224 Reviews by Colin Covert


	224 Reviews by Colin Covert 224 Reviews by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune Movie: Martian Child Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) A film so cloying it could have been processed from high-fructose corn syrup. 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Gangster Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) A strikingly photogenic but lethargic cops and crimelords yarn, it gives us a number of formidabl... 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bella Release date: 10/26/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) Rarely are crowd-pleasers so effortlessly artful. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dan in Real Life Release date: 10/26/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) For all its by-the-numbers plotting, Dan in Real Life is winningly good-natured and funny. 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Comebacks Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) Each scene exists solely to check a sports-movie cliche off the list; nothing builds. 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rendition Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) At every turn the screenplay turns geopolitics into Lifetime Channel pablum. 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lars and the Real Girl Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) Every scene that could be played for pathos uncorks great laughs, while those that could turn cra... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) Bogus history can make a crackling good adventure yarn, and Kapur piles on the treachery and roma... 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Michael Clayton Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) A throwback to trim, intelligent moral thrillers like The Verdict and Absence of Malice. 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heartbreak Kid, The Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) Eddie comes off not as a beleaguered Everyman, but a heedless, dishonest knob. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Darjeeling Limited Release date: 9/29/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) The Darjeeling Limited is a step toward maturity for Anderson, too. His visual ideas are still ov... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lust, Caution Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) It's 158 minutes long, and worth every languorous second. 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Jane Austen Book Club Release date: 9/21/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) The film has an undeniable, easygoing charm. Real life is seldom so pleasingly plotted, but then ... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Valley of Elah Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) There's much to admire here: a continually surprising storyline, an aversion to cliché, a gallery... 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Brave One Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Foster isn't the only one abused in this film. Viewers are, too. 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eastern Promises Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) It's a mouthful of blood with a vodka chaser. 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: 3:10 to Yuma Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) One of the great pleasures of westerns is the showcase they offer for character actors, and 3:10 ... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shoot 'Em Up Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Deliriously tasteless and shamelessly entertaining, Shoot 'Em Up is the guiltiest pleasure of the... 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Halloween Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Carpenter's original, a series of brilliant joy-buzzer jolts, treated the horror as a dark pop jo... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Death Sentence Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Death Sentence takes the pulp revenge thriller to the edge. And then falls off. 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Balls of Fury Release date: 8/29/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) It's schlocky and tasteless but also good-natured and harmless, and the people who come out to se... 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: September Dawn Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) The film feels less like historical drama than a venomous religious tract printed on celluloid. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mr. Bean's Holiday Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Mr. Bean's Holiday doesn't try for too much, but in the crass and noisy theme park that is childr... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Resurrecting the Champ Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) This is at heart a story about fathers and sons and self-discovery, and on that score it's a knoc... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: The 11th Hour Release date: 8/17/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/0) As a call to action, it's sincere but flawed, and as an inquiry into humankind's bafflingly self-... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Last Legion Release date: 8/17/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Put yourself in the proper boy's-adventure mindset and The Last Legion's corny moments will just ... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The Release date: 8/17/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) A stupendously entertaining nonfiction film concerning the cutthroat battle for world records on ... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Superbad Release date: 8/17/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Superbad maintains that delicate balance of sweetness, empathy and vulgar comedy. It's so packed ... 151 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rocket Science Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) A strong contender to become a student classic. 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2 Days in Paris Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Goldberg and Delpy also give their characters a wistful charm, and Delpy's zippy, dialog-heavy sc... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Skinwalkers Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) A werewolf movie without much bite. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: No End in Sight Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Even dedicated news junkies will gain new understanding of a campaign with no end in sight. 80 other reviews of this movie Movie: Arctic Tale Release date: 7/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Whether you're more attuned to adorable animals or environmental issues, Arctic Tale is pretty co... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hot Fuzz Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) An exuberant, ultraviolent and uproarious satire. 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dead Silence Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) A gothic chiller in which morbid atmospherics and simmering suspense build to an ingenious third-... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zodiac Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) A film that is both emotionally and intellectually unsettling. 169 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitcher, The Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) The screenplay disastrously rewrites the original's climax, turning Bush's college waif into an i... