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Theatre Hopping: "Lake of Fire" and "My Kid Could Paint That"
Let’s get this out of the way, right up front: Tony Kaye’s epic documentary on abortion, Lake Of Fire (*****) is hard, hard, hard to watch. It runs over two and a half hours and is an utterly unflinching look at the abor… -
Theatre Hopping: "The Kingdom" and "The Darjeeling Limited"
Peter Berg’s The Kingdom (****) is an action picture with a brain, a revenge movie with a conscience, a film that wants (admirably) to have it both ways, and mostly succeeds. It throws the crew-of-experts police-procedur… -
Theatre Hopping: "The Assassination of Jesse James" and "In The Wild"
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (*****) may have a long and unwieldy title, and a running time to match, but make no mistake about it: Andrew Dominik’s epic drama is fascinating, lyrical, and f… -
Theatre Hopping: "In The Valley of Elah" and "Eastern Promises"
I was not an admirer of Paul Haggis’ Crash, but I do tend to let my frustration regarding the over-praising (hello, Ebert) and over-awarding (hello, Oscar) color my dislike for the film, which is not a terrible picture, … -
Theatre Hopping: "Across The Universe" and "In The Shadow of the Moon"
Through one of those strange, unpredictable accidents of timing, I find myself, for the second time in one week, contemplating a strange new film that tries to make the musical palpable for a modern, art-house audience. … -
Theatre Hopping: "2 Days In Paris" and "I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With"
Julie Delpy can usually be counted on to light up damn near any movie she’s in (even trash like Killing Zoe), but Before Sunset was the first hint for the casual moviegoer that she is more than just a reliable actress; s… -
Theatre Hopping: "Hatchet" and "Shoot 'Em Up"
The tagline (and overall sales pitch) of Hatchet (*) is “Old School American Horror”, and in spite of the considerable buzz this (apparently) low-budget item is picking up all over the World Wide Interwebs, I call bullsh… -
Theatre Hopping: "3:10 To Yuma" and "The Hunting Party"
James Mangold’s 3:10 To Yuma (****) is a remake of a 1957 film that was itself based on an Elmore Leonard short story that first appeared in (no kidding) Dime Western Magazine. That sounds about right; 3:10 is an unaffec… -
Theatre Hopping: "Dedication", "Death at a Funeral", and "The Nanny Diaries"
Mandy Moore has been very good in two not-very-good movies this year (that’d be Because I Said So and License to Wed), so it is with a sigh of relief that I can tell you that she has finally made a film that is worthy of… -
Theatre-Hopping: "Superbad" and "The King of Kong"
The Apatow factory has done it again; Superbad (****) is a fast, funny, filthy comedy with a heart and a soul and the balls to mix it all up. Judd Apatow is the producer, Greg Motttolla (who helmed the starkly different …
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Theatre Hopping: "Lake of Fire" and "My Kid Could Paint That"
Let’s get this out of the way, right up front: Ton...
