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618 Reviews by Eric Lurio
618 Reviews by
Eric Lurio
of Entertainment Insiders
Movie: Fierce People
Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
While not as interesting a ride as advertised, the movie does keep one from falling asleep.
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Movie: The Ten
Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is a take it or leave it proposition, but worth a place on your NetFlix queue.
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Movie: Arctic Tale
Release date: 7/25/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
the footage is stunning, the narration, not so.
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Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The laugh to wince factor is about five to two in favor of winces.
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Movie: Sunshine
Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
At once one of the best and worst films of the year.
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Movie: Joshua
Release date: 7/6/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
run-of-the-mill psychological thriller.
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Movie: Rescue Dawn
Release date: 7/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Steve Zahn deserves an Oscar for this, so does Christian Bale.
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Movie: Ratatouille
Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One of these days, Pixar is going to release a stinker. But that day isn't today.
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Movie: Sicko
Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is top rate. It's funny, it's interesting, and there's just enough truth in there to make yo...
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Movie: Live Free or Die Hard
Release date: 6/27/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Pure escapist fiction and has no relation to anything, which if you think about it, and you shoul...
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Movie: 1408
Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This presses all the right buttons, and is perfect accompaniment to the theater's air conditionin...
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Movie: Surf's Up
Release date: 6/8/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
...and there's that perennial "winning isn't everything" theme that runs throughout the picture, ...
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Movie: Mr. Brooks
Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you're sick of sequels to a sequel of a sequel, then check this out.
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Movie: Gracie
Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Ultimately, "Gracie" scores as a feminist inspirational sports film.
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Movie: Knocked Up
Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Times Square:
(7/0)
This is a genuine romantic comedy. It's funny, honest, and%u2026romantic. Who'da thunk?
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Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Times Square:
(7/0)
By managing to turn a Disney theme park ride into a major movie franchise, director Gore Verbinsk...
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Movie: Bug
Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The final quarter of the film is actually rather bloody, almost living up to the promise of the t...
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Movie: Severance
Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
For fans of the genre, this is the film of the year.
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Movie: Wendell Baker Story, The
Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This isn't anything to write home about, but is pleasant enough. I
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Movie: Once
Release date: 5/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Definitely worth the bucks. Take your honey to this for a date. You'll be glad you did.
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Movie: Day Night Day Night
Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is Filmmaking!
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Movie: Spider-Man 3
Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a huge budget Hollywood comic book blockbuster, you're going to see it anyway, and I'm not ...
159 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Lucky You
Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Hanson's usually sharp dialogue is rather blunted here, and the world of the film seems emotionle...
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Movie: Flying Scotsman, The
Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
If you like sports films, this is worth the bucks.
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Movie: Paris je t'aime
Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a film for people who love film...
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Movie: Away From Her
Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Julie Christie is as lovely as ever, and this may be a bit of a snag, as she doesn't really look...
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Movie: Waitress
Release date: 5/2/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Whether or not one should take one's significant other to see it is questionable, because the cha...
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Movie: Jindabyne
Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There's lots of talk about kharma without mentioning the word, and a major theological debate on ...
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Movie: Condemned, The
Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Attacking the intended audience is one of those things that a filmmaker just doesn't do. Jeez!
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Movie: Fracture
Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
But the thing is pre-ordained and the viewer knows how it's going to end from the minute Ted is a...
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Movie: Hot Fuzz
Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
When a true comic masterpiece comes around that's truly a cause for celebration. Start celebratin...
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Movie: In the Land of Women
Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The acting is good, which really is no reason alone to spend good money on seeing this throwaway ...
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Movie: Vacancy
Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
A paint-by-numbers affair that is not only tired, but looks as if it was written by a computer pr...
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Movie: Perfect Stranger
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
I'm surprised that the red herring isn't extinct yet. It's almost as if the makers of this film f...
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Movie: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The makers of this film know who their audience is, and it probably isn't you.
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Movie: Year of the Dog
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
"Year of the Dog" is ugly, boring and unfunny. The characters are badly drawn, poorly acted (and...
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Movie: Private Fears In Public Places
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Who in their right mind would want to see a thing that makes you want to kill yourself at the end...
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Movie: Disturbia
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
D. J. Caruso and writers Christopher B. Landon and Carl Ellsworth have indeed ripped off Hitchco...
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Movie: Lonely Hearts
Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like true crime stuff, this is worth a look
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Movie: Grindhouse
Release date: 4/6/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Times Square:
(7/0)
The package as a whole is great, but the parts are uneven.
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Movie: Reaping, The
Release date: 4/5/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Let's just hope Hillary Swank remains too big to do a #2.
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Movie: Are We Done Yet?
Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
the cringe to laugh ratio is about 60/40 cringe.
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Movie: Black Book
Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is one of Verhoeven's best movies in years and years and years.
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Movie: Meet the Robinsons
Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Well, don't worry. There's a plot twist, which explains everything, and once we get there, the w...
108 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Lookout, The
Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a taut, well-crafted film, with which even thought there's some gratuitous foreshadowing...
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Movie: After the Wedding
Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We have Rolf Lassgard chewing the scenery like nobody's business, and Ms. Babett managing to keep...
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Movie: Reign Over Me
Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Adam Sandler's best movie ever...but that's not saying much.
113 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Last Mimzy, The
Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Better than expected orthodox, New Age® prosthetizing.
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Movie: TMNT
Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The voice cast is fine, the animation is professionally done, and the script is relatively intell...
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Movie: Color Me Kubrick
Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
John Malkovich has a blast, so will you!
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Movie: Shooter
Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Times Square:
(7/0)
Halfway decent script, good acting, good chases and stuff gets blown up. What more do you want? G...
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Movie: Nomad (The Warrior)
Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The use of "idiot plotting" to advance the story makes this laughable when it should be poetic.
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Movie: I Think I Love My Wife
Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is not a date film, nor is it a chick flick. I'm not sure who it's for,but it's probably not...
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Movie: Wind That Shakes the Barley, The
Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one heck of a scary movie.
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Movie: Premonition
Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The acting is perfectly fine, and everyone, especially the two kids, manages to rise above the su...
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Movie: Namesake, The
Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Kal Penn can actually ACT. Who knew?
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Movie: 300
Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Zack Snyder has created one of the most stylish and intense comic book movies ever made-period.
188 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Wild Hogs
Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The entire cast aquits itself and none do anything so embarrassing that they can continue to have...
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Movie: Zodiac
Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
That was cool!
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Movie: Wild Tigers I Have Known
Release date: 2/28/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If a film makes you root for the villain, and it's a "sesitive teen drama" then it fails.
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Movie: Amazing Grace
Release date: 2/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Think of this as "Pride and Prejudice" meets "Reds".
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Movie: Astronaut Farmer, The
Release date: 2/23/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The Polish brothers, masters of the weird, have decided to make a family film. Everybody does tha...
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Movie: Breach
Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's all about chemistry, and Cooper and Phillippe have it.
117 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ghost Rider
Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of those "turn-off-your-brain-and-enjoy-the-ride type things, and such it works rathe...
103 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Music and Lyrics
Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The first great date film of the year.
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Movie: Music and Lyrics
Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The first great date film of the year.
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Movie: Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls
Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
A game try, still, it's not all quite there,
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Movie: Lives of Others
Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If this doesn't get the Foreign film Oscar, there's no justice in this World.
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Movie: Operation Homecoming
Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
When is a documentary NOT a documentary? When it's this. Definately worth a look.
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Movie: Hannibal Rising
Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(6/1)
This is going to be considered the great Superhero movie of 2007...and it's only February.
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Movie: Messengers, The
Release date: 2/2/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The script is so tired and derivative that even though there are tiny scares here and there, it's...
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Movie: Smokin' Aces
Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like blood, this is a film for you, but otherwise, it's not nearly funny or gory enough to...
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Movie: Blood and Chocolate
Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
January is horror flick month, there's other stuff more worthy.
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Movie: Catch and Release
Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Much, much better than it has any right to be.
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Movie: Italian, The
Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
When in doubt, there's always Joseph Campbell.
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Movie: Stomp the Yard
Release date: 1/12/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
We've seen this a billion times before in all sorts of musical styles. Cheap melodrama is cheap m...
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Movie: Happily N'Ever After
Release date: 1/5/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It would take some actual work to get absolutely EVERYTHING wrong, and that looks like it might b...
