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MOVIE REVIEWS

Alice in Wonderland: Simply frabjous
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:43:00 -0400
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The curiouser and curiouser thing about Tim Burton?s Alice in Wonderland is how he actually manages to find new wonderment in this oft-told tale.

The Ghost Writer: Shows Polanski's mastery of the slow burn
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
The Ghost Writer

A note passes from hand to hand in a climactic moment of The Ghost Writer , Roman Polanski's rewarding new drama. The scene is highly suspenseful, yet it also prompts a wry smile.

Brooklyn's Finest: Cop drama less than arresting
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
Brooklyn's Finest

The real detective work required for Brooklyn's Finest , Antoine Fuqua's ensemble cop drama opening Friday, is why this movie with its blue-ribbon cast led by such a talented director ( Training Day ) fails to jell.

A Prophet: Bright star emerges from bleak prison drama
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
A Prophet

Anyone who believes in the corrective potential of prison life is guaranteed to be plunged into despair by A Prophet , a commanding new film by genre master Jacques Audiard.

At Home By Myself ... With You: Actors shine in Canadian rom-com
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
At Home By Myself...With You

One of two micro-budgeted Canadian movies playing the Royal this week (the other is Zooey & Adam ), At Home By Myself ... With You has already earned some attention due to its director's unique efforts to get the money to make it.

Zooey & Adam: Experimental cinema worth watching
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
Zooey & Adam

Fifteen years after a group of Danish mavericks outlined a manifesto for a leaner, purer brand of cinema they dubbed Dogme, some directors are still trying to strip down the filmmaking process to its bare essentials.

Helen: Clichéd tale of depression wastes fine performance
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:00 -0400
Helen

Once trapped in a gilded cage of rom-coms and generic thrillers, Ashley Judd now regularly ventures into more challenging territory.

The Messenger: Bad news bearers bring the Iraq War home
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0400
The Messenger

A mother stifles a cry, tears choking her words.

Cop Out: Pitiful excuse for entertainment
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0400
Cop Out

Given a choice between watching Cop Out again or driving iron spikes into my eyeballs, I would probably choose Cop Out ? but I'd have to seriously think about it.

The Crazies: Political parable written in zombie blood
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:30:00 -0400
The Crazies

There's something "not right" about some of the citizens of sleepy Ogden Marsh, Iowa. One minute they're going about their business. The next, they're stark-staring bonkers and homicidal maniacs to boot.