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The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Recalling the tone and spirit of Eighties horror films, this is an homage to exsanguinations past.
"...heights of Adam Green's superior Hatchet, but there is comfort in familiarity here. The old-school gore effects (no CGI..."

April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Matthew McConaughey stars as an oily womanizer who does an about-face in this purported romantic comedy.
"...lay. Love, he argues, is nothing more than "magical comfort food for the weak and uneducated," a sentiment he..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe star in Ridley Scott's new film about the different types of CIA operatives fighting the global war on terrorism.
"...man who conducts the war on terrorism from the comfort of his living room. Always watching Ferris on some..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Duchess
Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.
"...and the Duke of Devonshire (Fiennes), who regularly finds comfort in the arms of other women. Stung by the..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Four Letter Word
This tale of an unapologetically promiscuous New Yorker settles for the easy trifles of romantic comedy.
"...that squeamish Middle America can always rely on for comfort. It’s a role Luke both loves and hates. On..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ex
Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.
"...something darker, but never steps far enough outside its comfort zone to be anything really edgy. The fact that..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Invincible
Mark Wahlberg plays footballer Vincent Papale in this story about how he captured a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles team in an open tryout.
"...Invincible is like a thick, sweaty slab of NFL comfort food. Its themes are inspiring, all right: After Papale's..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You, Me and Dupree
The story of the houseguest who won't leave gets another reworking in this diverting yet disposable Owen Wilson vehicle.
"...(i.e., those still quoting The Wedding Crashers) within their comfort zone. It’s an awkward mix that culminates in a..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

CSA: The Confederate States of America
Scathingly satirical, often horrific mockumentary examines what America might look like if the South had won the Civil War.
"...closer to our own reality for any kind of comfort whatsoever. There are droll comic flourishes in this very..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who Cooked It?
Comfort, Southern, Cajun, and Soul on the Eastside
"...cost per person: * $10 ** $10-25 Tony's Southern Comfort Restaurant..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature

Winter Solstice
Neither a change of seasons nor truly wonderful performances can breathe life into the dismally enervated drama Winter Solstice.
"...unhappy, but each is unable to help himself or comfort the others. Then Molly (Janney) moves into the neighborhood..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dallas 362
The actor Scott Caan makes a strong debut as a writer-director in this atmospheric character study in which he also co-stars with Shawn Hatosy, Jeff Goldblum, and Kelly Lynch.
"...skillful rapport with actors, and an unusual degree of comfort with narrative ambiguity. In essence, Dallas 362 is a..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Piglet's Big Movie
"...– is still on board, a fact that should comfort adults who grew up with Fielder’s Piglet 30-odd years..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Open Hearts
"...– a kind man and devoted father – to comfort the girl. And so Niels does, accompanying Cæcilie on..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dinner Rush
"...and its setting are much like a meal of comfort food at a cozy, welcoming neighborhood eatery, so the..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Mirror
"...this young girl with a broken wing to find comfort and safety as she wanders through the exciting, scary,..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hilary and Jackie
"...Hilary and Jackie is still best described as arthouse comfort food: a big, proteiny platterful of cinematic meatloaf cooked..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Passion in the Desert
"...spots, the metaphor has become far too bestial for comfort. Augustin howls for Simoom with all the primordial passion..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Funeral
"...an audience with soothing terms of endearment or emotional comfort. This time out, however, Ferrara's moral excoriation is tempered..."

Nov. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fire
"...that the two neglected wives find companionship and sexual comfort in each other's arms. Sita is the bolder one,..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Career Girls
"...In this, Career Girls offers a rare form of comfort, an assurance that we matter in the lives of..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Daytrippers
"...much for that. And, after all, there's a certain comfort to cruising in the station wagon with your posse...."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines
Cold Comfort Farm
"...live with distant relatives on the provincially dreary Cold Comfort Farm. With the charming arrogance of the urbane, Flora..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Screens Feature

Rendezvous in Paris
"...the streets and cafes of Paris will be nourishing comfort food for some, warmed-over hash for others. Set in..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Home for the Holidays
"...the corny predictability, and, despite it all, the overwhelming comfort gained from the knowledge that there exists a “home”..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moonlight and Valentino
"...is an eccentric artist and emotionally self-absorbed, but a comfort and a provider of laughter nonetheless; her sister Lucy..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perez Family
"...soul of the wife who, after long years of comfort drawn from the familiarity of waiting, discovers the potential..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thank God I'm a Lesbian
"...shared by all these women is their happiness and comfort in their lesbian identities and how that is essential..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Accompanist
"...in Irene's glamorous life and benefits from the financial comfort that Irene and her husband Charles (Richard Bohringer) enjoy...."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Life
"...emotions from his wife, and any potential solace and comfort from friends and family, Bob instead escapes into the..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

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