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Movie: Code Name: The Cleaner
Release date: 1/5/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Not nearly bad enough to be truly enjoyable
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Movie: War Tapes, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:48 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is a revelation.
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Movie: Three Times
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:45 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film was designed to win film festival prizes and leave the regular audiences in the dust.
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Movie: Flyboys, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:31 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The back and forth between real biplanes and the CGI variety is flawless, and that makes the dogf...
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Movie: Copying Beethoven
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:28 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The whole thing is sitcom, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. This is really great televisio...
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Movie: Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:27 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Okay, aside from the gay angle, this is actually a rather conventional film. Had Maxi been a girl...
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Movie: Absolute Wilson
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:26 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
It's recommended for Wilson fans and those who are interested in fringe entertainment.
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Movie: Pan's Labyrinth
Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
He's managed to create one of those unexpected masterpieces that both touches both our inner chil...
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Movie: Miss Potter
Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Makes you glad you live when you do.
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Movie: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Release date: 12/27/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The acting is fine, and the climax is completely off the wall, but that doesn't make the intermi...
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Movie: Black Christmas
Release date: 12/25/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's one of the least original serial killer flicks of the decade.
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Movie: Curse of the Golden Flower
Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like action films, this is worth the slog though the chick flick stuff.
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Movie: We Are Marshall
Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Good, standard sports schmaltz
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Movie: Night at the Museum
Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Does what it's suppposed to do. Take the kids, but don't go by yourself.
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Movie: Good Shepherd, The
Release date: 12/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Better than average, but barely.
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Movie: Oliver Twist
Release date: 12/21/2006 11:01:40 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Is it worth renting the video sometime in the spring so the little darlings can cheat on their b...
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Movie: Letters From Iwo Jima
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Somewhere between "great" and "timeless."
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Movie: Venus
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The performers wrestle the script to the ground! O'Toole's best in years.
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Movie: Painted Veil, The
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like classy costume dramas filled with British accents, or have to write a paper on Maugha...
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Movie: Rocky Balboa
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's eminently watchable, and is a nice way to waste some time at a bargain matinee...I'm still d...
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Movie: Breaking and Entering
Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One of Jude Law's best performances.
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Movie: Secret Life of Words, The
Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This thing is very, very deep. So deep in fact that getting the bends is a distinct possibility.
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Movie: Good German, The
Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Stick with the videos of the real thing, and wait for "Ocean's 13."
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Movie: Pursuit of Happyness, The
Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Do we really want to see Will Smith suffer for over an hour and a half? Not really
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Movie: Charlotte's Web
Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Some Movie!
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Movie: Unaccompanied Minors
Release date: 12/8/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Now Director Paul Feig, and writers Jacob Meszaros and Mya Stark have managed to make something w...
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Movie: Family Law
Release date: 12/8/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film itself goes nowhere.
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Movie: Fountain, The
Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The whole thing is very Zen, and I don't mean that in a good way.
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Movie: Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
so why would anyone who wasn't already a fan want to go to this thing? I dunno
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Movie: Deja Vu
Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is an excellent popcorn movie...
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Movie: History Boys, The
Release date: 11/21/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Some have compared this film to
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Movie: Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, The
Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
"Eraserhead" without the yucks.
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Movie: Casino Royale
Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Craig's Bond is to Roger Moore's as Michael Keaton's Batman is to Adam West's.
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Movie: For Your Consideration
Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not only are the characters morons, but thier work is mediocre. In earlier films, their work was ...
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Movie: Fast Food Nation
Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is by far Linklater's worst film, which is sad because he's usually so much better than this...
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Movie: Happy Feet
Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
What's unexpected is the religious aspect. Mumble...the Joseph Campbell Hero's Journey®, which ha...
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Movie: Good Year, A
Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's so goddamned cute you almost want to puke, but you don't. This is the most charming movie of...
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Movie: Stranger Than Fiction
Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Everyone can handle sitcom and they do.
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Movie: Come Early Morning
Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
In fact this film is generally about nothing. There's an attempt to show some growth in some rela...
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Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Release date: 11/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The guiltiest pleasure of the year!
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Movie: Babel
Release date: 10/27/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The acting is terrific, especially Barraza, who manages to carry the entire segment by herself. T...
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Movie: Flags of Our Fathers
Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The structure of the film is somewhat confusing, but in the end it's quite educational and extrem...
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Movie: Running With Scissors
Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Worth seeing for the terrific ensemble.
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Movie: Man of the Year
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While they let Williams go, which is good, they don't give him enough time to do so, which isn't....
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Movie: Sweet Land
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not a great film, something to watch when it comes on cable, not for a night out to the theater.
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Movie: Infamous
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Just as good as the other version.
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Movie: Driving Lessons
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
while the two titans chew the scenery with wild abandon, Rupert Grint (Harry Potter
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Movie: One Night with the King
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is one of those religious epics that looks like a religious epic, which is fine as far as it...
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Movie: Departed, The
Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The best remake of the decade.
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Movie: Little Children
Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(6/1)
Auteur Todd Field and co-writer Tom Perrotta have created a group of some of the most unsympathet...
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Movie: Queen, The
Release date: 9/30/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This has the immediacy of a "West Wing" episode, and it's thrilling.
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Movie: Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A
Release date: 9/29/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
a lyrical evocation of a time quickly fading, and all that it implies.
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Movie: Open Season
Release date: 9/29/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The artwork is good, but so what? A story is what sells the picture, and here it most certainly d...
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Movie: Last King of Scotland, The
Release date: 9/27/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's only the brilliant performance by Forest Whitaker, which keeps this film from turning too ma...
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Movie: All the King's Men
Release date: 9/22/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you're going to fail, you might as well do it big.
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Movie: Last Kiss, The
Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Your standard coming of age story, done late.
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Movie: Everyone's Hero
Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Christopher Reeve was working on when he died, and they had to finish it for him, right? He shoul...
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Movie: Black Dahlia, The
Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
You can take it off the Oscar list, but is well worth a look regardless.
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Movie: Wicker Man, The
Release date: 9/1/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Ahhhhhh, what a waste of talent! For shame!!!!
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Movie: Crossover
Release date: 9/1/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is a neo-minstral show.
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Movie: Quiet, The
Release date: 8/25/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is entertainment?
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Movie: Sherrybaby
Release date: 8/25/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What we have is a mostly depressing tale of possible salvation.
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Movie: Invincible
Release date: 8/25/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There's an air of disbelief onscreen as to what's going on, and everyone is so busy preparing for...
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Movie: Trust the Man
Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
So don't come to this thing with high expectations for something new and different, because it ai...
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Movie: Material Girls
Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is indeed one dumb film.
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Movie: Zoom
Release date: 8/11/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
First the good news: This film isn't nearly as awful as some would have you believe. Now the bad:...
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Movie: Pulse
Release date: 8/11/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Don't get me wrong. This isn't a BAD film, just not particularly good.
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Movie: World Trade Center
Release date: 8/9/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a beautiful movie, this despite the horror it depicts.
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Movie: Night Listener, The
Release date: 8/4/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Novellist Armistead Maupin and collaborators Terry Anderson and Patrick Stettner have put togeth...
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Movie: John Tucker Must Die
Release date: 7/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of those films that manages to overcome the limitations of it's genre and become some...
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Movie: I Like Killing Flies
Release date: 7/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Shopsin is a character. He's loud, lewd and fat, speaks his mind on just about every subject know...
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Movie: Little Miss Sunshine
Release date: 7/26/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is truly one of those "fun for the whole family" type of things, despite the fact that they ...
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Movie: Clerks II
Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The question to be answered is: Is Clerks II something that is watchable for those who are unfami...
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Movie: Monster House
Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This usually doesn't work in animation unless it's one of those dish-plate eyed Japanese things. ...
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Movie: Mini's First Time
Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A deliciously evil black comedy that's sure to elicit lots of shameful giggles throughout.
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Movie: You, Me and Dupree
Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
we get a whole season's worth of sitcom in an less than two hours, whether or not this is a good ...
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Movie: Little Man
Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The three stooges LIVE!!!
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Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Release date: 7/7/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is a true joy.
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Movie: Devil Wears Prada, The
Release date: 6/30/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Dilbert meets Sex and the City. I mean that in a good way.
