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Written by Linda December 26, 2008
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is one of those cute little movies that sets you up from the start simply with the title. You know its aim is to be...
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Written by Linda December 26, 2008
Just when you think there is nothing worse than a lesbian movie, along comes a film that reminds you that gay-boy movies are almost just as bad (almost).
movie*pie Reviews » On Video
Written by Linda December 26, 2008
"I'm not compulsive! I'm precise!" exclaims Martha (Martina Gedeck) defensively as she lays out an excessively formal several-course meal for a friend at her apartment. Being the "second best chef...
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Written by Linda December 26, 2008
This film brought the house down at the Venice Film Festival, running off with the Golden Lion, and has had critics like Roger Ebert slobbering over it, proclaiming to be...
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Written by Linda December 24, 2008
A fluffy modern romantic comedy with, um, some twists, Manhood and Other Modern Dilemmas is an inoffensive, if a bit drawn-out flick, good for passing a bit of time when...
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Written by Linda December 06, 2008
To put it bluntly, Better Than Sex would have worked better as a short film, with the length chopped by half of its 90 minutes. The premise is interesting enough:...
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Written by Linda December 06, 2008
Leave it to old Hollywood professionals to make what is on the surface a kind of creepy and sad premise into a delightful romantic comedy. Master director Billy Wilder adds...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
This surprisingly dark and witty romantic comedy must have been one of the first mainstream movies to reflect a turn in cultural mores... or at least the first movie to...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
Anna and the King was better than I was expecting... and my expectations were pretty low, since it seemed to have been trashed by the critics. It may not be...
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Written by Linda December 02, 2008
Myra (Alicia Goranson) is the abrasive new temp at the big city office. She glowers as she walks down the hall, and has snappy retorts when her sleazy co-workers come...
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