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La Bamba (1987)

Reviewed on May 31, 2005

Textbook. No edge to it. That’s too bad. It would have been great if Phillips sang his own songs.

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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Reviewed on May 29, 2005

A certain kind of relief now that the story is connected. Finally, the emergence of Vader can take its place as one of the most dramatic character transformations in film history. Finally, Hayden isn’t bad. The best effects yet, and the swordplay is pretty incredible.

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City of God (2002)

Reviewed on May 25, 2005

A polished, well-made movie about very poor people in a very poor area. You don’t see that much. Goodfellas in the Brazilian ghetto. A bit of Guy Ritchie flavor. Excellent acting.

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Sideways (2004)

Reviewed on May 19, 2005

Excellent performances by Church and Giamatti. Very real, their dialogue very natural. Giamatti’s character spoke to me. A simple, funny, well-made movie. The wine and jazzy music give the story a nice feel.

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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Reviewed on May 13, 2005

Most of the Ocean’s 12 cast (and Soderbergh) in a darker movie directed by Clooney. Clooney does a pretty good job in the chair for the first time. I guess you just figure it all out when you’ve been around movies for so long. Rockwell is good.

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Last Man Standing (1996)

Reviewed on May 8, 2005

Bruce Willis + guns = cool Were there really gangs in Texas ghost towns?

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Run Lola Run (1998)

Reviewed on May 6, 2005

Cool little movie about the little things that make up every day. Liked the roulette shots, but didn’t like the screaming. I think the red hair actually prevented all of those running shots from being boring and repetitive.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Reviewed on May 5, 2005

Good stuff. Darker and smoother, an improvement on the original. Ford at his hunkiest. Unfortunately, some of the special effects are less than perfect.

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