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Movie: Superman Returns
Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film's conservatism is one of its strengths. We don't have to get used to anything really rad...
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Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Sometimes things like this do happen.
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Movie: Strangers With Candy
Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The worst movie of the summer
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Movie: Road To Guantanamo, The
Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is excellently made propaganda, how much of it is genuinely true is another story and we can...
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Movie: Great New Wonderful, The
Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of the more depressing films to come out this year.
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Movie: Hidden Blade, The
Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Good, but a bit of a snorer.
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Movie: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Release date: 6/16/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
pity of it is that it sucks.
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Movie: Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The
Release date: 6/16/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
It's the usual crap.
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Movie: Cars
Release date: 6/9/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
While it isn't as genuinely great as a number of their previous works, it's deeper, and that alon...
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Movie: District B13
Release date: 6/2/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Okay. This is a really stupid film, but who the heck cares? It's Chopsocky!
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Movie: Break-Up, The
Release date: 6/2/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a tragedy with laughs, not a comedy.
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Movie: Lower City
Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is nothing really special, but it gets the job done.
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Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand
Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Somewhat clunky
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Movie: Mouth to Mouth
Release date: 5/19/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wightman's gradual change from liberated mom to moonie is one of the scariest performances of the...
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Movie: Keeping Up With the Steins
Release date: 5/12/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This is a good insight into the Jewish mind, whatever the heck that is.
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Movie: Mission: Impossible III
Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
"There comes a time when bold becomes stupid." Truer words were rarely said.
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Movie: Proposition, The
Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An amazing act of scenery-chewing like none seen in quite some time.
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Movie: Water
Release date: 4/28/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a heartbreaking film, and we can see why the powers that be in India are so angry.
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Movie: Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The
Release date: 4/26/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's one of those films where we root for almost everybody.
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Movie: Silent Hill
Release date: 4/21/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like horror flicks, you'll like this one....
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Movie: Celestine Prophecy, The
Release date: 4/21/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One would think that since the book sold 14 million copies, Hollywood would have bought the film ...
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Movie: Kinky Boots
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While it's maniputative as hell, its still entertaining.
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Movie: Look Both Ways
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This, is a really morbid film. Death and destruction are everywhere. Just the setting for a roma...
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Movie: La Mujer de Mi Hermano
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A horrible script makes for a horrible movie. Even if the rest if it is done brilliantly.
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Movie: Scary Movie 4
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The Kentucky Fried Theater is back! Huzzah!
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Movie: Hard Candy
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is what horror films are all about.
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Movie: Free Zone
Release date: 4/7/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is not a geat film, but an extremely good one...
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Movie: Phat Girlz
Release date: 4/7/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Outrageous comedy? damn right!!! I'm outraged that there's no comedy here AT ALL!!!!
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Movie: Ice Age: The Meltdown
Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The animation is excellent, and all the jokes, both visual and verbal work. It's worth taking th...
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Movie: Iron Island
Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is what cinema is about. Taking the viewer into a completely alien world and trying to make ...
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Movie: Devil and Daniel Johnston, The
Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Really well done.
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Movie: Basic Instinct 2
Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(6/1)
It would be nice if we could have as much fun as she is...
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Movie: Lonesome Jim
Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This flick is pure Schadenfreude
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Movie: Stay Alive
Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Boring!!!
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Movie: Inside Man
Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
By the time everything is resolved, we've been through one heck of a roller coaster ride.
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Movie: Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Somewhere in this film is the germ of a really good comedy, but they blew it.
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Movie: She's the Man
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The big problem is that most of the schtick doesn't work very well, not that Bynes can't do it, b...
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Movie: Find Me Guilty
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
With Lumet being in his mid-80s, it's possible that it's his final film. If this is so, it's nice...
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Movie: V for Vendetta
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This isn't the "Matrix" by any means, although it is worth the bucks for a ticket.
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Movie: Don't Come Knocking
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is something to see. A perfect independent film to be sure.
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Movie: Shaggy Dog, The
Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is evil, pure and simple.
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Movie: Ask the Dust
Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The acting is good, and Ferril and Menzel give really good performances, while the rest, especial...
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Movie: Hills Have Eyes, The
Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Good gorey fun.
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Movie: Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Release date: 3/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
This could have been better, but I'm not sure how.
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Movie: Aquamarine
Release date: 3/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
If you're not a twelve year old girl, pass it by. If you are,or younger,and are still a girl, you...
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Movie: Sorry, Haters
Release date: 3/1/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The haters are not sorry, and they're the one making this film.
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Movie: Little Fish
Release date: 2/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Even with all it's many good points, it leads to an inevitable ending we see from the very beginn...
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Movie: Tsotsi
Release date: 2/24/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a nasty little film, but well worth the slog
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Movie: Eight Below
Release date: 2/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A year hence, the academy should give Mike Alexander a special Oscar® for animal wrangling.
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Movie: Date Movie
Release date: 2/17/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Mss Hannigan, who had she not currently been in a hit TV show, might have had her career destroye...
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Movie: Firewall
Release date: 2/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
As thrillers go, this is definitely worth a matinee.
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Movie: Final Destination 3
Release date: 2/10/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like splatter flicks, this is for you.
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Movie: When a Stranger Calls
Release date: 2/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
How many false alarms can you have before the audience finally gets impatient and bored? Two? Thr...
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Movie: Something New
Release date: 2/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Aside from the political stuff, this is the same old same old that has been cluttering up stage a...
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Movie: Tenants, The
Release date: 2/3/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
[Snoop] and McDermot have a weird chemistry together and fascinating to watch.
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Movie: Imagine Me & You
Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Had it not been for the homosexual content this script would have been considered too crappy to f...
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Movie: Nanny McPhee
Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Think of it Edward Gorey meets Mary Poppins.
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Movie: Revolver
Release date: 1/26/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is Ritchie definitely back in form.
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Movie: Glory Road
Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The fact that it's loosely based on a historical event doesn't change anything. Formula is formul...
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Movie: War Within, The
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:48 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Akhtar, who cowrote the screenplay gives a cool and nuanced performance, Choudhury shows real pas...
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Movie: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Plays like one of the better "Law and Order" episodes.
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Movie: Dear Wendy
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:29 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The Nazis did this sort of thing in THEIR cinema during the 1930s and '40s...
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Movie: Daltry Calhoun, The
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:29 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There's no reason to see this film, not even on cable. None!
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Movie: Match Point
Release date: 12/28/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This isn't a bad film. In fact, it's one of Allen's best movies in quite a while.
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Movie: Rumor Has It...
Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What we've got here is a trifle that is too clever by half. That's not good.
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Movie: New World, The
Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Despite Bale, Kilcher and Ferrell's excellent performances, this thing is a bit of a dog.
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Movie: Wolf Creek
Release date: 12/25/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is okay, if you're into that sort of thing, but it's an acquired taste.
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Movie: Munich
Release date: 12/23/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Well, it looks like Spielberg has done it again.
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Movie: Producers, The
Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
O JOY! O rapture! This isn't going to suck after all!!! Hooray!!!!
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Movie: Family Stone, The
Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The delightful Stone family becomes the villain, and we're left unsure whether to crow in triumph...
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Movie: Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This, despite the brutality and diversions [two of the most boring sex scenes this year], this i...
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Movie: King Kong
Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of the best movies of the decade!
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Movie: Mrs. Henderson Presents
Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Even though it's about nudity, this is most definitely family entertainment.
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Movie: Memoirs of a Geisha
Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is, in fact, quite an ugly film.
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Movie: First Descent
Release date: 12/2/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a good reminder why going to the local bijou is sometimes better than renting a video or DVD...
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Movie: Walk the Line
Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like country music, you'll like the film. Even if you don't, you'll still like it.
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Movie: Breakfast on Pluto
Release date: 11/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is not for everyone, Jordan's stuff never is, but if you're into good acting it's worth a lo...
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Movie: Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
For the most part she gets away with it, but a lot of her jokes fall flat. I guess you have to b...
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Movie: Zathura
Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
If you or your kids haven't seen Jumanji, this is definitely worth a trip to the theater.
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Movie: Winter Passing
Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
So what we have is a bunch of damaged people acting damaged and trying to get on with lives of qu...
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Movie: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Release date: 10/21/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The cool thing about "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" is that it's a lot of fun to watch shiny, happy peopl...
