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A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT
There is no earthly reason that Joan-Carr Wiggin’s A Previous Engagement should be two hours long, since this trite tale of reignited romance is sucking wind by the end of its first act.
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“Don’t forget to slam it good,” shouts the woman at her departing lover; with a contemptuous smile, he assents. It’s a pretty succinct way to end a movie about a fractious, fragmented relationship...
Though tightened considerably since its Cannes debut last year, the first English-language feature by Hong Kong’s master of romantic languor isn’t really any more substantial or satisfying. Wispy,...
At its heart, Speed Racer couldn’t be simpler — it’s a manga-fied Talladega Nights about a little boy who dreams of going really, really fast. But its very existence constitutes an interesting ...
Like its industrious young heroine who reasons that “paid fellatio isn’t that much more humiliating than flipping burgers,” this American indie likes to flirt with danger but isn’t sure what to do when the situation...
Here’s a second shot to catch this Hot Doc hit, Matt Gallagher’s very funny portrait of filmmaker pal Marshall Sfalcin, Windsor, Ontario’s very own Roger Corman, a man happy to fill his no-budget, ...
Margaret Laurence’s university-syllabus perennial is shot through with almost comically Canadian themes — it’s about striving to die on one’s own ornery terms. Yet Kari Skogland’s film version is less stolid than one...
To say that The Unknown Woman represents a change of pace for Giuseppe (Cinema Paradiso) Tornatore is an understatement; call it Giuseppe Goes Giallo.
They say what happens in Vegas can be obliterated by a few Bloody Marys and an Advil. The time-tested tradition of blackjack, buffets and the Bellagio acts as the backdrop for this forgettable romantic ...
Robert Downey Jr.’s characteristic blend of affable arrogance, suppressed anger and hipster wise-assery is so novel for a leading role in a superhero movie, you might wish he got to star in all of them. And just think ...
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