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REVIEW: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe"

By George Grella on July 30th, 2008

Ten long summers have passed since the last feature film version of the television series "X-Files," which must seem an eternity to f... Read More

REVIEW: "Brideshead Revisited"

By George Grella on August 6th, 2008

A recent photo spread in the New York Times Magazine, one of that publication's typical puff pieces, captures perfectly the atmosphere and tone... Read More

REVIEW: "The Dark Knight"

By George Grella on July 23rd, 2008

Although it was touch and go there for a while, finally a motion picture - and a genuine blockbuster at that - beat out "Sex and the City... Read More

REVIEW: "Pineapple Express"

By Dayna Papaleo on August 6th, 2008

Cinema snobs did a proverbial double-take upon learning that filmmaker David Gordon Green would follow this year's aching, intimate "Snow ... Read More

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REVIEW: "Step Brothers," "La France"

By Dayna Papaleo on July 30th, 2008

Please accept this as my notice of resignation, because - oh, not the quitting kind of resignation; good luck prying this sweet gig from my kun... Read More

REVIEW: "When Did You Last See Your Father?" "Tell No One"

By Dayna Papaleo on July 23rd, 2008

Your folks are flawed. That shouldn't be news by now (and if it is, you'll want to look into that Tooth Fairy business as well), but at the tim... Read More

REVIEW: "Mister Lonely," "Klimt"

By Dayna Papaleo on July 16th, 2008

The films of Harmony Korine are easy to appreciate, but enjoying them is, shall we say, a bit trickier. After grenading indie cinema at 19 via his ... Read More

REVIEW: "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

By George Grella on July 16th, 2008

  Whatever else influences the blockbusters of the current summer, comic books apparently provide the chief inspiration, e.g., "Iron Man,... Read More

REVIEW: "The Children of Huang Shi"

By Dayna Papaleo on July 9th, 2008

You know what's totally awesome? Being white. The non-Caucasians of the world have probably suspected as much, what with all the films bankrolled b... Read More

REVIEW: "Hancock"

By George Grella on July 9th, 2008

After all the superheroes of all the summers, the possibility of a filmmaker coming up with a new twist on the concept seems highly unlikely. Quart... Read More

GUIDE: 2008 Rochester Jewish Film Festival

By Dayna Papaleo on July 9th, 2008

The 8th Annual Rochester Jewish Film Festival is growing like most 8-year-olds, with more days, more quality features and documentaries from around... Read More

REVIEW: "Wall-E," "Paranoid Park"

By Dayna Papaleo on July 2nd, 2008

The eggheaded visionaries at Pixar Animation Studios have maintained an exceptional level of quality since 1995's "Toy Story," their firs... Read More

REVIEW: "Wanted"

By George Grella on July 2nd, 2008

After all the high heat of summer hype and the subsequent blossoming of half a dozen near misses, also rans, and flat-out flops, the season finally... Read More

REVIEW: "Mongol," "Flight of the Red Balloon"

By Dayna Papaleo on June 25th, 2008

They don't make ‘em like they used to because they don't have to. The technology now available to... um... them can certainly manifest in som... Read More

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