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April 18, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Despite pairing Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the kung fu film goes easy on the action.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
How often is that the case anymore? 'Note' is a loving tribute to an old art and its artists.
April 9, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
Movie Review:
The irresistible New England chorus of senior citizens proves you're never too old to rock.
April 4, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Martin Scorsese shows how things are now with the Rolling Stones.
March 28, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Ryan Phillippe, who leads an outstanding cast, plays an American soldier who resists an order to return to Iraq.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Against the odds, sentimentality becomes the film and its star, British singer Marianne Faithfull.
March 19, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Better bring along a hankie for the effectively heart-tugging 'Under the Same Moon.'
March 14, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The filmy deftly examines the building of a subdivision in Texas and its fallout.
By Kenneth Turan
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The forceful Israeli film depicts soldiers defending an ancient fort, and the seeming futility of it.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW
March 7, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A wild and woolly 'BC' hasn't only lifted often from prehistoric flicks, it's lifted well.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Real energy and passion drive a group of budding musicians as well as the documentary makers, whose fervor actually turns a bit preachy.
February 29, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Initially "The Other Boleyn Girl" is good, genteelly trashy fun but it eventually reaches for dramaturgy that's out of its league.
By Kenneth Turan
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL:
From 'Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made'
(University of California Press, 2003)
February 29, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Ethiopian women ostracized because of incontinence get their lives back in 'A Walk to Beautiful.'
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Director Lou Ye's controversial movie about the Tiananmen Square generation depicts love and confusion in a time of revolution.
February 26, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
The award show brings out something real in actors and that's what is worth watching.
February 24, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
If it wins best picture, it would be a boon for classic Hollywood filmmaking.
February 15, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW
February 14, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW
January 16, 2008
By Kenneth Turan
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL:
The premier U.S. event for launching movies gets even bigger in Park City, Utah.
December 26, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
An intense actor and director make for a fiery combination in 'Blood.'
December 25, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
Movie Review:
The Film harnesses the power of persuasion for social change
December 21, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
Movie review:
'Charlie Wilson's War' celebrates events that came back to haunt Americans.
November 30, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The film, based on the memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, handles delicate subject matter with sensitivity and imagination.
November 2, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
'American Gangster' has it -- just look at the title -- and pulls it off with verve.
October 19, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Costars Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry do much of the stoking it.
October 12, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie centers a delightful, Capra-esque story around a most prurient prop.
October 5, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The much talked about sex scenes that earned an NC-17 rating are an important part of the Ang Lee film's psychology.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
George Clooney has the answers in 'Michael Clayton'
September 28, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Offbeat 'Sound' looks at the underbelly of the music industry.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The documentary details the fate of artworks during and after World War II.
September 21, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck pull their weight, but the long, ambitious, indulgent epic is only occasionally successful.
September 14, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Father must find AWOL son, but script makes it difficult to care
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A 'Shadow Company' of mercenaries
September 7, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie is rife with genre standards but delivers them with gusto.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The NASA documentary is a fabulously fresh take on a special group of audacious men called astronauts.
By Kenneth Turan
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The 1963 gangster thriller, mixes American elements into a Parisian setting, creating a stylish, gripping milieu.
August 31, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
In unflinching fashion, 'Manda Bala' documents seemingly disparate aspects of violence and poverty in Brazilian life.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Terrifying bonds exist between a mother and her sons in this fearlessly performed French-language film with Isabelle Huppert.
August 17, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A horror classic is replicated again, but the result is no clone: With top talent, it's stylish and smart.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A Donkey Kong rivalry between two obsessive competitors makes for a lively 'King of Kong.'
August 10, 2007
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
'12:08' gives comic tone to Ceausescu's quiet fall as villagers dispute whether anyone showed at a rally before he left.
September 22, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A complex tale of power, aims higher than others, and hits.
June 27, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The Man of Steel's return stumbles.
May 5, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
In "M:i:III," Tom Cruise tries to outrace a bad guy who's really, really good.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The documentary "Sir! No Sir!" recalls how some Vietnam GIs opposed the war.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
"Mr. Lazarescu's" death says a lot about life.
April 28, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
"United 93's" director went to great lengths to make the film as accurate as possible. So it's difficult to watch.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
"Look Both Ways" is a fearless movie about a fearful subject, an unusually empathetic and quite funny film that deals with death and dying in the most offbeat and casually life-affirming way.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
This genuinely sweet and determinedly inspirational family film features charming young actress Keke Palmer in the title role.
April 21, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Skill and experience mark "The Sentinel," in which Secret Service agents clash as the president is imperiled.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Cross-border nuptials are fraught with complexity in the stirring "Syrian Bride."
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Only countries under duress turn out motion pictures quite like the new Iranian film "Iron Island."
April 14, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Documentary details the hush-hush truths of geopolitics and the challenges of "exporting democracy."
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
"Bettie Page" gives the details of a fascinating life but renders its icon in two dimensions.
By Kenneth Turan
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The Tibetan location brings a gritty spirit to China's "Mountain Patrol: Kekexili."
April 7, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Ralph Richardson's assessment of "The Fallen Idol," a 1948 Graham Greene-Carol Reed collaboration, holds true today.
March 24, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Changing pace, "Inside Man" director Spike Lee takes the crime-film genre for a spin and viewers for a wild ride.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's heartbreaking film follows the reprecussions of one thoughtless, horrible act.
March 17, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Aaron Eckhart's turn as a sleazy tobbaco lobbyist is the heart of this wry, black-lunged comedy.
March 10, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
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By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
One award-winning lazy Sunday in the lives of two 14-year-old Mexico City boys.
February 24, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Julia Jentsch shines as an anti-Nazi activist in "Sophie Scholl," nominated for a foreign language film Oscar.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Mockumentary techniques, a 'what if' historical approach and ferocious satire come together in the film by Kevin Willmott.
February 17, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The most successful film in its homeland, Russia's "Night" gives the dark fantasy genre new life.
February 10, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
One fish sparks a chain of social ills.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
It's always good to see Harrison Ford get the upper hand, but 'Firewall' is just an ordinary thriller.
February 3, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Based on a classic work by Oscar Wilde, setting "A Good Woman" in Italy during the 1930s undercuts it.
January 27, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
A revealing look at a man who prefers to remain out of the spotlight.
January 20, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
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January 13, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Dashing and romantic, "Tristan and Isolde" provides a pleasantly old-fashioned spectacle of doomed passion.
January 6, 2006
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW
December 23, 2005
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
"Munich," about the hunt for the murderers of Israeli Olympians, is a call for peace.
December 21, 2005
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
The remake plays like the setup for a movie that never materializes.
December 9, 2005
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
In director Ang Lee's groundbreaking film, two cowboys realistically struggle with their love.
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Judi Dench gives a star turn as a London theatrical matriarch during World War II, and Bob Hoskins is a perfect foil in Stephen Frears' polished film.
November 25, 2005
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
As "The Libertine," Johnny Depp gets to (over)act to his heart's delight. Must have been fun. For him, not for us.
November 23, 2005
By Kenneth Turan
MOVIE REVIEW:
Stephen Gaghan's breathless oil-intrigue saga "Syriana" tackles real-world issues under its guise as Hollywood genre entertainment.
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