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Despite two good performances, new "Little Mermaid" lacks magic
I’ll never forget seeing the original “The Little Mermaid” for the first time back in 1989 at the Randhurst Theater where I worked at the...
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"Fast X" stays in neutral
I guess I should first qualify this review by letting you know where I stand with the “Fast and the Furious” saga as a whole: I’ve seen...
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"Showing Up" offers a portrait of an artist as a human with basic needs
A true artist never stops. They just get interrupted. Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” takes place in the art world where students and...
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"Renfield" has codependency issues with familiarity
“Renfield,” the movie, wants love and so does Renfield himself. In the movie, Renfield joins a group therapy session designed to help...
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"A Sort of Homecoming" tours through U2's past and present
When Roger Ebert reviewed (and panned) “U2: Rattle and Hum” on Siskel & Ebert and The Movies back in 1988, he rightfully complained that...
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"John Wick: Chapter 4" knows how to top itself
The first "John Wick" movie has a simplicity that almost seems unrecognizable next to its sequels, but it's that simplicity that almost...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Joe Versus the Volcano" at Ebertfest (2012)
I’m sure many expressed some form of bewilderment when Roger Ebert announced that the opening night film for his beloved Ebertfest was...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Me and You and Everyone We Know" (2005)
If I told you that one of the main characters in “Me and You and Everyone We Know” was a part time performance artist and a full time...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "V For Vendetta" (2005)
“V For Vendetta” marks the first of many films this year that will either directly address, subtly reference, satirize or allude in some...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "World Trade Center" (2006)
It has been one week since I’ve seen "World Trade Center" and I’m now no closer to narrowing my opinion down to a simple star rating than...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "War of the Worlds" (2005)
Steven Spielberg’s update of “War of the Worlds” exists on the surface as a 2-hour nightmare in which aliens have taken over the earth...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" (2005)
Sometimes you meet a person and you just know that their life would make an interesting movie. You can just see by watching them for a...
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