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Italian, The Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) The overall mood is crushingly sad. The society's grime and poverty are depicted with pitiless re... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Protector, The Release date: 9/8/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) This is one wicked-ass cool movie, a last blast of summertime action insanity before the pretenti... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: World Trade Center Release date: 8/9/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) It looks at the tragedy on intimate, personal terms, with a sensitivity and restraint the macho p... 215 other reviews of this movie Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car? Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Filmmaker Chris Paine's postmortem on the EV1s doesn't answer all our questions, but it is reason... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Road To Guantanamo, The Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Your view of its accuracy depends entirely on how truthful you feel the narrators are. I found it... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Keeping Up With the Steins Release date: 5/12/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) It's not the kind of comedy that makes you laugh till your face hurts, but it'll give your smile ... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Just My Luck Release date: 5/12/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Both a goofy little sugar-high of a comedy and a canny bit of image rehabilitation for the tabloi... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: Celestine Prophecy, The Release date: 4/21/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Believer and skeptic alike can agree on one thing: It is a transcendentally awful movie. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Candy Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Hard Candy is a psychological thriller as chilling as a cold, serrated blade to the jugular. 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 4 Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) It has 10 big belly laughs, which puts it about a dozen ahead of this season's competition. 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kinky Boots Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Kinky Boots would be little but a gender-bending retread of The Full Monty if it weren't for Ejio... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Basic Instinct 2 Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Basic Instinct 2 is as dull as a blunt ice pick, watering down the original film's knockout cockt... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Don't Come Knocking Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) It walks a fine line between sentimentality and satire, but rarely stumbles, thanks to a cast tha... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: V for Vendetta Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Gripping, intelligent and innovative. 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dave Chappelle's Block Party Release date: 3/3/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Dave Chappelle's Block Party confirms that he's not just instinctually funny, he has impeccable m... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Final Destination 3 Release date: 2/10/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Gore fans will doubtless enjoy the film, which could spin off several more sequels. After all, De... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Imagine Me & You Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) As formulaic as a trigonometry textbook. 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Glory Road Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) That core audience should be generally pleased with Glory Road, a college basketball story as pre... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) With the exception of a melodramatic musical score, director Marc Rothemund never missteps, filmi... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: I, Robot Release date: 7/16/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) While it's not in a league with Blade Runner, The Terminator or even Robocop, I, Robot is an effi... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Identity, The Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (7/0) Liman can uncork leap-out-of-your-seat shocks, draw out suspense scenes with malicious finesse an... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rush Hour 3 Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference The scripting is terrible, the direction lacks energy and the fights -- this movie's entire reaso... 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stardust Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference The story respects the captivating power of fairy tales, while humorously twisting them a bit. 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Underdog Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference Underdog is an underachiever in almost every way. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hot Rod Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Hot Rod is a fresh, hip take on the Bumbling Idiot genre that made Will Ferrell a superstar, and ... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Ultimatum, The Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference Here's hoping Damon is Bourne again. 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Moliere Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference Although you may fidget 90 minutes in, a strong finale saves the day, and as some other playwrigh... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Who's Your Caddy? Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference If this demeaning movie had been made by mainstream Hollywood, it would be courting charges of ra... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Know Who Killed Me Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference The film is so cheap, lurid and overwrought it could be made up of lost reels from Grindhouse, ex... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunshine Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference Sunshine quickly fades from near-brilliance to dim potboiler. 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference I now pronounce you terminally confused. 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: Captivity Release date: 7/13/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference The film itself is sordid, unpleasant viewing, as promised, yet more tedious than terrifying. 60 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rescue Dawn Release date: 7/4/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference Herzog shows all of this with a fresh, observant eye. While sadism is a staple of most POW movies... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: License to Wed Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference The story ends with a sentimental clunk. To say the picture isn't funny is putting it mildly. It ... 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Transformers Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference It's a gearhead's dream come true, with cool robots, hot girls, big explosions and broad jokes. 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ratatouille Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference It's not just the computer animation that is vibrantly three-dimensional. It's also the well-roun... 