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Movie: Shopgirl
Release date: 10/21/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
...as serious as a heart attack.
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Movie: Where the Truth Lies
Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This isn't a typical Egoyan flick, as the sex and drugs element is new and so is humor.
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Movie: Elizabethtown
Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
the sum of the parts are far greater than the whole
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Movie: Two for the Money
Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a fun film
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Movie: In Her Shoes
Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Yeah, this is a chick flick, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Movie: Serenity
Release date: 9/30/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We get to see some nifty special effects fighting scenes and stuff blow up gratuitously. What mor...
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Movie: Into the Blue
Release date: 9/30/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Ah, the joys of bad cinema! Every now and then you get a movie so bad that it's almost al pleasur...
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Movie: History of Violence, A
Release date: 9/23/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is Cronenburg's best and most nuanced movie in quite a few years.
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Movie: Flightplan
Release date: 9/23/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The last fifteen minutes are extremely stupid and almost ruin all that good stuff we've had befor...
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Movie: Just Like Heaven
Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's fine for what it is. A romantic comedy with a slight supernatural bent,
but it doesn't go f...
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Movie: Thumbsucker
Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The transformation from slacker to overachiever to something else is sort of like a train wreck....
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Movie: Everything Is Illuminated
Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Silly, but in a good sort of way.
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Movie: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
It's a perfect follow-up to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
74 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Constant Gardener, The
Release date: 8/31/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is an extremely well made movie, and despite it's ham-handed politics, is well worth a look...
128 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Memory of a Killer, The
Release date: 8/26/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you don't mind the subtitles, you should definitely see this one.
59 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Cave, The
Release date: 8/26/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's dumb folks, yeah it's an “Alien” rip-off, but that's not a terrible thing, it's the complete...
76 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Brothers Grimm, The
Release date: 8/26/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not his best, but not too shabby either....
156 other reviews of this movie
Movie: 40-Year-Old Virgin, The
Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Sweet...yet funny as hell.
168 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Supercross: The Movie
Release date: 8/17/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is basically a commercial for the sport, and it's not a very good one at that.
61 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Great Raid, The
Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is strictly for WWII buffs.
33 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Pretty Persuasion
Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This thing is a racist cartoon version of American society in which all women are evil lesbians w...
57 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Secuestro Express
Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The bad guys are some of the most evil characters I've seen outside of a Nazi uniform and they al...
36 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Broken Flowers
Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's chock full of really winning performances...
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Movie: Dukes of Hazzard, The
Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Car crashes!!! Wowzers! Then we get to see Daisy in a bikini in order to sexually harass the cops...
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Movie: Must Love Dogs
Release date: 7/29/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Perfect for a girl's night out.
123 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Devil's Rejects, The
Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We're supposed to feel bad for these people, as they didn't do anything so horrible, just torture...
102 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Island, The
Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one heck of a stupid movie...just the thing to enjoy with that wonderful invention known...
161 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Release date: 7/15/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The Germans have a term for that sort of thing: “Schandenfreude.” Lots and lots of sadistic fun.
204 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Beautiful Country, The
Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's worth the price of a ticket.
64 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Dark Water
Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is a wilter.
125 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Murderball
Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Brilliant.
103 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Rebound
Release date: 7/1/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Forgettable performances, forgettable script. Forget it.
49 other reviews of this movie
Movie: War of the Worlds
Release date: 6/29/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's really amazing how much pathos is generated while there's nothing on screen but violence an...
207 other reviews of this movie
Movie: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Release date: 6/24/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
But if you like living dead movies, and there are lots of you out there, you'll like this one too...
139 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Perfect Man, The
Release date: 6/17/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is unwatchable, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
91 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Howl's Moving Castle
Release date: 6/10/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's Miyazaki all the way.
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Movie: Cinderella Man
Release date: 6/3/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It seems that Ron Howard has done it again. He keeps on getting better and better...
171 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Release date: 5/19/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We always knew it would end like this, but sheesh!
250 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Monster-in-Law
Release date: 5/13/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
we’ve got a halfway decent little comedy...
140 other reviews of this movie
Movie: House of Wax
Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This isn’t boring, but is as predictable as can be.
138 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, The
Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It all works, and is in fact, one of the best popcorn movies of the year so far.
160 other reviews of this movie
Movie: XXX: State of the Union
Release date: 4/29/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrAP!
119 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Amityville Horror, The
Release date: 4/15/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This isn't scary at all.
127 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Sin City
Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film has style but no grace.
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Movie: Sin City
Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film has style but no grace.
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Movie: Beauty Shop
Release date: 3/30/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
The story is for the most part useless and thin--the pilot of a failed sitcom.
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Movie: Guess Who
Release date: 3/25/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Had Mac and Kutcher not had such great chemistry together, this wouldn’t have worked...
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Movie: Ice Princess
Release date: 3/18/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
In short, this is a tale about the joys of disappointing your mother. Something we all can identi...
58 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ring Two, The
Release date: 3/18/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Hideo Nakata directed the Japanese version of the "Ringu" series and one would expect that he'd k...
129 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Millions
Release date: 3/11/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a perfect family film from someone who isn’t known for that sort of thing.
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Movie: Jacket, The
Release date: 3/4/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Massy Tadjedin’s script is on the cusp of something special, but is too disjointed for it to work...
146 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Son of the Mask
Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wait till it comes out on video. You’ll know when to turn what off.
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Movie: Constantine
Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
Screenwriter Kevin Brodbin's script is quite wacky in parts,
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Movie: Hitch
Release date: 2/11/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While the last act of the film is kind of forced, most of it is just perfect.
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Movie: Swimming Upstream
Release date: 2/4/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Geoffery Rush steals the show like he always does.
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Movie: Rory O'Shea Was Here
Release date: 2/4/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
...but that’s not enough to drag yourself or your loved ones to the cinema.
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Movie: Wedding Date, The
Release date: 2/4/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
But I think that if you’re a guy you would be best to avoid this like the plague!
109 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Alone in the Dark
Release date: 1/28/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Quite possibly the worst of the year. Definiately the worst of the month.
104 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Dawn of the Dead
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:29 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s BORING, and movies shouldn’t be that way, especially extreme horror films.
95 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hotel Rwanda
Release date: 12/22/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's much like an African Shindler's List and is just as uplifting.
154 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Beyond the Sea
Release date: 12/21/2004 11:01:27 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not a great film, but decent.
123 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Imaginary Heroes
Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What saves this from being completely banal are the performances by Weaver and Daniels as the par...
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Movie: Spanglish
Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
By the end of the film, Adam Sandler is the only grownup that's the least bit likeable.
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Movie: Imaginary Heroes
Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What saves this from being completely banal are the performances by Weaver and Daniels as the par...
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Movie: Million Dollar Baby
Release date: 12/15/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We can see why Warner Bros. decided to move it up a couple of months for the awards season.
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Movie: Blade: Trinity
Release date: 12/8/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(7/0)
It's not even worth a matinee.
92 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Christmas with the Kranks
Release date: 11/24/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Let’s be blunt. This is an evil film. It defames Christianity, it’s fascist, and while a number o...
108 other reviews of this movie
Movie: National Treasure
Release date: 11/19/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Sure it’s dumb, but it’s tons of fun and ever so slightly educational.
146 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It may be worth a matinee for a gaggle of girlfriends, but guys should stay away and Helen Fieldi...
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Movie: Kinsey
Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Needless to say, the world is changed in ways we’re still trying to figure out…. and where does l...
148 other reviews of this movie
Movie: After the Sunset
Release date: 11/12/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s not that great a picture, but it does what it’s supposed to do and that’s why you spend the ...
109 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Polar Express, The
Release date: 11/10/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Some books aren’t meant to be made into movies. This is one of them.
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Movie: Stage Beauty
Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Crudup gives one of the best performances of his career here. He's sort of like a blonde Johnny D...
90 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Taxi
Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
So, as with many a hit French film, this was remade in English with an all-American cast. Also, a...
88 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Friday Night Lights
Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
But all in all, this is a movie for football fans... if you don’t like the sport, then you might ...
135 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Shark Tale
Release date: 10/1/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The plot is extremely predictable, there’s too much product placement, and the thing’s boring in ...
