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NO SUCH THING

By | March 2002

IN THEATERS IN LIMITED RELEASE! Moviegoers either embrace Hal Hartley’s work or are left bored at the obviousness and self-importance of his films…

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NO SUCH THING

Hal Hartley films are an acquired taste and one that I will admit, has eluded me. So, if you liked "Amateur" or "Flirt" or "Henry Fool" then his latest,...

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PANIC ROOM

"Panic Room" is the ultimate example of Hollywood's obsession with the high concept: A divorced woman and her daughter move into a new house with a "panic...

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DEATH TO SMOOCHY

It is impossible to say whether the premise or its execution is more fatal in "Death to Smoochy." One would expect something greater out of the talents...

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INTERVIEW WITH SPIKE JONZE

This mockumentary short begins with amateur filmmaker Jonah Kaplan getting used to the "record" button on his digital camera. And for some reason he is...

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MORTO, THE MAGICIAN

This animated short stars deadpan magician Morto, who performs "tricks." Trouble is that every magic trick seems to involve gruesome death. When Morto...

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PLEASURELAND

Perhaps the most shockingly hilarious short I've seen in years, "Pleasureland" explores a normal schlub's obsession with a particular section of the video...

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NOUGAT

This is bar none, the strangest animated film I have seen this year. In school play form, kids playing the ingredients of a candy bar come out to...

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HILLBILLY ROBOT

Pure torture. Deadly dull. Disjointed and annoying are some more words that come to mind when I recall "Hillbilly Robot." If this were presented as a...

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ESCUELA

What happens to their kids when migrant workers migrate? A question you never really considered either? Good. Now I don't feel so bad. For if it's hard...

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INERTIA

With the full frontal nudity comes the first tip-off that "Inertia" is different from the vast majority of romantic comedies rattling around out there in...

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