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Movies: The Grey, Declaration of War, and the Jewish Film Festival
By David Elliott, Feb. 1, 2012
Another buzz-kill week at the movies: wolves, cancer, thoughts of Oscar. Oy vey (yes, let us prepare for ... More Post a comment
This Week in Movies: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Albert Nobbs, A Separation
Published Jan. 25, 2012
Hollywood spends too much time and money turning tragedies into buckets of custard. In The Descendants, a coma ... More Comments (8)
The Conquest, Beneath the Darkness, Tomboy: Reviewed
Published Jan. 11, 2012
Director Xavier Durringer imagines the political ascent of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. There is a touch of vulgar ... More Post a comment
A Dozen Roses: The Best Movies of 2011
Published Jan. 4, 2012
A regular Top Ten feels skimpy for 2011. It was a good year at the movies, if you ... More Comments (8)
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The Darkest Hour
Two American businessmen (Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella) meet two nifty girls (Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor) in a ...
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Shoestring documentary (i.e., video) by Steve James, maker of Stevie and Hoop Dreams. On this less personal ... More
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An unforgettable character and not a lot to go with him. The character is a Hollywood hopeless ... More
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Tennis courtship. An over-the-hill Brit in the men's bracket (ranked 119th in the world, down from a ... More
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