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Appaloosa
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***
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Ed Harris cooks up a revisionist western from Robert
Parker’s novel.
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Australia
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***
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The epic borders on camp, but also has a heart.
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Beverly
Hills Chihuahua
|
**
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A silly lil woofie.
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Body of Lies
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***
|
Taut espionage with DiCaprio
as the man in the middle.
|
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Burn After Reading
|
***
|
Coen
Brothers go gonzo on the CIA.
|
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The Express
|
***1/2
|
Ernie Davis, American hero and inspiration.
|
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Happy Go Lucky
|
***
|
Another biting slice of life from Mike Leigh.
|
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Haunting
of Molly Hartley
|
*1/2
|
The lack of plot is scary.
|
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The House
Bunny
|
**1/2
|
Anna Faris finally steps into
the front.
|
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Let the Right One In
|
***1/2
|
Lil
vampire, grim teen drama.
|
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Max Payne
|
**
|
Misguided cop drama with cheap FX.
|
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Madagascar 2
|
**1/2
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It’s all about the Penguins.
|
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Milk
|
***1/2
|
Penn puts a face on gay rights.
|
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Nights
in Rodanthe
|
**1/2
|
Lane and Gere shine in a
hokey Sparks
melodrama.
|
|
Quantum of Solace
|
**1/2
|
Muddled 007, too shaken, not enough stirred.
|
|
Quarantine
|
*1/2
|
This zombie schlock should have been walled off.
|
|
RocknRolla
|
**1/2
|
Ritchie rehashes Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
|
|
Role Models
|
**1/2
|
Big Bro comedy could use a bit more edge.
|
|
Secret Lives of Bees
|
***
|
Maudlin, but well acted racial barrier yarn set in the
south.
|
|
Saw V
|
*1/2
|
The edge has long faded from the horror series.
|
|
Sex Drive
|
**1/2
|
American Pie, the next generation.
|
|
Slumdog
Millionaire
|
***1/2
|
Rags to Riches in India’s
caste system.
|
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Soul Men
|
**1/2
|
Samuel J and Bernie Mac are the Blues Brothers all over
again.
|
|
Transporter
3
|
**
|
Statham’s still got the movies, but the plot needs a
jumpstart.
|
|
Twilight
|
**1/2
|
All the hype, Let the Right
One In, is the better teen vamp flick.
|
|
W
|
***
|
Not what you’d expect from Ollie on Bush, provocative,
but pointless.
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