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sicko Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference Sicko is Moore's most satisfying and mature film, with few cheap shots or transparent publicity s... 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: Live Free or Die Hard Release date: 6/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference If your sense of the credible isn't awfully flexible, you're the wrong audience for movies like t... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: You Kill Me Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference This droll combination of coldblooded murder and romantic comedy uses Ben Kingsley's renowned int... 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: 1408 Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference John Cusack is virtually a one-man show in the claustrophobically chilling 1408. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mighty Heart, A Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference British director Michael Winterbottom tells the story with an intelligence and restraint worthy o... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Evan Almighty Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference Dressing thy star in vestments of outrageous design and a wig maketh not a joke. 142 other reviews of this movie Movie: Golden Door Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Writer/director Emanuel Crialese gives his atmospheric film a look of daguerreotype authenticity. 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ten Canoes Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (6/1) No reference It's worth putting up with the meandering story to see the aboriginal world shown from a fresh pe... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bug Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A film of excruciating intensity, a psychodrama that infects the imagination. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A thrill-a-minute extravaganza. 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paprika Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (5/2) No reference Style 10, substance, maybe 2. 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shrek the Third Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A deflated, weakly plotted effort that only intermittently recaptures the jubilant humor of the e... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Next Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Next features Nicolas Cage as a clairvoyant who can see events before they occur. If anyone on th... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Condemned, The Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference The film presents its pulp cruelty without irony, and that lack of anesthetic distancing makes it... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wind Chill Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Elevates familiar fright motifs to levels of shivery dismay. 16 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Land of Women Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference The whole mess feels like a television pilot that was never picked up. 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: 300 Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference It is a wall-to-wall canvas of expressionist ultraviolence. 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Little Children Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A beautifully observed, profoundly moving tale of suburban malaise. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: War Within, The Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:48 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A penetrating, provocative, tautly suspenseful character study. 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Travellers & Magicians Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Gloriously photographed, captivatingly acted and percolating with surprises. 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Producers, The Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference If this film were any funnier, the world would explode. 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brokeback Mountain Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It has become shorthand to call Brokeback Mountain the 'gay cowboy movie,' but it is much more th... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Walk the Line Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference There's no mistaking the sound of Johnny Cash, and Walk the Line gets it just right. 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zathura Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The special effects never overshadow the story, which is just down-to-earth enough to resonate wi... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paradise Now Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference What makes the film more than a routine thriller is its willingness to explore what makes these w... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Three...Extremes Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Three of Asia's best-regarded young filmmakers contribute to this terror trilogy, each giving his... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw II Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The serpentine plot is logical; the acting is passable and the film creates a palpable atmosphere... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Where the Truth Lies Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A mesmerizing show-business Rashomon. 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Her Shoes Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If movies were scratch-and-sniff, In Her Shoes would be a cloying blend of patent leather, melon ... 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Two for the Money Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The stop-start rhythm is bad on the movie's gearbox and before long we realize that we're looking... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Into the Blue Release date: 9/30/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It is an extraordinary cinematic achievement to take a story combining pirate treasure, drug runn... 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This vibrantly imaginative mix of horror and humor puts the f-u-n in funeral. 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Just Like Heaven Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Just Like Heaven isn't a groundbreaking movie -- where romantic comedy is concerned, there isn't ... 130 other reviews of this movie Movie: 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The 40-Year-old Virgin maintains a deft balancing act, playing raunchy sight gags and rude dialog... 168 other reviews of this movie Movie: 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The 40-Year-old Virgin maintains a deft balancing act, playing raunchy sight gags and rude dialog... 168 other reviews of this movie Movie: Four Brothers Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference An unsavory and unsatisfying blend of bone-splintering sadism and doofus slapstick comedy. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Broken Flowers Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Long on atmosphere, light on dialogue and courageously willing to leave its puzzles unresolved. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dukes of Hazzard, The Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Motorheads who want nothing more than a handful of chase sequences may enjoy The Dukes of Hazzard... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Island, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference As futuristic nightmares go, The Island is pretty appealing. 