Name: Brandon Valentine
Weblog: www.valentineonfilm.com
Articles: 235
First Published: Friday, July 29, 2005
Last Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Currently listing articles 235-201:
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Movie Review: Psycho (1960)— If you find yourself crestfallen with the humdrum horror of today, Psycho is the ticket.
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Movie Review: The Battle of Algiers— Even after more than forty years, The Battle of Algiers is one of the most relevant films on war and persecution today.
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Movie Review: Saw V— While Saw V is more of the same, this review is something different.
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Movie Review: Silhouette City— By no means is Silhouette City anti-American or anti-conservative; it’s simply enlightening.
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Movie Review: The Final Cut— The Final Cut is worth the time in analysis, but not worth the money.
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Movie Review: The Dark Knight— I viewed The Dark Knight the day it opened, and it took me 57 days to put its greatness into words.
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Movie Review: A Fish Called Wanda— Say “'ello” to one of the most uproarious and intelligent comedies of all time!
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Movie Review: Step Brothers— Not to say that Ferrell’s humor is becoming stale, but he’s on the bubble of being continually cast and cast aside.
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Movie Review: WALL•E— WALL•E has everything including heart.
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Movie Review: Oldboy— Through and through, Oldboy is a vengeance film.
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Movie Review: Young@Heart— Every person – young or old – should make time for Young@Heart.
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Movie Review: Ratatouille— Bird delivers a beautifully animated food film that gives off a fine aroma and spikes the senses.
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Movie Review: Vertigo— Vertigo is an illustrious masterpiece of infatuation, deception, detection, and dizzy spells that delivers on multiple levels.
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Movie Review: The Incredible Hulk— There’s enough CGI stomping, clapping, and smashing to appease the action hounds and keep most viewers generally satisfied.
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Movie Review: The Happening— It’s survival of the fittest out there, and M. Night Shyamalan still looks egregiously out of shape.
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Movie Review: Once— Once instantly earns the titles of one of my all-time favorite films and the best musical ever composed.
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Movie Review: The Seventh Seal— The Seventh Seal is a foreign, ‘50s art-house, existential allegory of religion, angst, love, and the meaning of life.
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Movie Review: Teeth— Teeth is a brazen black comedy/horror that will leave male viewers feeling diminished after entering triumphantly.
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Movie Review: Big Trouble in Little China— Call it camp, cult, or classic.
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Movie Review: Iron Man— Manly men and comic-book nerds unite; a colossal Marvel franchise is on the rise.
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Movie Review: Southland Tales— Existing on its own, Southland Tales is a mosaic mess of a narrative.
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Movie Review: The Quiet— The Quiet is a lifeless film that should have died on the drawing table.
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Movie Review: Bridge to Terabithia— Despite its PG rating, Bridge to Terabithia is not a kid’s movie; it’s a tear-jerking drama for the kid in every fun-loving adult.
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Movie Review: Zodiac— Zodiac is of the same order of what you would expect from director David Fincher.
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Movie Review: The Lookout— Despite the hype, The Lookout is largely a letdown.
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Movie Review: Containment - Life After Three Mile Island— Containment’s raw footage provides those interested with a glimpse into the accident and its impact.
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Movie Review: High School Musical 2— Another cheese fest or a solid "school's out" musical adventure?
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Movie Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly— For 1:52, it cuffs you to your seat and leaves you virtually incapable of movement and/or speech.
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Oscars 2008: The Aftermath— An analysis of the telecast, the results, and how my predictions held up.
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Oscars 2008: A Look into My Crystal Ball
— Who will win this year's Oscars and who will go home empty-handed?
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Movie Review: The Prestige— Director Christopher Nolan attempts to pull a sleight-of-hand on the audience.
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Movie Review: There Will Be Blood— Like oil, There Will Be Blood sticks to the fingertips and remains difficult to wash away.
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Movie Review: High School Musical— A hand-clapping, foot-stomping – albeit tacky and juvenile – musical adventure.
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Movie Review: Transformers— Transformers is a loud metal-clashing funfest for your average moviegoer and a lubricating dream for Transformers fans.
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Movie Review: Rambo— Rambo is an incessantly violent capstone to what is now a ruthless quadrilogy.
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