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Mamma Mia! movie review: out of tune

Fri, Jul 18, 2008
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If there’s one thing that’s clear from this revue of ABBA’s hit songs, it’s that there really aren’t all that many great ABBA songs, hits or no.

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Up the Yangtze (review)

Fri, Jul 18, 2008
2 comments

A look at life along the Yangtze River as it was being dramatically transformed by the creation of the massive Three Gorges Dam…

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Space Chimps (review)

Fri, Jul 18, 2008
12 comments

If jokes about missing links and “the primate directive” are your idea of the height of wit…

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Times and Winds (Bes vakit) (review)

Wed, Jul 16, 2008
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An elegy for the end of childhood and the loss of innocence, this striking Turkish movie was winner of the Best Film prize at the Istanbul Film Festival…

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The Dark Knight movie review: dim hope

Tue, Jul 15, 2008
474 comments

Everything about this is wrong.

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Meet Dave (review)

Mon, Jul 14, 2008
48 comments

I walked out of *Meet Dave*…

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Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (review)

Fri, Jul 11, 2008
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Guys, if you hate have to put on a suit to be considered ‘dressed up,’ here’s the dude to blame: Beau Brummell.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth (review)

Thu, Jul 10, 2008
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For once, here is a movie that does not try to pretend it’s anything other than what it is: a journey to the center of the Earth in 3D. That’s it.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (review)

Thu, Jul 10, 2008
35 comments

Don’t forget to buy the Hellboy Happy Meal on your way home.

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Anglo Saxon Attitudes (review)

Thu, Jul 03, 2008
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There’s satire, and then there’s *Anglo Saxon Attitudes,* which makes satire look like ice cream cake and balloons.

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