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The Christmas Hope
TV Reviews: Viewers get a stocking full of yuletide schmaltz with a hard-to-resist emotional hook.
Brian Lowry - 12/8/2009 10:46:40 PM
TV Reviews: Viewers get a stocking full of yuletide schmaltz with a hard-to-resist emotional hook.
Brian Lowry - 12/8/2009 10:46:40 PM
Groovaloo
Legit Reviews: To former nightclubbers looking for a bit of the old ultraviolets, this must look like heaven.
Sam Thielman - 12/8/2009 3:47:32 PM
Legit Reviews: To former nightclubbers looking for a bit of the old ultraviolets, this must look like heaven.
Sam Thielman - 12/8/2009 3:47:32 PM
Brief Encounter
Legit Reviews: Kneehigh Theater of Cornwall pulls a potent feminist statement out of repressed romanticism.
Bob Verini - 12/8/2009 1:00:00 PM
Legit Reviews: Kneehigh Theater of Cornwall pulls a potent feminist statement out of repressed romanticism.
Bob Verini - 12/8/2009 1:00:00 PM
Medal of Honor
Film Reviews: Six years after his impressive feature debut, "Maria," Romanian-born, German-raised helmer Calin Peter Netzer returns with a less stygian riff on his native country's post-Ceausescu woes. Buoyed, like "Maria," by strong lead performances -- here, theater vet Victor Rebengiuc and actress Camelia Zorlescu -- "Medal of Honor" recalls typical Central Euro yarns, as a pensioner finds he's suddenly awarded a decoration for a WWII act of heroism he hardly remembers. Drily humorous pic takes a while to work its spell but, as the ironies mount, becomes thoroughly engaging. Further fest kudos and smallscreen tributes loom.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 10:18:17 PM
Film Reviews: Six years after his impressive feature debut, "Maria," Romanian-born, German-raised helmer Calin Peter Netzer returns with a less stygian riff on his native country's post-Ceausescu woes. Buoyed, like "Maria," by strong lead performances -- here, theater vet Victor Rebengiuc and actress Camelia Zorlescu -- "Medal of Honor" recalls typical Central Euro yarns, as a pensioner finds he's suddenly awarded a decoration for a WWII act of heroism he hardly remembers. Drily humorous pic takes a while to work its spell but, as the ironies mount, becomes thoroughly engaging. Further fest kudos and smallscreen tributes loom.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 10:18:17 PM
Cartagena
Film Reviews: "Cartagena" is several notches above a disease-of-the-week telepic, but several notches below an elevating tale of transforming love.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 8:07:23 PM
Film Reviews: "Cartagena" is several notches above a disease-of-the-week telepic, but several notches below an elevating tale of transforming love.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 8:07:23 PM
The Fantasticks
Legit Reviews: Call it a magician's twist on musical theater's most enduring chestnut.
Paul Harris - 12/7/2009 7:45:53 PM
Legit Reviews: Call it a magician's twist on musical theater's most enduring chestnut.
Paul Harris - 12/7/2009 7:45:53 PM
Dancing on Ice
Film Reviews: This yarn about three ethnically Greek women crossing from Bulgaria into northern Greece is solidly made, and with three good performances by its femme leads.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 7:29:50 PM
Film Reviews: This yarn about three ethnically Greek women crossing from Bulgaria into northern Greece is solidly made, and with three good performances by its femme leads.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 7:29:50 PM
Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure
Legit Reviews: The creators have a few riddles to solve to add heart and clarity to their modern twist on Lewis Carroll's classic.
Jay Handelman - 12/7/2009 6:58:20 PM
Legit Reviews: The creators have a few riddles to solve to add heart and clarity to their modern twist on Lewis Carroll's classic.
Jay Handelman - 12/7/2009 6:58:20 PM
Peter Pan
Legit Reviews: The boy who won't grow up flies triumphantly into the 21st century in this spectacular production.
Karen Fricker - 12/7/2009 6:47:35 PM
Legit Reviews: The boy who won't grow up flies triumphantly into the 21st century in this spectacular production.
Karen Fricker - 12/7/2009 6:47:35 PM
The Mouth of the Wolf
Film Reviews: Vintage images of a city on the decline are woven into the story of a couple separated for decades by prison bars.
Jay Weissberg - 12/7/2009 6:03:17 PM
Film Reviews: Vintage images of a city on the decline are woven into the story of a couple separated for decades by prison bars.
Jay Weissberg - 12/7/2009 6:03:17 PM
The Last Cargo Cult
Legit Reviews: With "The Last Cargo Cult," the monologist perfectly balances goofball humor and genuine anger.
Sam Thielman - 12/7/2009 6:00:00 PM
Legit Reviews: With "The Last Cargo Cult," the monologist perfectly balances goofball humor and genuine anger.
