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Ragas and Riches
I had an opening paragraph all ready to go for my review of Slumdog Millionaire, saying how all the hype about India as a...
Prospero Año y Felicidad
Over the last few years we've seen a number of modestly budgeted middlebrow Tyler Perry-inspired comedies like This Christmas and The Perfect Holiday about...
Give ‘Em Hope
How strange it is to watch Milk right now, after the election we've just had. No one could overlook the irony of three states...
I’ll Be Watching You
The end of 2008 is proving to be a busy time for Anthony Vasiliadis. The 27-year-old's short film Technophiliac played at last month's Lone...
Movie Blues
The overheated but enjoyable Cadillac Records tells the story of Leonard Chess, the Polish immigrant (whose last name was changed from the similarly pronounced...
Meet the Parents
Let's start with what makes Four Christmases different from most other Hollywood holiday comedies. (Note that I said "different from" instead of "better than.")...
Wizard of Oz
It's been seven long years since we've seen a movie from Baz Luhrmann. The insanely original Australian director tried to make a film a...
Infinite Jest
It's high time that America discovered Steve Coogan. The 43-year-old needle-nosed native of Manchester, England, is hugely popular in the U.K. as the star...
Splinter Cell
A satisfyingly little thriller in danger of getting lost at the multiplex, Traitor works better if you haven't seen the TV spots. Don Cheadle...
Make It Rainn
Modestly watchable, The Rocker is nowhere near the level of Almost Famous or The School of Rock, this decade's great movies about rock bands....
