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The Kite Runner (2007)

The Kite Runner (2007)

For such an immensely popular and acclaimed book, it was surprising that the film adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner crept into theaters with a whimper, then slunk...

Linda
Summer Palace (Yihe yuan) (2006)

Summer Palace (Yihe yuan) (2006)

Banned in China for its rampant sexuality, but probably more likely because its depiction of Tiananmen Square in 1989, “Sixth Generation” filmmaker Lou Ye has created a film that...

Linda
International Velvet (1978)

International Velvet (1978)

I have spent my entire life laboring under the impression that International Velvet is very old and stars Elizabeth Taylor in a sequel to her own National Velvet. Imagine...

Jennifer
Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

Based on a classic 1930s novel (written by Noel Streatfeild) for girls, Ballet Shoes introduces us to the three orphans adopted by eccentric Great Uncle Matthew (Richard Griffiths) whose...

Linda
El Cid

El Cid

The Miriam Collection edition of El Cid is truly a sight to behold. First there’s the stately cream-colored box that you almost don’t want to touch for fear of...

Jennifer
There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

I proclaim There Will Be Blood as The Best Movie of 2007 That I Didn’t See Until 2008. If I had managed to squeeze in a screening of this...

Linda
Sex and Breakfast (2007)

Sex and Breakfast (2005)

Why is it that former child actors always seem to make the transition to adulthood by posing nude or engaging in a porny onscreen sex scene? It’s as if...

Linda
Atonement

Atonement

On paper, this reads like a movie I’d absolutely love: Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in an epic WWII-era romance directed by Joe Wright, who brought the oft-filmed old...

Linda
Juno (2007)

Juno (2007)

Juno is just the type of hipster, slangy comedy that will be a huge cult hit and inevitably get a backlash as it gets more and more adored (see...

Linda
August Rush (2007)

August Rush (2007)

Am I insane, or was August Rush touted as one of the feel-good movies of the year? I guess it might make you feel good… if you like eating...

Jennifer
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

What’s a girl to do when she HATES one of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time? It’s A Wonderful Life is an American classic, a perennial favorite,...

Jennifer
88 Minutes (2007)

88 Minutes (2007)

I’m starting to think 88 Minutes was designed as some sort of gauntlet for Al Pacino’s talent. It seems like someone actually sat down and said, “Hey, let’s give...

Jennifer