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House of Lies and Shameless's heroes could be less anti-
In a television landscape dominated by protagonists who are murderers, drug kingpins, serial philanderers, and other assorted life-ruiners, Showtime may have finally gone too far.
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RYAN STEWART
| January 05, 2012
Review: Iron Man 2
Stark alternatives
Maybe I’m just relieved that it wasn’t in 3-D, or maybe actor Justin Theroux (frequent David Lynch collaborator and co-scripter of Tropic Thunder ) is just a better writer than the law firm of scribes that pasted together the original, but Jon Favreau’s sequel to his creaky adaptation of the rusty Marvel standby Iron Man restores my lack of faith in superheroes.
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PETER KEOUGH
| February 24, 2011
Review: Brooklyn’s Finest
Tango and Crash
Somebody must have drawn up a computer program on Crash -like multi-narrative screenplays, because it's infected the system and won't go away.
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PETER KEOUGH
| March 02, 2010
Lite at the end of the tunnel?
Fun and games in post-apocalyptic Hollywood
If you had enough of the end of the world with 2012 , you might be relieved when it comes to 2010.
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PETER KEOUGH
| January 04, 2010
Review: Hotel for Dogs
Aw-shucks cuteness
In Thor Freudenthal's heartwarming wag based on Lois Duncan's book, the strays aren't your usual mangy curs but well-groomed pedigreed show dogs.
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TOM MEEK
| January 20, 2009
Traitor
Never as exciting as an episode of 24
This Islamic-terrorist thriller takes us halfway around the world before landing on our shores to introduce us to the terrorists in our midst.
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MARK BAZER
| August 27, 2008
The Boston Phoenix–Alumni Film Critics’ Poll
Our first-ever round-up of the past year’s best movies, with a little help from our friends
It’s true, the Boston Phoenix has never won an Oscar.
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| February 13, 2008
Darfur Now
A call to action
Theodore Braun’s probing documentary about the genocide crisis in Darfur takes a hopeful approach.
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TOM MEEK
| December 05, 2007
Talk to Me
Giving Petey Greene his due
Not only do the two actors play off each other with perfect synergy, they also take on the eccentricities of the era and the politics of race.
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TOM MEEK
| July 11, 2007
Flotsam and jetsam
The tars are adrift in Ocean’s Thirteen
Steven Soderbergh’s third “Ocean” film is a pastry of a movie, airy, insubstantial, and meant to fill in the gaps between heartier meals.
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MICHAEL ATKINSON
| June 05, 2007
Reign Over Me
Rewrite!
It’s a commonplace that real-world ugliness is the best kind of fodder for artistic beauty.
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RICHARD BECK
| March 21, 2007
Hollywood gives Bush the finger
Why lefty films look good for Oscar
Except for a few agitators like Sean Penn and Barbra Streisand, people in Hollywood prefer to play down their liberal bent.
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PETER KEOUGH
| January 26, 2006
Hollywood gives Bush the finger - side
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| January 25, 2006
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