has a strong message about never giving up on a loved one , but it's not an easy movie to watch and will probably disturb many who see it .
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represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema .
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the paid-off local police and school security guards were supposed to make sure the school was empty after hours .
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tina tyler cleverly directs five vignettes with unabashed sexual prowess .
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he is imprisoned , awaiting the death sentence for his crimes .
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it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes . . . finally seem so impersonal or even shallow .
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just as he begins to suspect the movie is ruining his love life , his world is turned inside-out by a girl who just might be the modern equivalent of annie hall herself .
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a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed , but it could have been more .
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fearing also for the safety of her daughter , she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage : kill him .
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looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights .
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in 2000 , with berlin as germany's new capital , an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and , ultimately , come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago .
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nothing short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil .
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he has a vast knowledge of modern photography and develops photos for various customers at the sav-mart .
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things turn nasty when the casino director ( alec baldwin ) tries to break up the romance .
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in this film , we meet the new pok&#233 ; mon , celebi , who has the power to travel through time .
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what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess .
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in the next town over , desiree perry has returned to visit and show off her new anesthesiologist husband , reggie .
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for a rapsploitation film to target and frown upon the darker forces of its nature is certainly a good sign for the maturation of the genre .
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throughout their journey they survive gun battles , vicious hand to hand fighting , vision blurring car chases and a heart stopping train wreck hundreds of feet above a rocky gorge .
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director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the " miami vice " checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks . he doesn't , however , deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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she gets quite curious about this man , who is not like anyone she's ever met before .
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the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task .
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with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap .
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holm . . . embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma .
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an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent .
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when the baby comes back in 1991 as a 17 year old delinquent , sepideh , the warden respects mitra enough to protect the girl .
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stitch is a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little * * * * . no cute factor here . not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .
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with few tools for an escape , dave instead happens upon a tempestuous beauty in a laundromat named ruby .
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he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased brother paul who guides him toward his salvation .
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oliver parker brings the wit's [oscar wilde] work to the screen in a solidly rendered creation .
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steve's best friend , sean , on the other hand , hasn't been so lucky .
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these three seemingly unrelated storylines are interwoven and brought together in plastik-man , a modern take on the gangster genre .
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in 2001 some 20 , 000+ souls made a pilgrimage to the black rock desert to practice radical self-expression and self-reliance in a temporary , commerce-free community .
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we just don't really care too much about this love story . in that setting , their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting .
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according to wendigo , 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves .
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for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche .
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the film's fly-on-the-wall technique succeeds in capturing the day-to-day existence of sister helen and the various residents of the home .
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with the exception of mccoist , the players don't have a clue on the park . the acting isn't much better .
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spielrein was a young russian-jewish woman of 18 when she arrived in august 1904 at the burgh&#246 ; lzli clinic in zurich where carl gustav jung had set up shop .
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well , he wakes up on the night when the tooth fairy is supposed to come and get his last tooth and sees her .
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living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister , she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the pipe masters surf competition .
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[janey] forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies .
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