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eFilmcritic Archive: "Friends WIth Money" (2006)
Nicole Holofcener’s latest comedy-drama, “Friends With Money,” depicts a woman named Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) who lives in a constant...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Flannel Pajamas" (2006)
Nobody actually talks about flannel pajamas in the new movie titled “Flannel Pajamas,” yet it’s an appropriate title nonetheless. Why do...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Free Zone" (2005)
“Free Zone” opens with a 10-minute single take shot of Natalie Portman crying her eyes out. It’s a compelling way to open the film, but...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Friday Night Lights" (2004)
“Friday Night Lights” accomplishes something special. It does not tell a story about a football team that wins the big game. It tells...
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eFilmcritic Archives: "Finding Neverland" (2004)
Last year, Universal Pictures released a version of Peter Pan that broke a major rule in casting: They had the nerve to cast a young,...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out" (2006)
Not all documentaries have to tell the whole story. Not all documentaries have to be balanced. Not all documentaries have to be warts...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Elektra" (2006)
“A superhero movie in January? Wow!” I thought. “Fox must LOVE this movie so much that they CAN’T WAIT to get it out there! They’re...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Dreamgirls" (2006)
I almost always walk into a musical with a positive attitude. I want them to be good. As a lifelong movie and music fanatic, I’m never...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006)
I’ve had the Boss From Hell once or twice in my life. Most recently, I had a few bosses at once who could have been molded into one...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "The Da Vinci Code" (2006)
There is a group of people who believe that if you go see “The Da Vinci Code,” you will go to Hell. I think they got it backwards. I...
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eFilmcritic Archives: "Dave Chappelle’s Block Party" (2006)
“I like things that are unpredictable. I would love for this to be something that came out of nowhere, that nobody saw coming.” That’s...
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eFilmcritic Archive: "Children Of Men" (2006)
A few years ago, I took a class at film school called Visual Analysis. It turned out to be a three hour weekly time-killer in which we...
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