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ROLLERBALL

By | February 2002

IN THEATERS! If you’re going to remake a movie, there should be some kind of compelling reason to remake it. A new take on the story, improved special effects based on today’s technology to take the concept further, something…

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ROLLERBALL

About halfway through viewing the remake of the 1975 sci-fi/sports classic Rollerball, I had to make a trip to the bathroom. In the sanctuary of the stall,...

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

It's impossible to discuss the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle "Collateral Damage" without mentioning the tragedies of September 11, which prompted Warner...

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BIG FAT LIAR

I would be a "big fat liar" (yeah, yeah--bad play on words) if I didn't say that this film wasn't made for the likes of me. With Frankie Muniz of "Malcolm...

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ROLLERBALL

"Ladies and Gentlemen our corporate anthem." Remember "Roller Derby." What the hell was going on there? It was like a step below wrestling in class and...

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SCOTLAND, PA.

A lot of people have tried different ways to modernize the works of William Shakespeare. I don't know why we don't see more outright parodies of the Bard...

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SHIRI

"Shiri" is a thoroughly awful Korean production which vainly attempts to recast the slam-bang conventions of American action-adventure flicks into the...

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BEHIND THE SUN

The simplest stories tend to hold both the most truth and the highest potential for pretentious posturing; "Behind the Sun" is a film with a bare-bones...

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BEAUTIFUL

Here's a film you won't find on The Fishing Channel any time soon. (Okay, maybe cable TV doesn't have a Fishing Channel yet, but given the existence of the...

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AFRO DEUTSCH

What must it be like to live your life in fear simply because of the color of your skin? Sadly, this is still a problem in today's world, as director...

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BOOBIE GIRL

A young girl on the edge of puberty prays for larger breasts and gets them in director Brooke Keesling's amusing animated short film "Boobie Girl." Boy,...

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