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Review of Down in the Valley (1984)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 21 May 2006

For all Jacobson's allusions to John Ford archetypes, Badlands and Taxi Driver, he has essentially made a spiritual cousin to The Purple…

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Review of Down in the Valley (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 21 May 2006

For all Jacobson's allusions to John Ford archetypes, Badlands and Taxi Driver, he has essentially made a spiritual cousin to The Purple…

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Review of Poseidon (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 11 May 2006

As quick, character-defining sketches go, Richard Dreyfuss' recently dumped gay architect hits the very bottom of the disaster flick barrel…

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Review of Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 11 May 2006

If one were to compile a list of pop culture references that were barely funny three years ago, there would be a near-exact match with the…

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Review of Mission: Impossible III (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 03 May 2006

While M:I:III is the least successful series entry from a film-style standpoint, it is the most consistently suspenseful and action-packed,…

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Review of RV (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 27 Apr 2006

In a time when the majority of bad movies out there bore you with their plainness, this one deserves a shred of credit for failing on its…

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Review of American Dreamz (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 20 Apr 2006

Beyond the About a Cad subplot featuring Hugh Grant, this one is about as entertaining as your typical post-Weekend Update skit on SNL…

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Review of Take the Lead (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 05 Apr 2006

In refusing to sugarcoat the harsh realities of an impoverished region, the filmmakers make the ultimate message of hope that much more…

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Review of Inside Man (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 23 Mar 2006

If the idea of Denzel Washington playing such a weirdo isn't in itself enough to convince you to see this film, then frankly I don't want to know you…

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Review of Find Me Guilty (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 16 Mar 2006

The joy of this star turn isn't in the cosmetic adjustments Diesel has made to play Jackie…

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Review of 16 Blocks (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 01 Mar 2006

The results on a movie set can be great when Richard Donner yells 'Action!' But on this one, it feels more like, 'Lights, camera, ostentation…

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Review of The Pink Panther (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 09 Feb 2006

Here's all you need to know: Clouseau now surfs the Internet under the e-mail handle Doctor Knockers, and has to take Viagra before getting…

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Review of Firewall (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 08 Feb 2006

We are treated to Ford's magnetic and understated inner buzz of panic, and his panache with purposefully silly, growled-out catchphrases…

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Review of Annapolis (2006)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 27 Jan 2006

As a naval take on the boot-camp movie, it's so bland and homogenized that it makes last year's decidedly so-so Jarhead look audacious in comparison…

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Review of Annapolis (1928)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 27 Jan 2006

As a naval take on the boot-camp movie, it's so bland and homogenized that it makes last year's decidedly so-so Jarhead look audacious in comparison…

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Review of Transamerica (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 02 Dec 2005

Boosted by plenty of choice dialogue, including a queer analysis of The Return of the King that sidesteps post-Tarantino cuteness…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 17 Nov 2005

Once Potter ditches scenes that feel taken from Beverly Hills 90210 meets Scooby-Doo, I will approach the series with more than just guarded optimism…

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Review of Jarhead (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 03 Nov 2005

We don't know, but we've been told... Mendes' new film is far from gold…

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Review of Prime (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 26 Oct 2005

Greenberg comes off as dull, which is ironic considering he excelled on Unscripted as a struggling actor who lands a big role opposite…

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Review of The Weather Man (2005)

By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 25 Oct 2005

Inhabited by a courageously schlumpy Nicolas Cage, this strange and audacious character study becomes even more of a gleefully misanthropic blast…

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