• BOY A

"... Based on John Trigell’s novel, Boy A is a work of story-telling genius. Mark O’Rowe’s screenplay never seems to go where you think it is going. It often allows the audience to interpret crucial plot points and moments on their own, practically demanding a late-night..."

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• HOTTIEBOOMBALOTTIE

"... What works for HottieBoombaLottie is its simplicity. It is a simple teenaged tale of Boy-Pining-For-Girl, Boy-Misses-The-Fact-That-Another-Girl-Is-Pining-For Him type of story that has kept Date Night DVDs flying off the Blockbuster shelves for years. I challenge anyone to NOT know where it is going. Okay, I have to admit, there’s a climactic chase with a paint gun that came as a surprise."

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• AMERICAN TEEN

"... A Brain, a Beauty, a Jock, a Rebel, and a Recluse … ahh, the beauty of The Breakfast Club, that classic John Hughes opus that defined High School for so many kids of the beloved Generation X.  But here’s the thing: in this modern-day world of DirecTV, The Hills, and Instant Messaging, what could define High School life for today’s teen?"

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• CHOKE

"... when actors take the reigns of a film production, there is going to be a story with great performances in it. And with Choke, that legacy continues with Sam Rockwell’s dead-on portrayal of Victor Mancini. Dirty, gross, overtly sexual, often perverted, momma’s boy, Mancini is portrayed with such subtle humanity .."

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• FROZEN RIVER

"... Frozen River is a gorgeously shot film, capturing the frigid, relentless snow of the New York-Quebec winter, draping the dreary, working class buildings of trailer homes and strip malls. The acting has a hard-edged, desperate tone to it as well, and Ray and Lila make an excellent odd couple who must deal with their racial differences. As Ray goes deeper into the smuggling business .."

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DEREK

"... What works most for Derek is Julien’s approach to the movie. Often feeling like a piece of art itself, the documentary is most powerful in the audience’s digestion of it after the lights come up. One can really see the power and braveness of Jarmon’s pioneering work in a time when most people felt unsafe out of ‘the closet’. It is not surprising that..."

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WANTED

"... Based on the Mark Millar Graphic novel (with the upcoming Watchmen, and The Spirit, how much longer before this becomes an Academy Award category?) of the same name, Wanted leaves you walking out of the film with a little extra jump in your step. While the screenplay or story (not sure which one in this case) teeters ever-so-close on cliché, Universal should be proud that ..."

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