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Timecrimes
Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo's first feature film is a tremendously entertaining bit of Kafka that whirlpools down into The Twilight Zone – and one helluva blast to watch.
"...of surreal compositions, nerve-raping suspense, and the ability to draw out scarily emotional performances from a cast that includes,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Road Trip?
"...The draw was held this week for next summer's European Championship...."

Dec. 5, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Blades of Glory
This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.
"...Just because Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean the comedian and leading..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Weekly Update
"...Club World Cup ... Champions League round of 16 draw announced: Liverpool-Barcelona! ... Midseason Euro roundup ......"

Dec. 20, 2006 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

49 Up
This British series is one of the great achievements of the cinema, one that reveals how an observant camera plus the passage of time can capture reality.
"...almost seems custom-made to capture its essence. The films draw no definitive conclusions about the sum of their parts,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flyboys
This story of the Lafayette Escadrille squadron, who become the first U.S. fighter pilots, is surprisingly inert.
"...Model Kits. But then, the cast isn't the real draw here; the planes – and the resultant close-quarter, high-flying..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Blue
There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.
"...You don’t need me to tell you what the draw is here – the MTV-ready principals undulating in their..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Cinderella Story
Hilary Duff's Cinderella tale goes splat like a pumpkin.
"...broken up by "comic" set-pieces with her stepfamily that draw mainly from the poop-in-the-pool school of humor. Coolidge –..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bad Company
"...nuclear thrillers. It would be far too easy to draw the parallel of Bad Company = bad movie, but..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Himalaya
"...and the hare could have just called it a draw and sent everyone home happy...."

June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Circle
"...just how world-weary these women are, barely able to draw their black chadors around themselves, cloaking their femininity and..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Me You Them
"...with each of her men. The film probably won't draw in audiences who aren't already fans of the quirky,..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Taboo
"...who uses diffuse lighting and graceful long takes to draw a bead on the otherworldly milieu of the story's..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

3 Strikes
"...to this kind of stuff, but jeez, ya gotta draw the line somewhere, and I guess the old “no..."

March 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head On
"...Jaems Grant uses gobs of hand-held, close-up camerawork to draw you into even the seamiest aspects of Ari's vida..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jeanne Eagels
"...family secondary. Kim Novak, who was the number-one box-office draw of 1956, brings her uniquely endearing brand of voluptuous..."

Aug. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Like It Is
"...and ever-ready. For laughs, it seems, he tries to draw a wedge between young lovers Matt (Rose) and Craig..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kiss Or Kill
"...abound, and Bennett uses flurries of hand-held camerawork to draw the viewer into the immediacy of Al and Nikki's..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Year of the Horse
"...in his live concert footage, although his attempts to draw the band out in backstage interviews are less than..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alive & Kicking
"...up on you and delivers a wallop that may draw a tear or two from even those generally unmoved..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fire Down Below
"...complete cipher and perhaps the most baffling box office draw in film history. Fire Down Below offers the grimacing..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

La Scorta
"...assignment to this detail is random; luck of the draw could have sent them to much less dangerous details...."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Martha & Ethel
"...decisions by Toby Shimin. Little attempt is made to draw any conclusions about the “proper” way to raise children...."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Hail the Judge
"...Tat and Chueng Man. Hong Kong's biggest box office draw, Stephen Chow, stars in this typically crazed period piece..."

Aug. 29, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Lion King
"...Though the writers fail to credit Mr. Shakespeare, they draw more than a little inspiration from Hamlet, down to..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Project S (aka Once a Cop)
"...in turn, Police Story 3, the huge Jackie Chan draw from last summer (Chan pulls out the stops on..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jimmy Hollywood
"...living in Smog Central. Apparently Levinson's idea was to draw a parallel between Hollywood then and now, from a..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heaven & Earth
"...viewer with a one-two punch and genuinely hopes to draw some blood. In many ways, this approach worked for..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Bronx Tale
"...a director all seem prudent and un-showy, designed to draw attention to the characters and the story rather than..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Swing Kids
"...it leading to more. Where does a Swing-Kid-by-day/Hitler-Youth-by-night teen draw the line? At the haircut? The uniform? The goose-stepping?..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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