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Movie: Motorcycle Diaries, The
Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Walter Salles and writer Jose Rivera have created a minor masterpiece.
59 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Last Shot, The
Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is really funny.
63 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s worth the money to see it on the big screen.
165 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Vanity Fair
Release date: 9/1/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It hurts your fanny in the end.
117 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Suspect Zero
Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s said that great British actors will do anything for money. This is the case with Ben Kingsle...
109 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
As someone said, the only way you should see this is drunk.
83 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Without a Paddle
Release date: 8/20/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
... this isn’t much of a stretch for the creator of the "Mighty Ducks" but at least it’s a step i...
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Movie: Without a Paddle
Release date: 8/20/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
... this isn’t much of a stretch for the creator of the "Mighty Ducks" but at least it’s a step i...
111 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Alien vs. Predator
Release date: 8/13/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wait until the second run or it comes out on video
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Movie: Little Black Book
Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
the ending is both expected and unexpected.
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Movie: Collateral
Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
but for all intents and purposes this is a two character play on a bare stage…and a damn fine one...
188 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Bourne Supremacy, The
Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This might work on video while imbibing illegal drugs, however, as it stands…Don’t bother.
163 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Catwoman
Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s a Spiderman ripoff, where commerical artist is bitten by a radioactive *****…okay, breathed...
120 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Catwoman
Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s a Spiderman ripoff, where commerical artist is bitten by a radioactive *****…okay, breathed...
120 other reviews of this movie
Movie: I, Robot
Release date: 7/16/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s a good, workmanlike popcorn movie, but nothing more
131 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Door in the Floor, The
Release date: 7/14/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This goes on for almost two hours and soon we’re bored to tears.
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Movie: Outfoxed
Release date: 7/13/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
I'm Shocked, SHOCKED to discover Fox News is conservative!!!
52 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Kaena: The Prophecy
Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The ending makes little sense, the characters are badly sketched out, and we can’t really figure ...
23 other reviews of this movie
Movie: King Arthur
Release date: 7/7/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s never a good idea to do a TRUE VERSION unless it really IS a true version. In other words, t...
66 other reviews of this movie
Movie: De-Lovely
Release date: 7/2/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Alanis Moresette in a sailor suit singing 'Anything Goes?' Jeez! It works, though.
120 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Terminal, The
Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The movie goes trippingly along it’s merry way and is actually quite delightful.
154 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Around the World in 80 Days
Release date: 6/16/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is something slightly different, but only because it’s offensive at so many levels.
101 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Chronicles of Riddick, The
Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Good, dirty fun
124 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Stepford Wives, The
Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This has the biggest plot hole in the history of movies.
116 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Day After Tomorrow, The
Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is the worst that it can be.
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Movie: Raising Helen
Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of Marshall’s worst films to date
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Movie: Troy
Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of the best fantasy-type movies in years, not counting the Lord of the Rings
117 other reviews of this movie
Movie: New York Minute
Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Ikkkkkkkkkkk!
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Movie: Van Helsing
Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
...the damn thing doesn’t do much more than go blindly about it’s paces and is even boring at tim...
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Movie: Alamo, The
Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
...there’s too much and too little simultaneously to make this a really good film.
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Movie: Girl Next Door, The
Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s not awful by any means, but it’s no great shakes either.
120 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Whole Ten Yards, The
Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Remember the name George Gallo. Just short of a year from now, he’s going to be nominated for a R...
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Movie: Home on the Range
Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It would have been nice to see something blowing everyone away for the Mouse’s farewell, but you ...
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Movie: Hellboy
Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Aside from some of the specifics, we’ve seen all this before. The film steals from everything fro...
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Movie: Ladykillers, The
Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Now why it is the wont of would-be criminal masterminds in things like this to employ morons? She...
148 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Dogville
Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A satanic "Our Town."
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Movie: Taking Lives
Release date: 3/19/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Jolie and Hawke have a real chemistry between each other and this tends to make one forget some o...
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Movie: Passion of the Christ, The
Release date: 2/25/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
BLOOD GORE PAIN!!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
203 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Eurotrip
Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Slapstick is hard to do, but Schaffer and friends manage to pull it off.
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Movie: Against the Ropes
Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film isn’t good enough for the full price.
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Movie: Dreamers, The
Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Go see it, even if it's smutty.
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Movie: Along Came Polly
Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An astounding waste of talent.
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Movie: Cold Mountain
Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It’s nice to see someone finally get the Civil War right.
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Movie: Peter Pan
Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film gives insight to the psychological mess that is the original PETER PAN.
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Movie: House of Sand and Fog
Release date: 12/19/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is something you just cannot take your eyes off of.
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Movie: Love Don't Cost a Thing
Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wait until it gets on cable.
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Movie: Stuck on You
Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is not genius, but it's very good indeed.
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Movie: Big Fish
Release date: 12/10/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Quite charming.
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Movie: Honey
Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The dance routines aren’t all that bad, but this turkey is too late for thanksgiving. Give it a m...
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Movie: Last Samurai, The
Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The script is tight, the acting compelling, the special effects believable…it has everything it t...
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Movie: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
I laughed once. That’s it. The jokes fell flat every other time.
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Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The
Release date: 11/5/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping and accomplished visual effects supervisor John Gaeta, are in th...
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Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 1
Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One of the great gorefests of cinematic history.
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Movie: Out of Time
Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A great way to waste an afternoon or evening.
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Movie: Wonderland
Release date: 10/3/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Don’t waste the bucks.
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Movie: Rundown, The
Release date: 9/26/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The final action flick of the summer is in fact the best.
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Movie: My Life Without Me
Release date: 9/26/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The acting is good and the writing is as well, but one wishes that there’d be more happening.
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Movie: Anything Else
Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is a rehash of pretty much Allen has done over the years, and no one is all that interes...
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Movie: Secondhand Lions
Release date: 9/19/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This movie is soooooo good.
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Movie: Lost In Translation
Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Sofia has almost surpassed her dad.
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Movie: Uptown Girls
Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
In truth, this isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. Fanning is really good and Murphy gives as good ...
91 other reviews of this movie
Movie: American Splendor
Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's an interesting soup that's especially tasty.
133 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Freddy vs. Jason
Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you're into that sort of thing, see it.
103 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Freaky Friday
Release date: 8/6/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
[Curtis is] wonderfully silly, but the rest of it is mostly forgettable.
66 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Gigli
Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film isn’t bad enough to be a must see and isn’t good enough to be one either.
135 other reviews of this movie
Movie: American Wedding
Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you're in the right demographic you're going to see it anyway. If you're not, this isn't recom...
116 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wait until it comes out on broadcast TV. It's not worth paying for.
116 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Finding Nemo
Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Proof that Pixar is the Babe Ruth of animation. Still batting a thousand.
136 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Down With Love
Release date: 5/16/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We have a really screwed up script that even the best of directors and casts can't save.
115 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The
Release date: 5/15/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The plot is interesting and there is almost enough to make a fascinating 20 minute short. Unfortu...
228 other reviews of this movie
Movie: X2: X-Men United
Release date: 5/2/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Michael Dougherty's script builds on what went before instead of being a mere rehash, and if you ...
179 other reviews of this movie
Movie: People I Know
Release date: 4/25/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is all about scenery chewing and the cast does it extremely well, especially Pacino and...
30 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Holes
Release date: 4/18/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This must be seen. Even if you're a grownup without access to kids.
36 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Head of State
Release date: 3/28/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A movie should be fun, this isn’t.
91 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Agent Cody Banks
Release date: 3/14/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The writing's too adult in places and to 'childish' in others. This makes the whole thing uneven ...
74 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hunted, The
Release date: 3/14/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Writers David & Peter Griffiths and Art Monterastelli should have their artistic licenses revoked...
100 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Life of David Gale, The
Release date: 2/21/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Charles Randolph has written one of the worst attempts at agitprop [Russian for theatrical propag...
113 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Jungle Book 2, The
Release date: 2/14/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is what they call in the business, a Disney 'cheapquel.'
57 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Shanghai Knights
Release date: 2/7/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Unless you’re a stickler for proper detail, you’ll probably manage to have a good time regardless...
123 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Final Destination 2
Release date: 1/31/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a race to find out who'll get into number three and this is good enough to rate one.
67 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Darkness Falls
Release date: 1/24/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's not the idea, but the execution that is bothersome. It's totally predictable.
