Film Reviews Archive

  • Review: Julie & Julia is an intermingling of two books: My Life in France, Julia Child’s autobiography written with Alex Prud’homme and The Julie/Julia Project, Julie Powell’s novel based on her popular blog […]

    Julie & Julia – movie review

    Review: Julie & Julia is an intermingling of two books: My Life in France, Julia Child’s autobiography written with Alex Prud’homme and The Julie/Julia Project, Julie Powell’s novel based on her popular blog […]

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  • Review: Based on the book by Joanne Harris, Chocolat is a rich treat. Nominated for five Oscars, including best picture and best screenplay, this movie centers on Vienne, a new […]

    Chocolat – movie review

    Review: Based on the book by Joanne Harris, Chocolat is a rich treat. Nominated for five Oscars, including best picture and best screenplay, this movie centers on Vienne, a new […]

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  • Review: Murder by Death. Just savor that title for a moment and you’ll know exactly what glorious silliness awaits you in this delightfully over the top murder-mystery spoof. Very much […]

    Murder by Death – movie review

    Review: Murder by Death. Just savor that title for a moment and you’ll know exactly what glorious silliness awaits you in this delightfully over the top murder-mystery spoof. Very much […]

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  • Review: They don’t make ’em like this anymore. This movie is funny and poignant, razor sharp and smart without being pretentious, and so very, very good. I literally sat around for […]

    Educating Rita – movie review

    Review: They don’t make ’em like this anymore. This movie is funny and poignant, razor sharp and smart without being pretentious, and so very, very good. I literally sat around for […]

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  • Review: Wow. The Walking Dead is one deliciously creepy hour of television. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) is on old hand at horror and he intelligently guides this […]

    The Walking Dead – pilot review

    Review: Wow. The Walking Dead is one deliciously creepy hour of television. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) is on old hand at horror and he intelligently guides this […]

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  • Review: I can’t remember the last time I fell this head over heels in love with a TV show. Sherlock, the latest adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, […]

    Sherlock, season one – advance review

    Review: I can’t remember the last time I fell this head over heels in love with a TV show. Sherlock, the latest adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, […]

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  • I’m not wild about this trailer, because it’s a horrible marketing pitch and the quality isn’t great, but here it is anyway because it’s the only thing I can find. […]

    Bleak House – miniseries review

    I’m not wild about this trailer, because it’s a horrible marketing pitch and the quality isn’t great, but here it is anyway because it’s the only thing I can find. […]

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  • Review: This movie is hilarious. The closest I can come to describing it is Alias or Mission: Impossible meets Ocean’s Eleven, with some Romancing the Stone thrown in. The humor isn’t slapstick […]

    RED – movie review

    Review: This movie is hilarious. The closest I can come to describing it is Alias or Mission: Impossible meets Ocean’s Eleven, with some Romancing the Stone thrown in. The humor isn’t slapstick […]

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  • Description: Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with […]

    Batman: Under the Red Hood – movie review

    Description: Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with […]

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  • Description (from PBS): Orphan Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper), schooled by her late father in shooting, bookkeeping and Hindustani, puts all her spunk and savvy to use inquiring into her father’s […]

    The Ruby in the Smoke – movie review

    Description (from PBS): Orphan Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper), schooled by her late father in shooting, bookkeeping and Hindustani, puts all her spunk and savvy to use inquiring into her father’s […]

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