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MOVIE REVIEW

 By the People Has 
 Access, Little Else 

Critics split on virtues of Obama doc with little dish

Nov 3, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree the HBO's By the People, a record of the Obama campaign produced by Edward Norton, offers behind-the-scenes access but no real scoops. But what some see as a heartwarming tale of triumph, others find fawning. A sampling:
  • The naivete of the filmmakers shows through for Hank Stuever
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HBO • movie review • Election 2008 • documentary film • President Obama • Obama campaign • access • political campaign • By the People reviews

MOVIE REVIEW

 Turning Green Shines, Mostly 

Film on black-market porn in Ireland sways most critics

Oct 30, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Project Greenlight runner-up Turning Green —about a teen in Ireland who tries to make a buck selling porn—leaves most critics pleased.
  • It mixes a “generally jolly, frisky tone” with “more threatening moods,” including “an astounding left turn” from Alessandro Nivola, writes Robert Koehler
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film • pornography • movie review • Ireland • Project Greenlight

movie review

 Gentlemen 
 Broncos 
 Falls Flat 

No magic this time from Napoleon Dynamite director

Oct 30, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Director Jared Hess became a critics' darling with Napoleon Dynamite. Safe to say he's a darling no more thanks to Gentlemen Broncos , a farce about a teen sci-fi writer.
  • Sean O'Neal , AV Club: "Every frame of Hess’ new film—the wood-paneled walls coated with winking
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Hollywood • movie review • Fox Searchlight • Jared Hess • Gentlemen Broncos

MOVIE REVIEW

 Skin Has 'Poignant Power' 

Tale of black girl born to white parents taps apartheid's madness

Oct 30, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A true-life tale of the struggles of a dark-skinned girl born to white Afrikaners in '50s South Africa, Skin scored with critics, though some found it a bit too black-and-white.
  • Skin "serves as a stirring allegory for birthright and the assertion of one's identity in the face of
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South Africa • movie review • apartheid • women's issues • drama • Sophie Okenedo

MOVIE REVIEW

 Stylish Horror 
 Revived in 
 House of the Devil   

Homage to old-school horror films builds tension masterfully

Oct 30, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Babysitter-in-danger flick House of the Devil does a delicious job of reproducing the atmosphere of classic horror flicks from the '80s, say critics, and its slow-burn tension is a refreshing change from splatter-fests like Saw.
  • Director Ti West has "crafted a film that beautifully reproduces the look and
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movie review • horror • horror movies • horror film

REVIEW ROUNDUP

This Is It Proves 
 King of Pop 
 Still Rocked 

Michael Jackson was in surprisingly good shape in dazzling footage

Oct 28, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson didn't live long enough to take the final bow he had planned in London, but critics agree This Is It is a fitting swan song, proof that the King of Pop really did have a comeback in him:
  • "This Is It is quite extraordinary. If there
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Iraq • entertainment • film • celebrity • movie review • concert • Michael Jackson • celebrity death • This Is It • Michael Jackson This Is It review

MOVIE REVIEW




 Saw VI No Match for Original 

Critics agree: Whatever you think of the first film, it was better

Oct 23, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most critics find themselves in the tough spot of praising the original Saw to put down the sixth installment. They don't make 'em like they used to. Some opinions:
  • "The film goes all trendy in its selection of victims," opting for the likes of insurance adjusters and
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entertainment • film • movie review • movies • sequel • horror movies • horror film • Saw VI • Tobin Bell

MOVIE REVIEW

 Cirque du Freak 
 a Bloodless Bore 

Vampire's Assistant has an identity crisis

Oct 23, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant isn't particularly freaky, and it sure could use some assistance. Some critics' takes:
  • Peter Travers doesn't deign to explain the film's loose ends. "All you need to know is that the movie is a setup for sequels that I hope never come,
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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • movie review • John C. Reilly • Salma Hayek • vampire • Twilight • Michael Cerveris • Cirque du Freak • Chris Massogli

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 Astro Boy: 
 Lots of Flash, 
 But No Soul 

Remake of vintage Japanese series fails to impress

Oct 23, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astro Boy, David Bowers’ reboot of Osamu Tezuka’s classic Japanese manga and animé series, is an action-packed movie that tries to appeal to both kids and adults. Critics, however, were more impressed with the machine guns in the main character’s butt than with the film as a... More »

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entertainment • movie review • animated movie • manga • animated film • Astro Boy • Osamu Tezuka

MOVIE REVIEW

 Brutal Antichrist a 
 Torture-Porn Nightmare 

It's von Trier's masterpiece, or misogynistic tripe

Oct 23, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some critics call it a cinematic masterpiece, others say it's little more than a snuff film. But everyone agrees: Antichrist, the latest from Danish provocateur Lars von Trier, is unforgettable.
  • The film's scenes of brutal sex and violence are "undeniably shocking,"  writes Andrew O'Hehir of
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movie review • Lars Von Trier • Willem Dafoe • Charlotte Gainsbourg

