Drama Rated NR
“…suggests a rot in the human psyche that’s too far gone.”
Comedy Rated PG-13
The same flat joke gets endlessly repeated throughout D.E.B.S, which centers around an elite, girls’ spy school for high schoolers: every cliched James Bond moment is undercut by discussions involving fashion or boyfriends. The amped-up sexuality – schoolgirl skirts, a lesbian subplot – makes the tone decidedly adult, yet the movie itself is purely adolescent.
Horror Rated R
“…icky stuff that doesn’t deserve a pass just because the awful men in it get what’s coming to them.”
"…rises above any pro-choice or pro-life preachiness because the picture’s first concern is for the humanity of its characters, born or not."
Thriller Rated R
“Travolta barks and giggles and screams, as if creating a memorable nemesis was simply a matter of calling more attention to yourself than anyone else.
Comedy Rated NR
“…a scandalous attack on all things religious and bourgeois.”
“…stands apart from the French New Wave in that it is very much the story of a woman, not about a woman.”
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Drama Rated R
“…may not get any closer to the ‘truth’ about Dylan than a conventional biopic would, but at least the movie snubs formula in favor of its own, folk-rock-gospel rhythm.
This import perfectly captures kids at play, as well as something related but darker. Ten-year-old Michele (Giuseppe Cristiano) leads an idyllic life in rural Italy until one day he comes across a covered pit next to an old farmhouse and on further investigation finds … Exactly what, the movie leaves up to you. Such ambiguity