Sam Thielman - 12/7/2009 6:00:00 PM
So Help Me God!
Legit Reviews: Having the wit to resurrect a gem like "So Help Me God!" does not guarantee a successful revival.
Marilyn Stasio - 12/7/2009 6:00:00 PM
Legit Reviews: Having the wit to resurrect a gem like "So Help Me God!" does not guarantee a successful revival.
Marilyn Stasio - 12/7/2009 6:00:00 PM
Best of Both Worlds
Legit Reviews: "Best of Both Worlds" is a spectacular gospel/R&B/soul take on Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."
Frank Rizzo - 12/7/2009 5:58:58 PM
Legit Reviews: "Best of Both Worlds" is a spectacular gospel/R&B/soul take on Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."
Frank Rizzo - 12/7/2009 5:58:58 PM
Chestnuts Roasting on the Flaming Idiots
Legit Reviews: See "Chestnuts Roasting on the Flaming Idiots" quick; it's anyone's guess whether the performers will survive through the end of the run.
Sam Thielman - 12/7/2009 4:47:54 PM
Legit Reviews: See "Chestnuts Roasting on the Flaming Idiots" quick; it's anyone's guess whether the performers will survive through the end of the run.
Sam Thielman - 12/7/2009 4:47:54 PM
Orpheus X
Legit Reviews: The modern-day love story of a rock musician and the dead woman he makes his muse.
Marilyn Stasio - 12/7/2009 3:33:57 PM
Legit Reviews: The modern-day love story of a rock musician and the dead woman he makes his muse.
Marilyn Stasio - 12/7/2009 3:33:57 PM
Harishchandrachi Factory
Film Reviews: The early years of Indian movie pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke receive a respectfully literal treatment.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 3:03:20 PM
Film Reviews: The early years of Indian movie pioneer Dadasaheb Phalke receive a respectfully literal treatment.
Derek Elley - 12/7/2009 3:03:20 PM
Brian Wilson; Dave Alvin; Living Sisters; Harper Simon
Music Reviews: Studying California almost always requires the examination of contrasts.
Phil Gallo - 12/7/2009 2:36:37 PM
Music Reviews: Studying California almost always requires the examination of contrasts.
Phil Gallo - 12/7/2009 2:36:37 PM
Outer Space Astronauts
TV Reviews: This is a goofy send-up of all things sci-fi.
Brian Lowry - 12/7/2009 2:13:21 PM
TV Reviews: This is a goofy send-up of all things sci-fi.
Brian Lowry - 12/7/2009 2:13:21 PM
State Affairs
Film Reviews: A tough femme cop takes on a murderous web of "State Affairs" in Eric Valette's catchy, edgy but far-from-subtly helmed Gallic thriller.
Jordan Mintzer - 12/7/2009 1:36:09 PM
Film Reviews: A tough femme cop takes on a murderous web of "State Affairs" in Eric Valette's catchy, edgy but far-from-subtly helmed Gallic thriller.
Jordan Mintzer - 12/7/2009 1:36:09 PM
Race
Legit Reviews: "Race" entertains as it unfolds, but grows increasingly wobbly.
David Rooney - 12/6/2009 6:12:14 PM
Legit Reviews: "Race" entertains as it unfolds, but grows increasingly wobbly.
David Rooney - 12/6/2009 6:12:14 PM
Best of Times
Film Reviews: Appealing Thai dramedy "Best of Times" shows that love can be wonderful and painful at any age.
Richard Kuipers - 12/6/2009 3:50:01 PM
Film Reviews: Appealing Thai dramedy "Best of Times" shows that love can be wonderful and painful at any age.
Richard Kuipers - 12/6/2009 3:50:01 PM
The Cranberries
Music Reviews: The reunited band arrived armed with a new album yet choose to turn back the clock.
Phil Gallo - 12/6/2009 3:12:47 PM
Music Reviews: The reunited band arrived armed with a new album yet choose to turn back the clock.
Phil Gallo - 12/6/2009 3:12:47 PM
20th Century Boys: Chapter 3
Film Reviews: It's pop culture vs. totalitarian religious cults as sci-fi manga adaptation concludes its uneven series.
Russell Edwards - 12/6/2009 3:11:28 PM
Film Reviews: It's pop culture vs. totalitarian religious cults as sci-fi manga adaptation concludes its uneven series.
Russell Edwards - 12/6/2009 3:11:28 PM
Farewell
Film Reviews: "Farewell" recounts the story of the first zeppelin flight around the world as seen through the eyes of journalist-passenger Lady Grace Drummond-Hay.
Leslie Felperin - 12/6/2009 2:24:23 PM
Film Reviews: "Farewell" recounts the story of the first zeppelin flight around the world as seen through the eyes of journalist-passenger Lady Grace Drummond-Hay.
Leslie Felperin - 12/6/2009 2:24:23 PM
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