Name: Ken Molay
Dateline: Cary, NC
Weblog: nfreport.blogspot.com [RSS]
Articles: 23
First Published: Thursday, June 1, 2006
Last Published: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Currently listing articles 23-1:
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DVD Review: Duma— A boy and his cheetah in Africa. Suitable for children, but not complex enough to satisfy adult viewers.
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DVD Review: Water— Visually sumptuous and important drama about the fate of widows in traditional Hindu culture.
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Movie Review: Brick— Interesting academic exercise, putting high school students into a film noir situation, but ill-served by the writing and editing.
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DVD Review: Der Tunnel— Tense and dramatic suspense/thriller based on the true story of a tunnel dug under the Berlin Wall.
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DVD Review: Tristram Shandy - A Cock And Bull Story— A densely layered and convoluted satire on filmmaking, using the most "unfilmable" work in English literature as its subject.
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DVD Review: Riding Giants— Excellent documentary on the evolution of surfing, appealing to non-surfers by playing up the human element.
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DVD Review: Revengers Tragedy— Bold, genre-mixing update of a 1606 revenge play.
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DVD Review: The Matador— Fun buddy picture that shows the flip side of Brosnan's sophisticated Bond persona, but a bit too lightweight.
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DVD Review: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang— Excellent self-referential comedy/action/mystery with many nods to film noir conventions and classics.
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DVD Review: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas— A 1968 period piece showcasing the clash of the conformist establishment with the hippie subculture.
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Movie Review: Sarah Silverman - Jesus Is Magic— A shock comedy standup routine is undermined by tacked-on filler material and bad novelty songs.
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DVD Review: Goodbye Lenin!— An enjoyable light farce from Germany that hides unexpected depth and a rare sympathetic view of East Germany.
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DVD Review: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith— A suitable coda to the Star Wars franchise. More of what you expect from Lucas and this series.
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DVD Review: Munich— Audiences should take note that this movie is not necessarily representative of other takes on the same material.
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DVD Review: Paradise Now— Fascinating and rare look at the thought processes and motivations of Palestinian suicide bombers.
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DVD Review: Capote— A studied, labored biography that saps excitement out of an inherently fascinating subject.
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DVD Review: Intacto— Intriguing and original Spanish thriller that posits luck as an exchangeable commodity.
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DVD Review: Dark Blue World— Standard WWII romantic triangle made interesting because of the unique Czech history and viewpoint.
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Movie Review: Mrs. Henderson Presents— Period piece with an uneasy blend of light backstage musical aspects and heavy-handed drama.
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DVD Review: Rumor Has It— Sitcom construction and execution in a weightless romantic comedy
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Movie Review: Transamerica— Unconventional and interesting premise ruined by a conventional and sappy "TV movie" script and excess earnestness.
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DVD Review: The Harmonists— Enjoyable historical biopic with great music
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DVD Review: War Of The Worlds (2005)— A subwoofer demonstration piece, but not much more.
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