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  • May 2008
    • Speed Racer Is a Slog

      Speed Racer Is a Slog

      The Wachowski brothers’ Speed Racer is a flashy ride that would be great for kids—if it weren’t “like C-SPAN set in an arcade,” writes Carina Chocano in the Los Angeles Times . Endless, aimless dialog, she says, dominates the “juvenile and hermetic” pastiche about a Grand Prix driver avenging his brother's death in a futuristic world that looks like the inside of a pinball machine.  More »

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      film   movie review   Speed Racer   Emile Hirsch   Christina Ricci

  • February 2008
    • Penelope: Charmingly Imperfect

      Penelope: Charmingly Imperfect

      Penelope , a romantic fantasy that casts Christina Ricci as a socialite "princess" cursed with a pig's nose, draws mixed reviews. "First-time director Mark Palansky is trying for a deft, hip, modern fairy-tale feel, but the odd material, sprawling story, and complicated tonal balancing act get away from him," writes Tasha Robinson for the Onion A.V. Club. More »

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      movie review   Reese Witherspoon   James McAvoy   Christina Ricci

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