MOVIE REVIEW

 This Amelia Never Takes Off 

Swank shines as Earhart in largely forgettable biopic

Oct 23, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hilary Swank is superlative as Amelia Earhart, say critics, but the too-conventional movie around her never really engages in what made the aviatrix tick and stays earthbound as a result.
  • Swank is "strangely mesmerizing as Earhart," writes Connie Ogle in the Miami Herald , but director Mira Nair's
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movie review • aviation • Amelia Earhart • biopic • women's issues • Hilary Swank

Movie Review

 New Yorkers Hate 
 New York, I Love You  

Anthology has its moments, but only for generous critics

Oct 16, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not everyone hates New York, I Love You—Roger Ebert, for example, found the anthology a “jumble sale” containing “some nice discoveries.” But the New York-based critics sure weren’t sold. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Filmmakers had just 2 days to shoot their
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entertainment • film • New York • movie review • anthology • New York, I Love You

MOVIE REVIEW

 The Maid Cleans Up With Critics 

Chilean film has an unexpected ending that's worth waiting for

Oct 16, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sundance darling The Maid, directed by Sebastián Silva, is a Chilean black comedy focusing on a longtime employee’s struggles with her employers and a succession of new maids. Critics say it’s an absorbing character study with an impressive lead performance:
  • “There’s more to
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entertainment • film • Chile • movie review • Sundance Film Festival • The Maid • Catalina Saavedra • Sebastian Silva

MOVIE REVIEW

 Step Away From The Stepfather 

Remake of cult classic is thoroughly unnecessary, critics agree

Oct 16, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most critics would rather curl up with some popcorn and watch the original 1987 version of The Stepfather than see the remake again. Most would also like to see all prints of the new release, which casts Dylan Walsh as the murderous title character, burned. Some reactions:
  • One
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entertainment • slasher • movie review • movie remakes • Dylan Walsh • Sela Ward • Amber Heard • Penn Badgley • horror film • The Stepfather

Movie Review

 Wild Things Great ... for Adults 

Spike Jonze's melancholy fantasy gorgeous, heartfelt, uneventful

Oct 16, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are takes a 10-sentence children’s book and turns it into a full-length movie that’s not really for kids at all. But most critics liked it anyway. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • “Parents and tykes expecting the next Shrek
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movie review • Spike Jonze • Maurice Sendak • Where the Wild Things Are

MOVIE REVIEWs

 Critics Can't Abide Citizen 

Film combines unnecessary gore with pseudo-insight

Oct 16, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie critics are nearly unanimous in their disgust with Law Abiding Citizen, a grisly revenge drama that's as much a moral failure as a cinematic one.
  • The film is "an exercise in illogic and Death Wish cribbing," writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, featuring gratuitous gore and
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movie review • Jamie Foxx • Viola Davis • Gerard Butler

MOVIE REVIEW

 Smarten Up and See Education 

Carey Mulligan's performance stands out in British indie film

Oct 9, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carey Mulligan's impressive performance in An Education stands out, as does novelist Nick Hornby's script. Critics agree the story of a 16-year-old seduced by an older man is a dazzling mix of acting, writing, and direction that transcends the typical coming-of-age tale:
  • “Prepare to be wowed by
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entertainment • independent film • film • movie review • Nick Hornby • Peter Sarsgaard • Carey Mulligan

MOVIE REVIEW

 Good Hair Has a Few Knots 

Chris Rock shines as interviewer, but social issues get lost in the weave

Oct 9, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Rock is a natural and hilarious interviewer, critics agree. But watchers are split on whether the substance of a rather complicated debate shines through in Big Hair, his documentary on black women and their coifs. A sampling:
  • Rock has helped craft a film with "much good feeling
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entertainment • film • African Americans • movie review • Chris Rock • black women • documentary film • hair care • perm • straightening • Good Hair

MOVIE REVIEW

 Avoid This Couples Retreat 

Cast is having more fun than the audience in marital-strain rom-com

Oct 9, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Vince Vaughn romantic comedy Couples Retreat takes a terrific cast and puts them in a stunning South Pacific location, say critics, but it's marooned them there with an unfunny script.
  • "Four unlikable couples gather at an all-inclusive marriage-counseling resort in this predictable rom-com," writes Ande Dagan
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movie review • Vince Vaughn • romantic comedy • Jon Favreau • Jason Bateman

Movie Review

 More Than a Game 
 Shoots for the Heart  

Movie inspires cheers, eye-rolls

Oct 2, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - More Than a Game, a documentary following LeBron James and his high school teammates, does its best to be an inspirational movie, and for some it works. For others, it inspires eye-rolling. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • It’s like a classic high school sports movie, writes
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basketball • LeBron James • movie review • documentary • high school basketball • sports movie • More Than a Game

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