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I, Anna
Not even Charlotte Rampling can keep "I, Anna" from playing more like "Oy, Anna."
Project Runway: The Complete First Season | PopMatters Television Review
Project Runway: The Complete First Season review by Todd R. Ramlow - There is more to Project Runway than stereotypically 'gay' entertainment, even if it is relentlessly histrionic and campy. PopMatters . . . the magazine of global culture.
Mosquita y Mari
First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in "Mosquita y Mari," a low-budget, high-achieving drama that makes excellent use of locations in Los Angeles' predominantly Mexican immigrant neighborhood of
This Means War
This screwball premise lives or dies by the chemistry between Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, who are too busy trying to out-appeal one another to make the buddy dynamic click.
John Dies at the End
Give or take the titular disclosure, "John Dies at the End" is a thoroughly unpredictable horror-comedy -- and an immensely entertaining one, too.
The Vow
Inspired by the case of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter (upgraded to Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams onscreen), "The Vow" reps that most welcome kind of Valentine's Day offering, focusing on the feelings that bring couples closer.
Look Back in Anger
Jimmy Porter, the pissed-off young man in John Osborne's seminal 1956 drama "Look Back In Anger," shocked British auds and dealt a death blow to the well-made play.
The Surrogate
A film of tenderness and humor married to the unlikeliest of subjects, "The Surrogate" presents the story of poet and polio survivor Mark O'Brien, who left behind an oeuvre of life-affirming writing despite his condition.
Bachelorette
Pic is a shrill, wedding-themed snipefest that seems determined to elevate backstabbing bitchery to the level of art.
California Solo
A former rock 'n' roller withers on the vine in "California Solo," Marshall Lewy's forgettable sophomore effort (after a promising beginning with "Blue State").
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