Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Golden Compass

Posted on 12/8/2007 by Chris

This movie was always going to be something of a disappointment to those (like me) who enjoyed and admired Philip Pullman’s book, and indeed the entire ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy. Nonetheless, from the perspective of a children’s adventure movie, it … Continue reading →

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Johnny T—just kidding. Lift

Posted on 12/7/2007 by reynolds

DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter’s low-budget Lift never quite escapes the gravity well of certain over-determined conflicts or plot dynamics, but that’s the only negative thing I’m going to say about it. After reading about this in some article (I … Continue reading →

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Instead of another Johnny To thread…

Posted on 12/2/2007 by reynolds

…let’s call it “Reconceiving the Action Flick.” I’ve seen in the last week three pretty strong, strange films which seem bound up in the generic constraints of the action film but, with Houdini’s flair, slip the shackles to become (in … Continue reading →

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