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Soul Men

Plot and crass jokes aside, it's a feel-good film
Mac especially is a joy to watch, and a counterpoint to the humor elsewhere, as he breaks out Temptations-style moves with just the right mix of sly fun and respect for the music.
By MARK BAZER  |  November 05, 2008
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Lakeview Terrace

Full of entrapping clichés
LaBute tries to engage issues of race, class, and gender in this potboiler, but his usual vitriol gives way to blood in the swimming pool.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  September 23, 2008
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Autumn peeves

Films with a full agenda
With pundits already reading political significance into summer blockbusters like The Dark Knight (“Is Batman a stand-in for George Bush? Discuss.”), the meatier movies of fall arrive not a moment too soon.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  September 11, 2008
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Jumper

An 88-minute flop
Life and this movie are too short to have to put up with the little shit.
By BRETT MICHEL  |  February 13, 2008
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Resurrecting the Champ

Gritty enough
The maudlin turns near the final bell mute Champ’s resonance.
By TOM MEEK  |  August 22, 2007
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The Shining gets squeezed
If you know your Stephen King, then you know haunted hotels have killer pasts.
By TOM MEEK  |  June 27, 2007
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Black Snake Moan

Bluesmen and nymphomaniacs
Craig Brewer seems to harbor a need to exorcise his white burden through films centered on black music.
By TOM MEEK  |  February 28, 2007
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Fractured fairy tales

Fantasy and reality compete for the box office in 2007
Times are tough when the Dream Factory has a better grip on what’s going on than the people in Washington.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  December 28, 2006
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Livin' large

DJ Ricky Fatts six nights a week; Claude Von Stroke
Boston club king DJ Ricky Fatts is a busy man. Termanology, "Watch How It Go Down" (mp3)
By DAVID DAY  |  September 26, 2006

Crossword: 'Field day'

Pretty damn corny

By MATT JONES  |  September 20, 2006
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Snakes on a Plane

The Internet generation's own Rocky Horror
I don’t know who had more fun at this Frankenfilm’s first showing: a fellow critic (who was frequently stomping his feet), the audience (who were frequently on their feet), or myself (my feet planted firmly in my mouth for ever doubting this film would fly). Watch the trailer for Snakes on a Plane  (QuickTime)
By BRETT MICHEL  |  August 25, 2006
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On the racks: August 15, 2006

Christina Aguilera, Panic Channel, Skycycle . . .
. . . plus mothafuckin' snakes
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 17, 2006
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Iran’s blogosfear

Ahmadinejad-mania  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is blogging!
By ADAM REILLY & BILL JENSEN  |  August 17, 2006
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Bono does Samuel L.

Snakes on a Plane fan brilliance, part 24  
First came the homemade movie posters, then the T-shirts, the fan fiction, and the board game.
By BILL JENSEN  |  July 05, 2006
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Dots and dashes

The career of David Morse
Just about any list of the greatest character actors working today would include David Morse. And with good cause.
By RYAN STEWART  |  June 22, 2006
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Apocalypse now and then

Doom, damnation, and other summer fun
With Snakes on a Plane and World Trade Center opening on the same day, this summer won’t be offering the usual escapist fare.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  May 03, 2006
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Wild and Crispy

Yes, Damon’s departure changes the Sox, but they won’t be wanting for charisma
When Johnny Damon took a $52 million deal in December to join the New York Yankees, it cut through Red Sox Nation like a rusty knife.
By IAN DONNIS  |  April 11, 2006
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Freedomland

When a missing white boy, an alleged black carjacker, and mounting racial tensions collide
A practiced hand in frivolity, director Joe Roth here moves on to something more serious: distilling Richard Price’s 700-page crime drama into a two-hour seesaw.
By TOM MEEK  |  February 14, 2006
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Politics as usual?

Or will Hollywood cover the issues in 2006?
Conspiracy, corruption, catastrophe — politics and world events sure can be exciting. Even the mainstream news is taking an interest.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  January 26, 2006

New to DVD on January 17, 2006

Junebug , Enron , Lord of War , Two for the Money , and more.
With the possible exception of the days of Soviet Social Realism, people have gone to the movies to escape the daily grind, not relive it.
By  |  January 19, 2006

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