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‘The Last Airbender’ is more than just a sad summer film entry

July 2, 2010

From member Christian Toto: ‘Lady in the Water” wasn’t an accident. Nor was “The Happening.” They were warning signs, neon indicators that M. Night Shyamalan’s directorial bag of tricks was empty. “The Last Airbender” merely puts an exclamation point on the matter. Based on the popular animated series, “Airbender” is a grinding bore, a messy [...]

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‘Eclipse’ is the best in the Twilight series

July 2, 2010

From member Brandon Fibbs: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is superior to its two predecessors in every possible way. The mythology finally feels comfortable in its own skin, aware of both its strengths and limitations, and appears to be striding confidently into the future. Like the Harry Potter franchise, it apparently took Twilight a few films [...]

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Denver Film Critics Society 2009-2010 Award Winners

January 27, 2010

The Denver Film Critics Society is proud to announce the winners of the DFCS Awards for the 2009-2010 season. Best Film: The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow A Serious Man, directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, [...]

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‘Collapse’ – Oil spigots run dry, whistle blower’s mouth doesn’t

January 27, 2010

From member Christian Toto: The new film “Collapse” should play as part of a double feature alongside either “The Road” or “The Book of Eli.” The documentary follows a first-rate conspiracy theorist describing in pinpoint detail why we’re all doomed. It’s all about the oil – or lack thereof – in the not too distant [...]

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Extraordinary Measures: Great story, but the movie’s not terrific

January 27, 2010

From member Robert Denerstein: Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford battle a disease. No, I never heard of it before either. I’m talking about Pompe disease, a genetic disorder that occurs in something like one out of every 40,000 births. The disease, which is related to muscular dystrophy, attacks muscles, most importantly, the heart. Though not [...]

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Denver Film Critics Society 2009-2010 Award Nominations

January 13, 2010

The Denver Film Critics Society is proud to announce our nominees for the 2009-2010 DFCS Awards. Winners will be announced on January 27, 2010. Best Film: A Serious Man, directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn [...]

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‘Youth in Revolt’: Sex – One teenager’s final frontier

January 13, 2010

From member Robert Denerstein: Michael Cera is inspired to be bold by Portia Doubleday. Michael Cera carries the burden of his familiar presence lightly enough to keep from wearing out his welcome. In Youth in Revolt, Cera (familiar from Juno and Superbad) again follows in his own footsteps, playing a baby-faced high-school kid who’s afraid [...]

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‘The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus’ is exhaustingly muddled

January 11, 2010

From member Robert Denerstein: There’s no shortage of imagination in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, but when it comes to other matters — a compelling story for example — the movie is running on empty. Less a movie than a tribute to visual abundance, The Imaginarium can succeed only for those who find [...]

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You’d be wise to leap over ‘Leap Year’

January 11, 2010

From member Robert Denerstein: The movie Leap Year — a forgettable comedy built around a series of unpromising contrivances — did little for me other than tarnish my hopes for romantic comedy in the new decade. An over-amped Amy Adams plays Anna, a busy working New Yorker with an addiction to high heels and her [...]

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‘Youth in Revolt’ is a bad case of déjà vu

January 11, 2010

From member Brandon Fibbs: Part Rushmore, part Porky’s, the coming-of-age comedy Youth in Revolt, based on a series of novels by C.D. Payne, is equal parts adolescent rebellion and first blush of love, but none of it manages to come together into anything that works. Worse, the film feels like a bad case of déjà [...]

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