105 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Around the Bend
Release date: 1/1/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If by some chance you find it on the Movie Channel or Sundance or Cinemax, go ahead…but it’s not ...
32 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Powerpuff Girls Movie, The
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:41 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like the TV show, by all means see it, and if your kids like it, it'll be a good idea to g...
38 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hours, The
Release date: 12/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There are wonderful performances here, but why watch them if by the end you want to slit your own...
139 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Gangs of New York
Release date: 12/20/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The acting is extraordinary.
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Movie: Star Trek: Nemesis
Release date: 12/13/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The dialogue is inane, the plot insipid, and with the exception of some nifty special effects at ...
118 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Release date: 12/12/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The quality of the film is just as high as the first one.
166 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Adaptation
Release date: 12/6/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A blast and is worth the price of a full ticket. See it.
141 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Treasure Planet
Release date: 11/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not as good as Lilo and Stitch or Spirited Away, but worth actually going with the kids.
97 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Solaris
Release date: 11/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While there are some tremendous performances here, Davis is a real hoot, nothing all that much ha...
103 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A lot of fun.
75 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Half Past Dead
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Bang! Zoom! It's actually pretty funny, but in all the wrong places.
81 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a critic-proof film. How nice that it doesn’t need to be in order to succeed.
195 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Far From Heaven
Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A viciously misogynist and heterophobic minstrel show, where one-dimensional characters behave in...
147 other reviews of this movie
Movie: 8 Mile
Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What's pretty amazing here is that Hanson has managed to take Scott Silver's lameass script and m...
143 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Femme Fatale
Release date: 11/6/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
De Palma has done some good stuff and some bad stuff in his time, but rarely has he done anything...
112 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Roger Dodger
Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Sitting in the dark while people droan on and on about pretty much anything gets boring after a w...
44 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Swept Away
Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm.
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Movie: Below
Release date: 10/11/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Every moment crackles with tension, and by the end of the flick, you're on the edge of your seat.
53 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on Saturday morning TV...
37 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Welcome to Collinwood
Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date, but when it comes out on vi...
50 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Moonlight Mile
Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There's a keen intelligence in the writing that manages to convey that these are real people and ...
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Movie: Moonlight Mile
Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There's a keen intelligence in the writing that manages to convey that these are real people and ...
129 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Tuxedo, The
Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While this is a fun film, and is certainly worth a matinee, [Chan's] beginning to get a bit tired...
103 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Four Feathers, The
Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Despite the fact that the story is rather lame, the film is quite enjoyable.
53 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Spirited Away
Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one heck of a movie, and one can see why it made all that money in Japan.
115 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Adventures of Pluto Nash, The
Release date: 8/16/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Don't even bother to rent this on video.
62 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Full Frontal
Release date: 8/2/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is Roberts' first genuine flop in years. Forget she made the film and give a pass.
102 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Austin Powers in Goldmember
Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Okay, let's begin this review by stating the obvious. This is one hell of a stupid movie. Then we...
126 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Reign of Fire
Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The action sequences are okay, but there are so many plot holes that the whole thing is ruined fr...
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Movie: Road to Perdition
Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is more about family than FAMILY, and is well worth the price of admission.
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Movie: Men in Black II
Release date: 7/3/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Begins to get tedious after a while. Fortunately, there's enough fun here to make the rest of it ...
153 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Minority Report
Release date: 6/21/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Much better than AI or Amistad, and doesn't have any of that 'educational baggage' that some of h...
117 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Scooby-Doo
Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
All in all, it's mediocre.
116 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Bourne Identity, The
Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Doug Liman has come up with a really fun piece of eye candy and that’s as much as one should hope...
146 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Sum of All Fears, The
Release date: 5/31/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
So don’t worry, take in a matinee.
134 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Insomnia
Release date: 5/24/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We've got three Oscar-winning actors here and everybody does amazing work.
61 other reviews of this movie
Movie: About a Boy
Release date: 5/17/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
[Hoult] has range, humor, and he’s quite cute. Haley Joel Osmat with a British accent.
107 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Release date: 5/16/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's worth the price of a ticket. You're going to see the damn thing anyway, have a clear conscie...
89 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Spider-Man
Release date: 5/3/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film actually is excellent for the first two thirds.
157 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Deuces Wild
Release date: 5/3/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film isn’t worth the celluloid it’s printed on.
49 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Lucky Break
Release date: 4/5/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Well, this is definitely a disappointment.
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Movie: Death to Smoochy
Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film does have it's weak spots, but for the most part, it's dead on. See it.
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Movie: Panic Room
Release date: 3/29/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The tension builds from the very start and keeps on pumping for the rest of the film.
126 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Blade II
Release date: 3/22/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like violence on the silver screen in large dollups, this is the flick for you.
107 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Sorority Boys
Release date: 3/22/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film has [its] moments, but they are few and far between.
59 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Resident Evil
Release date: 3/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is an arcade game, designed to deliver thrills and chills. This is does.
82 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ice Age
Release date: 3/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's really good in spots and mediocre in others. But on the whole a worthy effort.
109 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Time Machine, The
Release date: 3/8/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's worth a bargain matinee or a future rental as it's a pleasant waste of time, however ...
115 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Crossroads
Release date: 2/15/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is full of clichés and wild coincidences and lapses in logic, but the gals are really pr...
83 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Collateral Damage
Release date: 2/8/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
David & Peter Griffiths pretty much wrote this one in their sleep.
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Movie: Slackers
Release date: 2/1/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is gross-out at it's lamest. Give it a pass.
92 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Mothman Prophecies, The
Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A really cool movie.
91 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Metropolis
Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from Japan, the characters move with grace an...
11 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Brotherhood of the Wolf, The
Release date: 1/11/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The kung fu is spectacular, the comprehensible parts of the plot interesting and there's nothing ...
73 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Others , The
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:40 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you want a good scare, you should see this.
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Movie: Focus
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:31 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Macy is, in a word, brilliant.
58 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Dark Blue World, The
Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A fun film with good acting, a great script and fine special effects.
43 other reviews of this movie
Movie: I Am Sam
Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The term is Oscar®-bait.
46 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Monster's Ball
Release date: 12/26/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Might even be worth a look when it comes out on cable sometime next year. But it's not worth a tr...
38 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ali
Release date: 12/25/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Despite it's faults, it's definitely worth a looksee.
102 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Joe Somebody
Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's really not Allen's best work, but is for the most part watchable and might even be worth a b...
70 other reviews of this movie
Movie: How High
Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The fact is that this movie has no real plot, paper thin characters and totally unfunny jokes.
38 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Royal Tenenbaums, The
Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The characters are one dimensional, the situations, while there is some humor here and there, unf...
122 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Lantana
Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is for fans of good acting, not good writing.
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Movie: Behind Enemy Lines
Release date: 11/30/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is an action flick, and in that regard it delivers everything that it's supposed to and more...
111 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Affair of the Necklace, The
Release date: 11/30/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The performances are really good, and if you're into clothes, this is fascinating, but the film i...
37 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Out Cold
Release date: 11/21/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Funnier than it has any right to be and it's generally enjoyable.
41 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Spy Game
Release date: 11/21/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The action sequences are astounding.
93 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Release date: 11/16/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A perfect introduction to the series for the ten or so kids who haven't read the actual books.
39 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Monsters, Inc.
Release date: 11/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's quite good, but still....
117 other reviews of this movie
Movie: K-Pax
Release date: 10/26/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Every now and then, there's a film which really disappoints. Not a film that was supposed to be g...
92 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Riding in Cars With Boys
Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This thing's a winner.
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Movie: Riding in Cars With Boys
Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This thing's a winner.
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Movie: From Hell
Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Definitely worth a trip to the local bijou.
114 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Mulholland Dr.
Release date: 10/12/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is an infuriating film.
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Movie: Max Keeble's Big Move
Release date: 10/5/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you don't have little kids, avoid this like the plague, and if you do, make sure that someone ...
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Movie: Training Day
Release date: 10/5/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
[Washington] and Hawke have great chemistry together and the two of them together are riveting.
105 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hearts in Atlantis
Release date: 9/28/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is about the problems of growing up and of friendship, and when it stays on that level, it's...
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Movie: Glitter
Release date: 9/21/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
We're talking a lock on the Razzies, here.
