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Celsius 41.11
Reactionary film claims to reveal the truth behind the lies of Fahrenheit 9/11.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 22, 2004

Revew: The Grudge
The Grudge
New American version of haunted-house film follows the same tack as its Japanese predecessor, but is strangely neutered by its infusion of blond American actresses.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 22, 2004

Revew: Primer
Primer
Physics and metaphysics mingle in this minimalist yet intriguing fiction about inventor-scientists who discover a technique of time travel.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 22, 2004

Revew: Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, and Penelope Cruz co-star in this stilted romantic drama set against the background of Europe between the wars.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Team America: World Police
Team America: World Police
Trey Parker and Matt Stone tame the world with marionettes.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Raise Your Voice
Raise Your Voice
Raise your voice and just say "no" to Hilary Duff as a wannabe singing sensation.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Taxi
Taxi
Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon comedy stalls at the starting gate.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Rick
Rick
Directed by Gus Van Sant's longtime editor and written by Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler, Rick is a harsh but compelling tale that loosely mixes tragedy and comedy.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Eulogy
Eulogy
Amusing comedy with a killer cast seems like it should be a lot funnier than it ultimately is.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?
Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon co-star in in this tempting remake of a Japanese film about a man's midlife slump.

Steve Davis, Oct. 15, 2004

Sheriff

Wells Dunbar, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: Grand Champion
Grand Champion
Kids adventure movie stars a boy and his prize steer – and a host of star cameos.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 15, 2004

Revew: The Yes Men
The Yes Men
The Yes Men are a couple of prankster activists whose target in this movie is the World Trade Organization.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: I Heart Huckabees
I Heart Huckabees
An existential comedy, to be sure, but in the end this movie quite happily tips toward being and everythingness.

Kimberley Jones, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: Faster
Faster
Loud, swooping documentary about the sport of motorcycle racing follows 24 riders on the international circuit.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries
Young Che Guevara takes a road trip up the length of South America and discovers his humanity in this portrait of the future revolutionary as a young man.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 8, 2004

DVD Watch
John Cassavetes: Five Films
Always popular in Europe and film school, Cassavetes was largely underappreciated in his lifetime and criticized for being boring, terse, and difficult, but these films are fresher than ever

Taylor Holland, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: Uncovered: The War on Iraq
Uncovered: The War on Iraq
The filmmaker, who is also responsible for the recent documentary Outfoxed, argues that intelligence data have been manipulated by this administration to justify the decision to go to war.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: Ladder 49
Ladder 49
No scorcher this, but nonetheless a sturdy tribute to firefighters and male camaraderie.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
H.G. Bissinger’s classic book about the secular religion of high school football was lovingly adapted for film prior to becoming a TV show.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: Shark Tale
Shark Tale
Animated Shark Tale lacks bite.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 8, 2004

Revew: She Hate Me
She Hate Me
Spike Lee strikes out with his new "joint" about an unemployed whistle-blower who makes a living impregnating sperm-deprived lesbians.

Kimberley Jones, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
This nonpartisan documentary seeks to identify the sparks that made John Kerry and so many others of his generation so eager to serve their country.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: First Daughter
First Daughter
This movie's tortured young protagonist and clueless dad just happen to be members of the First Family of the United States.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: Zhou Yu's Train
Zhou Yu's Train
Chinese romance stars beautiful Gong Li as a modern woman with two male lovers.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: The Brown Bunny
The Brown Bunny
Vincent Gallo's notorious film turns out to be an anti-action road trip that has the feeling of a fever dream.

Marc Savlov, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: Festival Express
Festival Express
Hurtling across Canada during the summer of 1970 was a trainload of musicians – among them Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, and Buddy Guy – who partied and played music ’til the very end of the line.

Marjorie Baumgarten, Oct. 1, 2004

Revew: Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
Actor and author Stephen Fry turns director for this colorful group snapshot of monied revelers in 1930s London.

Kimberley Jones, Sept. 24, 2004

Revew: The Forgotten
The Forgotten
Julianne Moore is out of her mind with grief – or is she just out of her mind?

Marjorie Baumgarten, Sept. 24, 2004

A Day Without a Mexican
What if Californians awoke one day to discover that all the Mexicans in the state had mysteriously vanished overnight?

Marjorie Baumgarten, Sept. 24, 2004

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