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The Fountain (2006)
Beautiful to look at, with brown and copper filling the frame with luxurious emotion. The droning score complements the visuals perfectly, bringing it all to life. Even the credits are hauntingly beautiful. Solaris was similarly successful. Aronofsky gives us a thoughtful mind-stretcher. He’s certainly coming into his own. How’d he…
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Just Like Heaven (2005)
Mostly dumb, but the whole revival sequence was almost touching. Witherspoon’s cute as usual. Nice covers and remixes in the soundtrack.
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Imagine Me & You (2005)
Despite Perabo’s punchable, plastic smile, it’s decent. Is Matthew Goode the next Hugh Grant?
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
Dull at first, but it grew on me. Very successful documentary imitation, and crisp performances by minor actors, especially Willard. Some really great musical performances. The fact that they wrote and performed all these songs for the film makes real folk artists a little less impressive. Could they already play,…
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The Woman in Red (1984)
A comedy made in a time when real stories could be told without the shackles of superficial humor and before every line had to set up a joke. Unfortunately, the comedy that IS there isn’t funny enough. Wilder is tolerable but not magnetic. LeBrock is smashing. Would have liked to…
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Weird Science (1985)
I still remember deciding to go see Real Genius rather than this one at the theater. Was probably a mistake. Good stuff from Hughes, but probably would have liked it more if I had seen it back in the day. Hall had it. And LeBrock really had something. Looks, confidence,…
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Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (2007)
Nice. Much in the style of Ken Burns’ Baseball, only this is a much more specific chapter of baseball history.
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