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Bad Education (2004)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 19th, 2004 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsBad Education is a brazen, ambisexual noir that embraces the conventions of the genre while at the same time shattering them with explicit wickedness.
Bad Education is a brazen, ambisexual noir that embraces the conventions of the genre while at the same time shattering them with explicit wickedness.
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Mean Girls (2004)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - April 30th, 2004 - Movie ReviewsBut with Mean Girls Waters and Fey do what they can to show scrubbing off one’s humanity for a mechanical glassy-eyed façade is something that should be avoided. In the end, life in plastic just isn’t worth the effort.
But with Mean Girls Waters and Fey do what they can to show scrubbing off one’s humanity for a mechanical glassy-eyed façade is something that should be avoided. In the end, life in plastic just isn’t worth the effort.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - March 19th, 2004 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsIt’s a beautiful screenplay overflowing with moments of such sudden, tight-fisted insanity that frequently knocked my socks off, all of its coupled with a poignant purity that’s beyond terrific. As early-year movies go, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind isn’t just a surprise, it’s a bona fide cinematic miracle I’m not ever going to forget.
It’s a beautiful screenplay overflowing with moments of such sudden, tight-fisted insanity that frequently knocked my socks off, all of its coupled with a poignant purity that’s beyond terrific. As early-year movies go, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind isn’t just a surprise, it’s a bona fide cinematic miracle I’m not ever going to forget.
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The Haunted Mansion (2003)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 26th, 2003 - Movie ReviewsDespite a winning moment here and a wonderful one there, The Haunted Mansion has more in common with The Country Bears than it does Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and that’s too bad.
Despite a winning moment here and a wonderful one there, The Haunted Mansion has more in common with The Country Bears than it does Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and that’s too bad.
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School of Rock (2003)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 3rd, 2003 - Movie ReviewsSchool of Rock caught me by surprise. It features some pretty big laughs and gets the essence of what makes great Rock ‘n’ Roll timeless.
School of Rock caught me by surprise. It features some pretty big laughs and gets the essence of what makes great Rock ‘n’ Roll timeless.
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American Splendor (2003)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - August 15th, 2003 - Film Festivals Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsAmerican Splendor is an absolute delight.
American Splendor is an absolute delight.
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Adaptation (2002)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 6th, 2002 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsThere are far too few films that make me giddy and excited about the art of cinema. Adaptation is one of them. See it at once.
There are far too few films that make me giddy and excited about the art of cinema. Adaptation is one of them. See it at once.
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - October 20th, 2002 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsPunch-Drunk Love is Sandler’s finest hour.
Punch-Drunk Love is Sandler’s finest hour.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 18th, 2001 - Film Festivals Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsHedwig and the Angry Inch is the most fun I’ve had at the cinema in ages.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the most fun I’ve had at the cinema in ages.