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ALI

By | December 2001

IN THEATERS! ANOTHER THREAT WRITER’S OPINION! Michæl Mann’s Ali is too concerned with cramming all of the benchmarks of his career into three hours to take the time to understand the true joy and compassion of the man…

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ALI

There should be no shame at failing at the impossible. Michæl Mann is an exceptional filmmaker and Ali has moments of brilliance, but when I take a...

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MISERY HARBOUR

"Misery Harbour" begins like "Knife in the Water" and ends up kind of like "The Talented Mr. Ripley." It follows a young man from Denmark named Espen, an...

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HAPPENSTANCE (Le Battement d’Ailes du Papillon)

Notions of fate and destiny are hardly groundbreaking concepts for romantic comedy; in fact, they've become the very cornerstones of most contemporary...

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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

Dr. Seuss' classic children's book is now a $123 million dollar movie spectacular. With director Ron Howard behind the camera and star Jim Carrey under a...

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

For my money, it's this movie -- and not Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life" -- that marks my favorite yuletide flick. A made-for-television film, this...

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FELICIDADES (HAPPY HOLIDAYS)

The holidays can be a lonely and depressing time of year for anyone who doesn't live in the Hallmark world of holiday television ads. The urge for family...

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CHRISTMAS IN THE CLOUDS

Ray Clouds on Fire (Tim Vahle) has returned from the big city to manage Sky Mountain, a ski resort owned and operated by a Native American tribe, for his...

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MULLET

A good old Aussie BBQ - beers, burnt meat, winning charm and a knockabout Australian sense of humour and a bit of singing - what more could you ask for? ...

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THE BANK

"The Bank" taps into the widespread anger regarding the foreclosure and loss of hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs during the last decade in...

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JIMMY NEUTRON, BOY GENIUS

The life of a boy genius is not all that it's cracked up to be. Being able to build your own spaceship, robots, or shrink ray does little good when you are...

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