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Dogville
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Spring Cleaning
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"...von Trier's experiment is one that
ultimately succeeds..." (August 29; A-)
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Thoughts on "Miracle," "The
Dreamers," "Taking Lives,"
"Intermission," and "Young Adam"
(March 20)
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The Passion of the Christ
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"...it doesn't work thematically as well
as it could have..." (February 25; B)
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No Noms for these Foreign Films?
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Thoughts on "Osama," "The Return,"
and "Good Bye Lenin!" (April 23)
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Dawn of the Dead
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"...it's more workmanlike than visionary
in execution..." (March 9; C+)
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Big Budgets, Bigger Let-Downs
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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"...a maniacal funhouse where sprits
pop out at every turn..." (March 19; A)
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Spring Indies
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Thoughts on "Word Wars," "Super
Size Me," and "Coffee & Cigarettes"
(May 18)
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Kill Bill, Vol. II
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"...I wouldn't take one half without
the other..." (April 7; B+)
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Summer Comedy
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Thoughts on "Napoleon Dynamite,"
"Dodgeball," "Stepford Wives,"
"Shrek 2," and "A Day Without a
Mexican" (July 8)
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Fahrenheit 9/11
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"...was this all some kind of horrible
dream..." (June 25; A)
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Summer Drama
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I Heart Huckabee's
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Thoughts on "Spider-Man 2,"
"Saved," "The Day After Tomorrow,"
and "The Terminal" (July 8)
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"...a bunch of concepts we don't
really grasp..." (October 22; C+)
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Sideways
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More Big Budgets
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"...its keen understanding of
frustration and regret..." (October
23; A-)
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Thoughts on "Anchorman," "The
Bourne Supermacy," "The Village,"
and "Collateral" (September 2)
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Birth
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"...characters may not be well-drawn,
but they're well-played..." (October
28; B)
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More Summer Indies
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Thoughts on "The Clearing," "Open
Water," "Garden State," and "Maria
Full of Grace" (September 7)
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Kinsey
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"...full of bright performances and an
enthusiastic attitude..." (November
17; B)
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Our First Oscar Wave
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Thoughts on "Before Sunset,"
"De-Lovely," "The Manchurian
Candidate," and "Vanity Fair"
(September 7)
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Vera Drake
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"...isn't concerned with taking a
pro-life or pro-choice stance..."
(November 21; B+)
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The Contenders
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Thoughts on "Bad Education," "Hotel
Rwanda," "The Aviator," "Million
Dollar Baby," "A Very Long
Engagement," and "Finding
Neverland" (December 31)
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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"...an immensely watchable portait of
an angry individual..." (November
27; B)
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