161 other reviews of this movie Movie: Devil's Rejects, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It is grim, unrelenting and savage, and it is destined to become a genre classic. After seeing th... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dark Water Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Dark Water is a lesson in how to transform atmospheric J-horror into soggy B filmmaking. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Funny Ha Ha Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It raises so many little questions and offers so many quiet insights that one sitting isn't enoug... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: XXX: State of the Union Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This flashy atrocity, clearly a lost cause from the first five minutes, offers viewers no option ... 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Release date: 4/22/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference You might expect this film to be mildly informative; coming out you'll feel you've seen the horro... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Interpreter, The Release date: 4/22/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It is the sort of thoughtful, grown-up entertainment that the big studios hardly make anymore. 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Amityville Horror, The Release date: 4/15/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If they scare up enough business to perpetuate this sort of retread, that will be the real horror... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kung Fu Hustle Release date: 4/8/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Hatchet fu, shotgun fu, flowerpot fu, harp fu, cobra fu, disco fu, Zen fu, Kubrick fu, Road Runne... 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Look At Me Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Gorgeously photographed, sublimely acted and perversely funny, Look at Me creates sympathy for ch... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sin City Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference I can't endorse the content, but I can't dismiss the presentation. Sin City is superlative filmma... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Guess Who Release date: 3/25/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's been a long time since the words 'Ashton Kutcher' and 'hilarious' have appeared in the same ... 130 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ring Two, The Release date: 3/18/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The Ring Two dilutes the dread that the first installment generated and introduces even greater c... 129 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mail Order Wife Release date: 3/11/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Unpredictable and hugely entertaining. 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Intimate Stories Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This comic Argentine road movie shows human nature at its most generous. 19 other reviews of this movie Movie: Be Cool Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The only worse thing than starring in a bad movie is using it to call up memories of a time when ... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Downfall Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Gives us the most intimate portrait of Adolf Hitler to date. 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitch Release date: 2/11/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This is the sort of role Smith carries off effortlessly, a decent, level-headed all-American guy ... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Inside Deep Throat Release date: 2/11/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A history lesson that challenges many preconceptions. 60 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wedding Date, The Release date: 2/4/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Scenes don't build momentum, and I don't think I've ever seen a feature where so many lines of di... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alone in the Dark Release date: 1/28/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If you took the 100 worst ideas ever conceived for a science-fiction film, rattled them around in... 104 other reviews of this movie Movie: White Noise Release date: 1/7/2005 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Flawed but enjoyable supernatural thriller. 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Promised Life, The Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:41 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference [The film is] strongest when Huppert is plying her sordid trade, her face a cracking mask of emot... 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: In Good Company Release date: 12/29/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The point of [Weitz's] story isn't to deliver a tidy resolution, but to let us get to know two ch... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet the Fockers Release date: 12/22/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A weary retread without a fraction of the inventiveness that sparked the original. 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spanglish Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A distressingly heartwarming domestic drama. 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst Release date: 11/26/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference To misquote Buffalo Springfield, something was happening here; what it was ain't exactly clear. 26 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kinsey Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Neeson pulls off something of a miracle here, creating a flesh-and-blood character who is innocen... 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw Release date: 10/29/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If you're looking for something more meaningful than visceral shocks, Saw won't cut it. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vera Drake Release date: 10/10/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference We often praise actors for putting themselves inside the skins and souls of others, but it's a ra... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friday Night Lights Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The film feels like an anthology of cliches from a hundred football movies. 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taxi Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Corny, but it grows on you. 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Infernal Affairs Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A beautifully crafted, exciting story that keeps on surprising you to the very end. 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dirty Shame, A Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Waters has earned the right to be raunchy. Unfortunately, he has lost the knack for making it int... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wimbledon Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference There's nothing startlingly original in the way this plays out, but the film has a relaxed ease t... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Resident Evil: Apocalypse Release date: 9/10/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If creative bankruptcy was legally actionable, this film would be in Chapter 11. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cellular Release date: 9/10/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A satisfying marriage of Hitchcockian suspense and brash B-movie energy. