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chased by hunters convinced he can help
them save the universe. Although the
story is predictable and the names and
acting at times arch, Riddick is filled with
incredibly sumptuous costuming and
design work, and star Vin Diesel is easy on
the eyes. Better than expected, file this
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(Macaulay Culkin) welcomes her into his squad
of outcasts. Although gay writer/director Brian
Dannelly’s heart is in the right place, his satire
is simply too dull for this edgy subject matter.
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Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn face off in a
vile film with something to offend everyone:
biphobia (a girlfriend who screws anything
that moves), homophobia (a coach who calls
his players “queers”), racism (a series of ethni
cally stereotyped teams), sexism (a tits-on-
windshield car wash scene) and fatphobia
(those who stick around for the closing credits
are treated to an obese character squeezing his
man-boobs to Kelis’ “Milkshake”). Hey, it’s
the feel-bad movie of the year!
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Supposedly ruined when U.S. distributors
cut 40 minutes and added shots of noted TV
lawyer and closet queen Raymond Burr,
1954’s Gixlzilla in its original form is, if any
thing, worse. This terribly acted and scripted
snixizefest, which is enjoying a resurgence on
the big screen June 25 to July 1 at C ine
ma 21, is of interest only as the first of a
numhingly enduring genre. The special
! effects— guy in a rubber suit, teensy Tokyo,
toy helicopters, atomic bad breath— are all
appropriately ridiculous.
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A beautifully filmed and provocative story
about a 60-year-old widow who, before her
dead husband’s Kxly has had time to cool,
starts an affair with her daughter’s strapping
lover. Anne Reid does a brilliant job with the
titular character, but the film lacks a certain
believahility and consistency of tone.
Nonetheless, it’s something you haven’t seen
before and is wort! a trip to the theater.
— J.B. Rabin
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As an out-and-proud atheist, I welcome
any effort to mock religious hyp(x:rites, so
I thought this w(xjld be right up my alley:
A Christian high schœ l student (Jena Mal
one) tries to cure her gay boyfriend (Chad
Faust) by having sex with him and ends up
preggers, earning the instant wrath of her
Anita Bryant-esque classmate (Mandy
Moore), whose paraplegic brother
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More like The Interminable. Director
Steven Spielberg is the wrong man for the job
in this would-be quirky comedy about an east
ern European (Tom Hanks) stuck in a New
York City airport on a technicality: His coun
try is overthrown during his flight to the
United States, so he’s in limbo because of a
by-the-books immigration official (Stanley
Tucci). Weak acting, a dumbed-down script
and a cringe-inducing finale. Pass the motion
sickness bag.
-JR
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Argentinean writer/director Alejandro
Agresti’s latest is poignantly narrated by 8-year-
old Valentín (Rixlrigo Noya), who lives with
his grandmother and puts up with infrequent
visits from his abusive father. Most of the rest
of his time is spent trying to re-create hi
mother from one of his old man’s many
fit relationships. This would be a pretty
dreary film were it not for Noya’s
ability to bring clarity and power
ful maturity to his charac
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