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Donkey Kongs
Your film critic defends himself from charges of knee-jerk liberalism and racism.
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Kimono Dragons
Only the bitchery clicks in Memoirs of a Geisha. Plus, a splendidly intimate Narnia.
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The Living Gall
Craig Lucas' hateful Dying Gaul. Plus, Walk the Line never wobbles.
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Laugh Laugh Scream Scream
The Legend of Zorro and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang teeter deftly between giggles and thrills. Plus, Mr. Sulu and The Weather Man.
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24-Carrot Bliss
Wallace & Gromit cheese off a Were-Rabbit, Clooney has a Good Night, and Baumbach harpoons a squid and a whale.
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Fire, Fly With Me
Flipping for Joss Whedon's Serenity and Carroll Ballard's Duma.
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Hazzard Payoff
These Dukes are made for crashing. Plus dead rockers and life-affirming penguins.
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Remake My Day
New singers, new songs on The Bad News Bears,and The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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Treat or Trick?
Hustle & Flow is mostly jive. Plus, a Bay window on The Island, and Spielberg's 9/11.
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Dark Water Runs Deep; Fantastic Four Ain't
A marvelous horror and a horrible Marvel
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Programming the Slammer Film Festival
Readers choose the most enlightening fare for Judith Miller.
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Girls, Uncorrupted and Compromised as Hell
Alice Wu's delightful Saving Face and the moving The Girl in the Café. Plus, entertaining Judy Miller.
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Christmas in July
In praise of Miranda July's sublime Me and You and Everyone We Know
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Jolie Good
Angelina and Brad bask in each other's starlight. Plus, Remembering Anne Bancroft.
