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The Silent Partner (1981)

The Silent Partner (1978)

I watched The Silent Partner at the end of a day spent convalescing with a horrible headache and listening to Christopher Plummer read The Nutcracker on tape. By evening...

Jennifer
Deja Vu (2006)

Déjà Vu (2006)

Got it? Good, because then maybe you can watch the movie without the knotted brain and perplexed expression that overcame me about 30 minutes in and lasted through the...

Vickie
Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale (2006)

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Daniel Craig for doing something that no other actor playing superspy 007 has ever been able to do before: get me...

Vickie
Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou) (2002)

Infernal Affairs (Mou gaan dou) (2002)

I first saw this film a few years ago at a film festival, enjoyed it, and was later appalled when I heard that Brad Pitt has optioned the rights...

Linda
All the King's Men (2006)

All the King’s Men (2006)

He’s like an angry little Tazmanian devil, whirling about, arms flailing, screaming at everyone and destroying everything in his path. Halfway through the movie, during one of his explosive...

Vickie
Ronin (1998)

Ronin (1998)

In historic Japan, “ronin” were samurai who had lost or been betrayed by their masters—warriors that were renegade swords-for-hire. With that in mind, we are introduced to a handful...

Linda
The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Lying dead on the screen and lacking momentum almost entirely, the movie version of The Da Vinci Code takes what should be a suspense-filled treasure hunt and turns it...

Vickie
Down in the Valley (2005)

Down in the Valley (2005)

That’s good. I like that kind of thing. But it’s also one of those movies that falls apart in its final 30 minutes or so, dragging out its action...

Vickie
Munich (2005)

Munich (2005)

Though Steven Spielberg’s established his career with a series of great popcorn flicks (like Close Encounters, Jaws, and E.T.), but these days it seems he sleepwalks through his films...

Linda
Albino Alligator (1996)

Albino Alligator (1996)

An albino alligator is a freak of nature. It is weak and vulnerable, and serves one purpose: bait. The alligator posse it belongs can use the albino to lure...

Jennifer
Inside Man (2006)

Inside Man (2006)

There are a number of things I didn’t understand in director Spike Lee’s latest film, and I subsequently wound up leaving the theater a little confused. I’m pretty sure...

Vickie
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

So said my pal Tim, as we sat stone-faced, and more than a little appalled, watching a scene in Exorcist: The Beginning as a boy got ripped and gnawed-on...

Linda