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brown Bunny, The Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference So mind-numbingly dull it makes you yearn for one of those World War II-spy instant-death pills. 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bright Leaves Release date: 8/25/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference McElwee's autobiographical films ... are leisurely jaunts with a gentle humor that never mocks hi... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Well-cast and well-acted, top to bottom. 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Village, The Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Shyamalan, as usual functioning as writer, director and producer, plays on our expectations like ... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Supremacy, The Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A worthy successor to the smash original. 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Funny in a roly-poly, shapeless way. Sort of like Ferrell's gut. 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: De-Lovely Release date: 7/2/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference What worse hell could a showman endure than a tin-eared procession of his greatest hits? 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Two Brothers Release date: 6/25/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's an unabashed feel-good film, but a surprisingly intelligent one that honestly earns each smi... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Bounces along with a dumb, energetic oomph. 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garfield Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The film is a veritable conga line of bad decisions whose guiding premise appears to be 'Never mi... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chronicles of Riddick, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Plot? Character? Tension? Purpose? Sorry, wrong auditorium. 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Story of the Weeping Camel, The Release date: 6/4/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Who knew that nomads' yurts were so cozy and colorful, or that camels could be so soulful? 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breakin' All the Rules Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The strain of sustaining its thin premise exhausts the film well before the final credits. 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Super Size Me Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A controversial, entertaining and stomach-turning nonfiction comedy that will cause many viewers ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: New York Minute Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference As sterile and devoid of personality as a mall parking lot. 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saddest Music in the World, The Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's a rare film today that doesn't assume audiences are stupid. Weird as they might be, Maddin g... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hellboy Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A welcome change of pace from the senseless sensibilities of most Hollywood comic-book spectacles... 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dogville Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Dogville is a love-it-or- hate-it experience, but one that will fill a large space in any viewer'... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taking Lives Release date: 3/19/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Taking Lives clearly aims to be a stylish, eerie chiller along the lines of Seven. Despite a nerv... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spartan Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Mamet creates a narrative so complex that it's scarcely worth the effort to unravel it. 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Starsky & Hutch Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference An affectionate satire of the late-'70s action series, it retains an agreeable small-screen modes... 141 other reviews of this movie Movie: Against the Ropes Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Almost nothing about it feels drawn from real life. 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: Robot Stories Release date: 2/13/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Robot Stories doesn't advance the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It's The Twilight Zone reima... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barbershop 2: Back in Business Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Doesn't overreach the original's modest ambitions, doesn't mess with the endearing, well-rounded ... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dreamers, The Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's wonderful to see a film that takes back sex from the smutty teen comedies, that grapples wit... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: You Got Served Release date: 1/30/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The performers are elegant, expressive and viscerally exciting when they move. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Perfect Score, The Release date: 1/30/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Grading on the admittedly weak January curve, it squeaks by with a pass. 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Along Came Polly Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It isn't fresh. It isn't special. It isn't anything. 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tokyo Godfathers Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It doesn't make sense to praise an anime movie's acting, does it? Yet you can't help but marvel a... 51 other reviews of this movie Movie: Letter to True, A Release date: 1/7/2004 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This is an elegant junk drawer of a movie, and the junkiest aspect is Weber's wooly-minded sentim... 20 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love and Diane Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:37 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A powerful and important film. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eyes Without a Face Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:30 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It infects your dreams with dread and desperation. 14 other reviews of this movie Movie: Peter Pan Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Every generation deserves its own version of Peter Pan. Until the next one arrives in 2019 or so,... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference This adaptation departs from the kiddie classic with freewheeling abandon, but is faithful in the... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love Actually Release date: 11/7/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A warm, benevolent comedy whose characters gradually become your dear friends. 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The Release date: 11/5/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Louder, longer, more expensive and dumber than its predecessors, Revolutions is a mediocrity that... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond Borders Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The formula that gave life to such poignant and powerful films as The Killing Fields and The Year... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 3 Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's the ideal comedy for 12-year-old boys of every age and gender. 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Drowns in red rivers of excess. