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La Dolce Vita
Decadence, perhaps inevitably, dates itself: Fellini's
much-censored 'La Dolce Vita' no longer shocks in its
depiction of upper-class excess and listless living the
way it did upon release in 1960, but it's a gorgeous
artifact, nonetheless
Reviewed by Screens Review, Dec. 31, 2004
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Bill Murray won't get the elusive Oscar for this one – for all its visual majesty, The Life Aquatic is too slight – but the film is nevertheless a funny, bewildering, and giddy spectacle.
Film Review, Dec. 24, 2004
A Very Long Engagement
The director of Amélie reunites with that film's star, Audrey Tautou, for this World War One love story.
Film Review, Dec. 24, 2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved childrens books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.
Film Review, Dec. 17, 2004
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Screens Feature, Dec. 17, 2004
Kinsey
Kinsey enshrines the scientist at the expense of a more rigorous and more profound scrutiny.
Film Review, Nov. 26, 2004
Undertow
Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.
Film Review, Nov. 12, 2004
Alfie
Jude Law's new Alfie is less tramp and more scamp: the modern metrosexual.
Film Review, Nov. 5, 2004
I Heart Huckabees
An existential comedy, to be sure, but in the end this movie quite happily tips toward being and everythingness.
Film Review, Oct. 8, 2004
She Hate Me
Spike Lee strikes out with his new "joint" about an unemployed whistle-blower who makes a living impregnating sperm-deprived lesbians.
Film Review, Oct. 1, 2004
Bright Young Things
Actor and author Stephen Fry turns director for this colorful group snapshot of monied revelers in 1930s London.
Film Review, Sep. 24, 2004
Wimbledon
A terribly tender, good-hearted romantic comedy from across the pond.
Film Review, Sep. 17, 2004
Mean Creek
A kinder, gentler Bully.
Film Review, Sep. 17, 2004
My Mother Likes Women
In this mildly daffy Spanish import, a woman's grown daughters react to the news that their mother has taken a woman lover 20 years younger than she.
Film Review, Sep. 10, 2004
The Cookout
Don't get burned on these leftover stereotypes.
Film Review, Sep. 10, 2004
We Don't Live Here Anymore
What people fight about when they fight about love.
Film Review, Sep. 3, 2004
Bush's Brain
Bush's so-called brain is Karl Rove, whose mastery of dirty tricks deserves clearer scrutiny than it gets in this documentary.
Film Review, Aug. 27, 2004
Lucid Assembly
Richard Kelly on 'Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut'
Screens Feature, Aug. 27, 2004
Grand Theft Parsons
This film version of the legend of Gram Parsons’ missing body lacks soul.
Film Review, Aug. 20, 2004
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
Would that you could activate a "Dark Clown" card on this bewildering anime import.
Film Review, Aug. 20, 2004
Intimate Strangers
In this surprisingly romantic tale of confused identity and psychoanalysis, the doctor isn’t in, but the tax attorney is.
Film Review, Aug. 20, 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
All sugar, no spice in this modern-day fairy tale
Film Review, Aug. 13, 2004
Little Black Book
This is what happens when the "don't ask, don't tell" policy fails young lovers.
Film Review, Aug. 6, 2004
A Home at the End of the World
Michael Cunningham's novel is the basis for this story of a love triangle in which everyone's in love with Bobby (played by Colin Farrell).
Film Review, Aug. 6, 2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Dopey comedy is good fun.
Film Review, Jul. 30, 2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Matt Damon is a superb action hero but he spends too much time alone in this sequel.
Film Review, Jul. 23, 2004
The Door in the Floor
Jeff Bridges shines in this new adapatation of a John Irving work.
Film Review, Jul. 23, 2004
A Cinderella Story
Hilary Duff's Cinderella tale goes splat like a pumpkin.
Film Review, Jul. 16, 2004
De-Lovely
Affectionate biography of Cole Porter's life is packed wall-to-wall with song-and-dance numbers but is short on new insights.
Film Review, Jul. 16, 2004
Sleepover
Spy Kids' Alexa Vega graduates to tween hijinks.
Film Review, Jul. 9, 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Will Ferrell's Anchorman needs more work behind the scenes.
Film Review, Jul. 9, 2004
The English Patient: Collector's Series
Reviewed by Screens Review, Jul. 9, 2004
The Mother
From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.
Film Review, Jul. 2, 2004
The Notebook
The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.
Film Review, Jun. 25, 2004
Getting to Know You
East Austin Stories celebrates three years of documenting Eastside lives with a free night of movies and music
Screens Feature, Jun. 25, 2004
Saved!
Teen satire softly pokes at the hypocrisies of organized religion.
Film Review, Jun. 11, 2004
Love Me if You Dare
Love and malice, as only the French can do it.
Film Review, Jun. 11, 2004
Raising Helen
Ugg boots, ugh movie. Cuddle-bunny story stars Kate Hudson.
Film Review, May. 28, 2004
I'll Sing for You
A documentary about Mali blues giant Boubacar Traoré.
Film Review, May. 21, 2004
Ripley's Game
Screens Feature, May. 21, 2004
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