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Woody Penelope Barcelona

By Jeff Roedel, August 27, 2008

My favorite bit of Woody Allen’s is when he says he was once visited by little green men from outer space and the first thing they said to him is that they much prefer his earlier, funnier films. Read more...

Our summer without women…

By Jeff Roedel, August 20, 2008

In the span of six hours last Saturday afternoon I saw the two most hyped comedies of the summer, Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder. Read more...

Stop-Loss wins battle, loses war

By Jeff Roedel, August 12, 2008

Now on DVD, Iraq War drama Stop-Loss is a mixed bag for sure, but Kimberly Peirce's first film since winning an Oscar with Boys Don't Cry in 1999, is most notable for its missed opportunities. Read more...

Charlie Bartlett diagnoses neurosis

By Jeff Roedel, August 6, 2008

You really ought to know who Anton Yelchin is because I think the kid's got a bright future. Read more...

W. gets a trailer

By Jeff Roedel, July 29, 2008

Oliver Stone's W., a seemingly light-hearted biopic chronicling George W. Bush's rise from hard-drinking Harvard party animal to disinterested businessman to president of the United States, has a trailer. Read more...

The Dark Knight lives up to the hype

By Jeff Roedel, July 22, 2008

By the time you read this The Dark Knight will be well on its way to becoming one of the biggest earning movies of all time, and I'll tell you why. Read more...

Oh, Henry. The Other Boleyn Girl heads for trouble

By Jeff Roedel, July 15, 2008

I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to English history, so I love a good story of the monarchy. Read more...

Corbijn has little Control over Joy Division

By Jeff Roedel, July 8, 2008

I finally saw Control last night, photographer Anton Corbijn's icy debut feature about Joy Division, the late 1970s band he worked with, and particularly its troubled lead singer, Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980. Read more...

Wall-E shows some robot love

By Jeff Roedel, July 2, 2008

I'm not sure what Pixar is trying to pull with Wall-E, but I can easily picture a 10-year-old, preternatural Roger Ebert shaking his skinny fists at the screen and shouting, "Pixar is leaving its core audience behind!" Read more...

Carell gets Smart

By Jeff Roedel, June 24, 2008

What is admirable about Get Smart is it has the confidence to be slapstick without trying too hard. Read more...

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