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flower of Evil, The Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A minor work from a major talent. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: School of Rock Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It gives Jack Black a role perfectly attuned to his comedic and musical gifts. 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wonderland Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Wonderland aspires to the grisly poetry of a James Ellroy novella but only achieves the ugliness ... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bubba Ho-Tep Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Bubba Ho-Tep takes care of business, baby. 72 other reviews of this movie Movie: Once Upon a Time in Mexico Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Just as there are some sports teams you watch for the brilliant efforts of one star athlete, ther... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cabin Fever Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Horror fans will cherish Cabin Fever, and stout-hearted movie lovers in general would be wise to ... 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jeepers Creepers 2 Release date: 8/29/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Larger in scope but looser in construction than the first, Jeepers Creepers 2 will satisfy undema... 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Uptown Girls Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference When Uptown Girls is released on DVD, its commentary tracks should consist of a single looped phr... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Freddy vs. Jason Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Pitting the bad guys against each other merely recycles all the shtick we've seen before. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Splendor Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The most amazing, colossal and fantastic comic-inspired movie in years. 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gigli Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference A perfect storm of cinematic awfulness. 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secret Lives of Dentists, The Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Director Alan Rudolph shows a fine sensitivity to the loneliness that can haunt a close marriage,... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Overfamiliar and uninspired. 132 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seabiscuit Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Even if thundering hoofbeats don't automatically electrify you, you'll be tempted to cheer when t... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A wonderfully old-school adventure. 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference T3 director Jonathan Mostow delivers a high-energy barrage of special effects gee-wizardry that s... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hollywood Homicide Release date: 6/13/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Hollywood Homicide ought not to be as much fun as it is, but it is. 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Release date: 6/13/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Will leave you numb and numberer. 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Whale Rider Release date: 6/6/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A story that J.K. Rowling fans young and old will savor. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2 Fast 2 Furious Release date: 6/6/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's unapologetic hackwork aimed at guys who never forgave Mom for throwing out their Hot Wheels ... 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2 Fast 2 Furious Release date: 6/6/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's unapologetic hackwork aimed at guys who never forgave Mom for throwing out their Hot Wheels ... 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The Release date: 5/15/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference For sheer exhilarating spectacle, The Matrix Reloaded is the film to beat this year. 228 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bulletproof Monk Release date: 4/16/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Bulletproof Monk shoots blanks. 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Navigators, The Release date: 2/21/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Loach's characters speak in a sometimes difficult Yorkie accent, but they tell a story anyone can... 8 other reviews of this movie Movie: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Release date: 2/14/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The film is deft, delicious work, but a very different romantic fantasy than you probably expect. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Circle, The Release date: 1/10/2003 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference If you ever wanted to know how to look good wearing a trenchcoat, lighting a cigarette, handling ... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: God is Great, I'm Not Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference The film is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a ... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Space Cowboys Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Space Cowboys is a satisfying science-fiction yarn. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Red One, The Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:27 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A big, impressive slab of drama -- maybe not a masterpiece or an epic, but a colorful story that ... 28 other reviews of this movie Movie: Winter Soldier Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:48 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference A powerful document from a painful chapter in history. 17 other reviews of this movie Movie: Faces Release date: 12/31/1968 11:01:31 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference John Marley and Lynn Carlin play the conflicted couple with a raw emotional reality that is uncom... 5 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barbarella Release date: 12/31/1968 11:01:27 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference It's fun in a 'What were they smoking?' kind of way. 11 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Release date: 1/1/1966 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Leone's blockbuster is balanced on the razor's edge between popular entertainment and art film. I... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Leopard, The Release date: 7/15/1963 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/3) No reference The Leopard is epic filmmaking at its finest. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lawrence of Arabia Release date: 12/16/1962 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (4/3) No reference Approach it from whatever angle you like, performances, script, cinematography, score; David Lean... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: On the Waterfront Release date: 10/1/1954 Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference You miss this, you're buyin' a one-way ticket to Palookaville. 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tokyo Story Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:45 PM Review by Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune: (3/4) No reference Ozu doesn't sentimentalize or condemn; he merely observes human nature with calm and clarity. 13 other reviews of this movie Served turbo style


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