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Movie: Dinner Rush
Release date: 9/14/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The acting is brilliant.
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Movie: Rock Star
Release date: 9/7/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's worth a matinee, and or a rental later on.
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Movie: Iron Ladies, The
Release date: 9/7/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The characters are likable, the story is interesting, and most importantly, it's FUN!
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Movie: O
Release date: 8/31/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
They follow the original plot pretty closely, but what worked back in 1605 doesn't work in 1998.
82 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Release date: 8/24/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There are laughs to be sure, and that's all to the good, but the film is speaking to an audience ...
39 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Summer Catch
Release date: 8/24/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of those things which may be worth a mattinee on a rainy afternoon with one's honey o...
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Movie: John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars
Release date: 8/24/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The dialogue is stilted, the acting is mediocre and the special effects are too.
25 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Release date: 8/17/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An interesting film and is worth at least a matinee.
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Movie: American Pie 2
Release date: 8/10/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One of the better sequels to come out in the last few years.
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Movie: Osmosis Jones
Release date: 8/10/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A twelfth-rate Sunday school morality tale that is neither funny or interesting.
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Movie: Princess Diaries, The
Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The perfect film to take one's daughter to.
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Movie: Original Sin
Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One should rent the superior Mississippi Mermaid with Catherine Deneuve, which is based on the sa...
62 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Rush Hour 2
Release date: 8/3/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The whole thing seems tired and the script is downright offensive at points.
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Movie: Planet of the Apes
Release date: 7/27/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The screenplay, from William Broyles, Jr., Lawrence Konner and Mark D. Rosenthal is one of the wo...
101 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Jurassic Park III
Release date: 7/18/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
One fine popcorn flick.
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Movie: Legally Blonde
Release date: 7/13/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
[Witherspoon has] saved several other films in the past and she manages to single handedly save t...
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Movie: Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within
Release date: 7/11/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's all very complicated and makes one lose interest quickly.
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Movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Release date: 6/29/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is very long, almost three hours, and it seems that a quasi-happy ending was tacked on. ...
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Movie: Lumumba
Release date: 6/27/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What director Peck, who grew up in Congo/Zaire, fails to do is give us the proper background.
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Movie: Princess and the Warrior, The
Release date: 6/22/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Gets better and better as it goes along.
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Movie: Fast and the Furious, The
Release date: 6/22/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There are some really good car chases here and there, but that isn't enough to make this mess rea...
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Movie: Atlantis: the Lost Empire
Release date: 6/15/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This movie has plotholes that you can run a battleship through, and there are loads of them.
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Movie: Swordfish
Release date: 6/8/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like dumb fun and explosions, see this right away.
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Movie: Anniversary Party, The
Release date: 6/8/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Basically a film about nothing.
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Movie: Animal, The
Release date: 6/1/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
With all it's faults, it does produce a steady stream of giggles.
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Movie: Pearl Harbor
Release date: 5/25/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is three hours long, but doesn't feel it. That's the true test of a long film.
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Movie: Road Home, The
Release date: 5/25/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Zhang Ziyi, who is considered to be the movies new queen of kung-fu shows that she can do more th...
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Movie: Angel Eyes
Release date: 5/18/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There are such things as gender-specific films. These are movies that one gender or sexual prefer...
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Movie: Moulin Rouge
Release date: 5/18/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This has to be seen to be believed. Check it out.
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Movie: Shrek
Release date: 5/16/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Takes everything Disney and stands it on his head without being very condescending or particularl...
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Movie: Bread and Roses
Release date: 5/11/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The whole thing has a feel of bad propaganda to it.
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Movie: Forsaken, The
Release date: 4/27/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If your sober, it's just a waste of time.
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Movie: Driven
Release date: 4/27/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like action, this is a fun, fun film, but if you like intelligent drama, prepare to be dis...
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Movie: One Night At Mccool's
Release date: 4/27/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The casting is impeccable.
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Movie: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
All in all, it's not a BAD film. But since it's not all that particularly good, there's no reason...
47 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Body, The
Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
All we've got for most of the picture is philosophy, something which doesn't work very well on th...
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Movie: Freddy Got Fingered
Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Stay away!!!!!
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Movie: Luzhin Defence, The
Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The cast manages to bring to chess a movie magic that one finds only in baseball.
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Movie: Joe Dirt
Release date: 4/11/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Avoid this garbage like the plague.
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Movie: Just Visiting
Release date: 4/6/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The special effects are jaw-dropping.
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Movie: Day I Became A Woman, The
Release date: 4/6/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It may be worth seeing for the final segment alone, which is a real hoot.
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Movie: Amores Perros
Release date: 3/30/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's worth a trip to the arthouse ... that is, if you have a strong stomach.
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Movie: When Brendan Met Trudy
Release date: 3/9/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The best comedy to come out of Ireland since Waking Ned Divine.
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Movie: 15 Minutes
Release date: 3/9/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Roden and Taktarov are such likeable villains that it's a pleasure to watch them.
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Movie: Blow Dry
Release date: 3/7/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is the second film in recent years on competitive hairdressing, and with any luck it'll be t...
41 other reviews of this movie
Movie: See Spot Run
Release date: 3/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a comedy for kids, not some great drama for fay artístes, and as such is a complete succe...
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Movie: 3,000 Miles to Graceland
Release date: 2/23/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
From the animated scorpion fight well before the credits end to final climactic firefight, this s...
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Movie: Monkeybone
Release date: 2/23/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
There is genius written all over this flick. Unfortunately, the editing pretty much ruins it.
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Movie: Down to Earth
Release date: 2/16/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Except for Chris Rock's standup performances, the whole thing looks really tired.
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Movie: Sweet November
Release date: 2/16/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A festival of man bashing.
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Movie: Recess: School's Out
Release date: 2/16/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film isn't nearly as bad as it sounds.
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Movie: Saving Silverman
Release date: 2/9/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of the worst movies I've seen in quite a while.
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Movie: Taste of Others, The
Release date: 2/9/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's actually quite entertaining, which is very strange for modern French cinema.
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Movie: Head Over Heels
Release date: 2/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film is as dumb as a post and really isn't funny enough.
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Movie: Million Dollar Hotel, The
Release date: 2/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Boring waste of celluloid.
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Movie: Invisible Circus, The
Release date: 2/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's Diaz's movie as she tramps in and out of various flashbacks. She really sparkles.
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Movie: Valentine
Release date: 2/2/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It doesn't have those scare-the-sh*t out of you moments, and if it doesn't have any of those, wha...
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Movie: In the Bedroom
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Will this tedium ever end? Well, it does, for a while...
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Movie: Caveman's Valentine, The
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A delightful little mystery where nothing is what it really seems and gives Sam Jackson a chance ...
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Movie: Donnie Darko
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Gyllenhaal is so good that one must almost forgive him for doing Bubble Boy earlier in the year, ...
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Movie: Business of Strangers, The
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not all that entertaining despite the performances, and the ending is telegraphed from a mile awa...
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Movie: Series 7
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It'll give you a really good laugh. Go.
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Movie: Chopper
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's not really worth the price of a visit to the art house, but might be worth a rental.
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Movie: Memento
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a genuinely great movie and attendance should be mandatory.
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Movie: Beautiful Creatures
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The whole thing is a cheap imitation of Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, and is entirely useles...
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Movie: Antitrust
Release date: 1/12/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's extremely predictable.
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Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
What makes this work is the Coen's mastery of cartoon physics.
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Movie: State and Main
Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is sitcom the way sitcom is meant to be.
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Movie: Space Cowboys
Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is Eastwood's best film since Unforgiven.
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Movie: House of Mirth, The
Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A useless movie with hateful characters we care not a whit for.
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Movie: Finding Forrester
Release date: 12/20/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A mishmash of recent films.
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Movie: Emperor's New Groove, The
Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Grab a kid and go see this as soon as possible.
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Movie: What Women Want
Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you want to go with you're significant other and you're a female. Don't. It'll only ruin the r...
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Movie: Chocolat
Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is all very cute, quite PC and relatively harmless.
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Movie: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Just might be one of the best kung fu movies ever made.
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Movie: Unbreakable
Release date: 11/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film itself is engrossing, despite the ridiculousness of the premise.
