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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Debra Messing | Laura Linney | Richard Gere | Will Patton
…to indulge in the growing hysteria and tries to help John work through his grief. Patton makes Smallwood’s breakdown moving.” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/themothmanprophecies.htm” …
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Rating: 3.75 cats | 3.9
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: Diego Luna | Gael García Bernal | Maribel Verdú | Marta Aura
…touching performance.” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/ytumamatambien.htm” Michael says: “Well, I have a feeling I’m going to be in the minority on this one… and let me…
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Brenda Blethyn | Catherine Keener | Emily Mortimer | Jake Gyllenhaal | James LeGros | Raven Goodwin
…yet sexy teen who goes for broke with a prickly older woman. Le Gros invests no emotion in his character.” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/lovelyandamazing.htm” …
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Amanda Bynes | Amanda Detmer | Frankie Muniz | Paul Giamatti
…real kid at heart) but there is enough father and son stuff and messages about honesty to make it light-hearted, fantasy family fare.” 3 cats For Robin’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/bigfatliar.htm“…
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Starring: Heather Juergensen | Jennifer Westfeldt | Scott Cohen | Tovah Feldshuh
…the type of attention for its costars and authors that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck received a few years ago.” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/kissingjessicastein.htm” …
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Anne Heche | Denzel Washington | James Woods | Robert Duvall
…actions the man is forced to take to save his son, even if the script is merely a button pusher.” 3 cats For Robin’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/johnq.htm” …
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Lone Scherfig
Starring: Anders W. Berthelsen | Anette Stevelbaek | Ann Eleonora Jorgensen | Lars Kaalund | Peter Gantzier
…series of cross-scheduled funerals) that results in a humanistic comedy resembling CELEBRATION crossed with BREAD AND TULIPS.” 3 1/2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/italianforbeginners.htm” Esmé says: “Loved this…
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Bill Paxton
Starring: Bill Paxton | Matthew McConaughey | Matthew O'Leary | Powers Boothe
…Sumpter is adequate, a wide-eyed follower. The script gives him no room to question events or his brother’s differing interpretation of them.” 3 1/2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/frailty.htm”…
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: John McKay
Starring: Andie MacDowell | Anna Chancellor | Bill Paterson | Imelda Staunton | Kenny Doughty
…perfect, with visuals from cinematographer Henry Braham (THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS) that seem inspired by the mall art of Thomas Kinkade.” 2 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/crush.htm” …
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Roman Coppola
Starring: Angela Lindvall | Billy Zane | Elodie Bouchez | Gerard Depardieu | Jeremy Davies | John Philip Law
…this self-reflective, self-indulgent retro filmmaking in-joke, but Coppola does achieve some nice visuals and film students should get a laugh or two.” 2 1/2 cats “For Laura’s complete review: http://www.reelingreviews.com/cq.htm”…
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