Archive for April, 2024
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Based on the popular Hergé comic book series, 'The Adventures of Tintin' is a motion capture 3-D feature that’s bound to appeal more to kids than adults.
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Directed by Brad Bird ('The Incredibles', 'Ratatouille'), 'Ghost Protocol' is a suspenseful film that utilizes enough gadgets and high tech gizmos to rival a James Bond flick.
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All the actors are good, the backdrop beautiful, but ultimately, we didn’t find the slow-developing story and soap opera-like drama at the film’s center to be riveting.
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Stieg Larsson’s book is so naturally cinematic, it’d be hard to screw it up, but Fincher does the book justice and then some.
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A dark comedy that addresses just how difficult growing up can be (even in your 30s), the film succeeds on the basis of Reitman’s sharp direction and some fine acting.
Q&A
It’s been almost 20 years since Nada Surf first came together and infused indie rock with a sensitivity that would evolve into something like what we currently consider “emo.” Not that the band was really “emo,” but its vocal h...
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Having witnessed more than one off-the-wall Fishbone concert in the late ’80s/early ’90s, we were intrigued when we heard someone had made a documentary film about the SoCal funk/punk/ska band . The movie, Everyday Sunshine: Th...
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Guy Ritchie packs enough action to keep the film moving for its 128-minute running time and Downey Jr. and Law have such great chemistry as detective and sidekick, that you could find yourself anticipating the next sequel.
Q&A
Polemical though it may be, the title track to Which Side Are You On?, Ani DiFranco’s new studio release that arrives in January, finds the singer-songwriter engaging in a passionate discussion about ideology and politics as sh...
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The movie attempts to be a raunchy comedy but undercuts its transgression so much, it settles for something watered down and not very funny.
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