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Casino Royale (2006)

Reviewed on Nov 24, 2006

A wonderful balance of action, character development, comedy, and homages to the series. Polished direction, beautiful locations, nice photography, and really sharp dialogue. I love how they’ve reinvented Bond here and worked hard to establish his character. The best Bond movie in recent years, maybe ever. They took a chance…

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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Reviewed on Nov 24, 2006

Somehow, I think more of it was staged then they are letting on. And that ruins this kind of comedy. Cohen’s funnier as Ali G., I think.

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

Reviewed on Nov 23, 2006

Not a bad story, but extremely long. Fantastic color and quality (maybe that’s the DVD restoration) and impressive sets for 1939. Leigh is very cute, Gable is pretty cool. Howard is a horrible actor. It would have taken a super-human acting effort to carry this 400 lb. gorilla of a…

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006–2007)

Reviewed on Nov 21, 2006

A well-researched, well-edited, resourceful collection of material which really opens your eyes about what happened when Katrina hit. Hopefully, we learn from this.

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Raising Arizona (1987)

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2006

Offbeat like their other movies, but not quite as funny or smart.

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2006

Dark and interesting, with a nice story and good performances throughout. The musical interludes are funny enough to not be annoying. Wilder is great. I remember loving this as a kid. The effects are a bit dated at this point, but it’s still fun.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Reviewed on Nov 15, 2006

Fun. As usual, Downey’s delivers wonderful, witty dialogue with ease. Kilmer keeps up nicely. Monaghan is foxy.

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Secondhand Lions (2003)

Reviewed on Nov 13, 2006

Kinda dumb. Caine pulls off the accent, but Osment doesn’t pull off puberty.

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The Crush (1993)

Reviewed on Nov 13, 2006

Silverstone is seductive and cute. That upside-down smile is strangely appealing. But Elwes is stale and annoying. He looks and sounds like a child molester. His accent comes and goes. Boring story. Writing is crap.

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