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Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman packed 'em in on Friday night.

"...boost the local economy by buying copies of The Smitten Kitchen cookbook by the armful at $35 a pop,..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Eagle vs Shark

Like Napoleon Dynamite, Eagle vs Shark is a little wisp of a movie, a lightweight feature loaded with montage and hung on the multidimensional performance of Loren Horsley as Lily.

"...find love together. Lily (Horsley) is a fast-food cashier smitten with Jarrod (Clement), a grandiose gaming geek bent on..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Sun Is Also a Star

Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?

"...way to stay, she crosses paths with an instantly smitten Daniel (Melton), who is en route to a college..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cold War

Love and history in the ruins of post-World War II Europe

"...with good voice and opportunistic – and Wiktor become smitten from the moment she shows up to audition for..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Instant Family

Adoption comedy is rocky but charming

"...child into their lives. It’s only when they are smitten with 15-year-old Lizzy (Moner) and her two young siblings..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

American Honey

Youths hit the road in this rambling epic

"...toy and leader of the ground crew. Star is smitten with Jake, who uses his magnetism like a pimp..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keanu

A refreshingly silly, unabashed mix of humor, violence, and cuteness

"...one thing and one thing only. You’re gonna be smitten kittens over Keanu...."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro goes Gothic, but falls short

"...Mary Shelley vein. Early on, she meets and is smitten with one of her industrialist father’s potential clients, the..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Slow West

A whimsical and wistful fable follows a young romantic and a hard-nosed realist out West

"...love. Our innocent surrogate in this hostile domain is smitten, 16-year-old Jay (Smit-McPhee), who’s fled his wealthy Scottish family..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Obvious Child

Jenny Slate stars as a standup comic in this indie film about abortion that comes snuggled in the broad strokes of a quirky comedy.

"...so 100-proof potent, that it’s easy to be entirely smitten with her. The love interest, a watered-down well drink,..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cutie and the Boxer

The 40-year marriage of two visual artists is explored in this documentary.

"...was 21 years Ushio’s junior. The two were immediately smitten, and found themselves pregnant six months later. Before long,..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is back with another delightful movie about beautiful dreamers and full-time schemers.

"...island of New Penzance in 1965, Sam is instantly smitten when he spies Suzy, a townie, playing a bird..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

When in Rome

Kristen Bell stars as a woman who pulls three coins from a fountain … and three new beaus in the process.

"...coins in the fountain are suddenly and rather violently smitten with Beth. The suitors are played by well-known comic..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My One and Only

Renée Zellweger stars in this 1950s-set story that's based on George Hamilton's memories of his early years traveling with his mother while she searched for a new husband.

"...suitors are mostly forgettable; only with Stahl, as a smitten, much younger neighbor, does Zellweger generate a sexual frisson...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

WALL-E

By turns sad, hilarious, exciting, and ultimately, hopeful, this is a film of Great Truths masquerading as child's play.

"...a nice touch, by Sigourney Weaver). WALL-E, however, is smitten almost from the moment of EVE's first appearance, and..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Man Japan

Midnight madness doesn't begin to categorize this bizarre Japanese superhero/monster movie.

"...realms. Fans of this kind of stuff will leave smitten; those accompanying them to the theatre will have a..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hottest State

Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.

"...to fall instantly for the head-over-heels devotions of the smitten actor William (Webber). The film is William’s account of..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

MirrorMask

The work of fantasist Neil Gaiman finally makes it to the screen with its innate sense of wonder intact, despite this sporadically overstuffed package of magic, mystery, and masked madwomen.

"...but simply to note that if you’re not already smitten with all things Gaiman, you may well find yourself,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Laws of Attraction

The first law of attraction is sexual chemistry – something this movie is completely lacking.

"...character, a raffish maverick in the courtroom but a smitten lover in the bedroom. The more sincere Daniel becomes,..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!

A hotshot movie star learns about small-town virtue in a forgettable romantic comedy.

"...to the dismay of her best friend, the secretly long-smitten Pete (Grace). Pete’s nervous airport farewell to Rosalee is..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Colombani's debut features a finely nuanced and altogether striking performance by Tautou, whose wide eyes adroitly reflect an inner world that ricochets from hopelessly in love to simply hopeless.

"...deranged love story should be required viewing for the smitten among us, not to mention the smiters...."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Audition

The war of the sexes as a horror film

"...but really to find a new wife. He's immediately smitten by the willowy Asami (Shiina), whose résumé tells of..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Taste of Others

Tremendously popular French film tosses together members of different social and aesthetic circles and watches as they circle each other, sniffing out sensibilities and impressions for cracks in the veneers.

"...casts her in a whole new light. He becomes smitten with Clara and her bohemian friends and insinuates himself..."

April 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Malèna

"...rest of the boys in the seaside Castelcuta, he's smitten with the lovely Malena Scordia (Bellucci), a young seamstress..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Men of Honor

"...in positions of power will topple to the ground, smitten by the Truth. (Hal Holbrook is on hand to..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ed's Next Move

"...optimism and trust. And, of course, Ed eventually becomes smitten with a very nice girl named Lee (Thorne), and..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nutty Professor

"...on campus, the painfully shy, woefully discombobulated Klump is smitten, and when she accepts his timid offer of a..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fear

Stock characters and unintentionally funny dialogue doom this film about a beleaguered father who tries to protect his smitten daughter from a drug-dealing, trash-talking, randomly violent psychopath.

"...of a beleaguered father (Petersen) trying to protect his smitten teenage daughter (Witherspoon) from a drug-dealing, trash-talking, randomly violent..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Bottle Rocket

The Wilson brothers made their auspicious, no-budget film debut with this deadpan caper film.

"...friend and accomplice in their half-baked crimes until he's smitten with love and off in a new direction. Bottle..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bar Girls

"...the bar, Loretta spies Rachel (D'Agostino) and is instantly smitten. Before long, the two move in together, and not..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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