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Movie: Bounce
Release date: 11/17/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Grab your significant other and go!
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Movie: Little Nicky
Release date: 11/10/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A bunch of unfunny jokes and boring stunts.
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Movie: Men of Honor
Release date: 11/10/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is a really good film...it's worth a matinee at least, for the performances if not anything ...
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Movie: Billy Elliot
Release date: 11/3/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is one of those films which is while not to everyone's tastes can be really satisfying.
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Movie: What's Cooking?
Release date: 10/27/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A slightly entertaining piece of fluff that is for all intents and purposes a TV pilot.
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Movie: Little Vampire, The
Release date: 10/27/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Karey Kirkpatrick and Larry Wilson's script is very saccharine, meanders all over the place, has ...
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Movie: Lucky Numbers
Release date: 10/27/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Starts out brilliantly, chugs along quite nicely for a while, then wilts and dies just before it ...
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Movie: Legend of Drunken Master, The
Release date: 10/20/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like Jackie Chan, The Matrix, or just action films in general, you HAVE to see this thing.
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Movie: Pay It Forward
Release date: 10/20/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Those who enjoy good performances, this might be worth a look, but remember, you will probably be...
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Movie: Contender, The
Release date: 10/13/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The ending makes the whole thing a complete farce.
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Movie: Digimon: the Movie
Release date: 10/6/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The film is strictly for the kiddies, there's not that many grownups who would stand for monsters...
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Movie: Meet the Parents
Release date: 10/6/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Even better than There's Something About Mary.
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Movie: Remember the Titans
Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This film ... is distributed under the Walt Disney brand, which means that it's supposed to be up...
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Movie: Best in Show
Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Guest goes for the cheap laugh, and for the most part, most of the characters are dislikeable idi...
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Movie: Dancer in the Dark
Release date: 9/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Showcases everything bad about European art cinema, and while possibly worth a look as a curiosit...
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Movie: Urban Legends: Final Cut
Release date: 9/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Just stay away from this piece of junk. You'll be glad you did.
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Movie: Nurse Betty
Release date: 9/8/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
May very well be this years American Beauty.
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Movie: Bless the Child
Release date: 8/11/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Avoid this piece of hokem like the plague.
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Movie: Small Time Crooks
Release date: 5/19/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's sad to see the deterioration of such a giant of the art form.
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Movie: Battlefield Earth
Release date: 5/12/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Okay folks, we've got a winner for worst film of the year, and the year isn't even half over yet.
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Movie: Gladiator
Release date: 5/5/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you like gory movies, this is the film for you.
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Movie: Timecode
Release date: 4/28/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The problem is that the plot is taken from a grade Z porno film and there isn't enough explicit s...
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Movie: Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The
Release date: 4/28/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An hour and a half of pure agony.
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Movie: Return to Me
Release date: 4/7/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Driver and Duchovney have a real chemistry.
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Movie: High Fidelity
Release date: 3/31/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The acting is fun.
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Movie: Whatever It Takes
Release date: 3/24/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
While it isn't really worth the trip to the theater, it's good enough for a rental when it comes ...
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Movie: Romeo Must Die
Release date: 3/22/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The visuals are stunning and the stunts stunning.
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Movie: Next Best Thing, The
Release date: 3/3/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's a failure, but a well-done failure, and those are sometimes worth watching.
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Movie: Scream 3
Release date: 2/4/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The plot doesn't work as well as it should, but for the most part, it doesn't really matter all t...
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Movie: Next Friday
Release date: 1/12/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A stupid, petulant exercise in racism and misogyny.
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Movie: Snow Falling on Cedars
Release date: 12/22/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Wait 'till it comes out at the second runs or on video.
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Movie: Magnolia
Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
If you've got the time and a cast iron butt, you should definitely take this in.
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Movie: Topsy-Turvy
Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
The music, is made even better by the fact that it's sung by professionals.
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Movie: Cider House Rules, The
Release date: 12/10/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
It's Maguire's film and he makes the most of it.
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Movie: End of the Affair, The
Release date: 12/3/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An engrossing film that is definitely worth a look.
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Movie: Ride With the Devil
Release date: 11/24/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
An intimate epic.
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Movie: Messenger: the Story of Joan of Arc, The
Release date: 11/12/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Thierry Arbogast's cinematography is extraordinary.
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Movie: Anywhere But Here
Release date: 11/12/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Enough time has gone since Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore came out to warrant another film on th...
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Movie: Beyond the Mat
Release date: 10/22/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(6/1)
This is a first-rate documentary, and one of the few which is worth going to the theater for.
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Movie: Boys Don't Cry
Release date: 10/8/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
A brilliant film.
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Movie: Wild Things
Release date: 3/20/1998 Review by Eric Lurio of rec.arts.movies.reviews:
(7/0)
it's cheezy as cheetos,
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Movie: Men With Guns
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:38 PM Review by Eric Lurio of rec.arts.movies.reviews:
(7/0)
The ending is a revelation. Don't mind the subtitles, they work.
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Movie: Apostle, The
Release date: 12/21/1997 11:01:26 PM Review by Eric Lurio of rec.arts.movies.reviews:
(7/0)
This is great performance, but alas, not a great movie.
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Movie: Mouse Hunt
Release date: 12/19/1997 Review by Eric Lurio of rec.arts.movies.reviews:
(7/0)
The climax is just what you'd expect...in a good way of course.
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Movie: Head in the Clouds
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:33 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
This is just s minor bubble in the cinematic ocean, and it’s going to vanish like smoke, and tha...
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Movie: Beauty and the Beast
Release date: 11/22/1991 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Does the IMAX version work? For the most part, it does.
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Movie: Apocalypse Now
Release date: 1/1/1979 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Coppola has made a major mistake by this re-edit.
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Movie: Girl Can't Help It, The
Release date: 12/31/1956 11:01:32 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(7/0)
Not one of Tashlin's better efforts.
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Movie: Pandora's Box
Release date: 12/31/1928 11:01:41 PM Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(6/0)
It's something that should not be missed.
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Movie: Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre)
Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(4/3) No reference
Cute and deep at the same time.
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Movie: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Eric Lurio of Entertainment Insiders:
(3/4) No reference
This is as serious as a heart attack with a Snidely Whiplash/Wile E. Coyote plotline, which is wh...
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Movie: Good Night, And Good Luck
Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
While the lack of context may make the film slightly unintelligible for a younger and less histor...
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Movie: Prince & Me, The
Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
...and the obvious takes it’s inevitable course. Yadda yadda yadda.
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Movie: Secret Window
Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Remember why Kathy Bates won an Oscar? Well this is something like that.
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Movie: Starsky & Hutch
Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
This sucks. I’m sorry there’s no other way to put it.
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Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(4/3) No reference
This is one of the better adaptations.
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Movie: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Stupid is good for comedies and some action movies. But this isn't one of them.
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Movie: Enigma
Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
The problem is, that half the time I laughed myself silly, while the other half, I was egregiousl...
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Movie: Sugar & Spice
Release date: 1/26/2001 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
There are a few giggles here and there, but for the most part, there's one misfire after another.
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Movie: Titan A.E.
Release date: 6/16/2000 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
It's not a great movie by any means.
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Movie: Man on the Moon
Release date: 12/22/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Carrey shines so much with the power of his performance that he almost blots everyone else out.
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Movie: Anna and the King
Release date: 12/17/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
This is one spectacle that's worth the nine bucks.
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Movie: Sweet and Lowdown
Release date: 12/3/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Definitely worth a viewing.
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Movie: Outside Providence
Release date: 9/1/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
The characters, even ones that barely more than cameos, are well rounded and fully drawn.
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Movie: Mickey Blue Eyes
Release date: 8/20/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Caan, Grant and Tripplehorn give good, solid performances as the leads.
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Movie: Summer of Sam
Release date: 7/2/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
The performances are almost uniformly excellent!
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Movie: Big Daddy
Release date: 6/25/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Another dumb movie by Adam Sandler.
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Movie: Notting Hill
Release date: 5/28/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Funny, poignant and delightful in just the right measure!
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Movie: Pushing Tin
Release date: 4/23/1999 Review by Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette:
(3/4) No reference
Cusak and Thonton are at the top of their form!
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