‘The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz’ has its moments
Good scenes and clever humor save this otherwise magic-less TV movie.
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‘Pom Poko’ turns raccoons into heroes
It’s been quite a few years since American television began its obsession with Japanese animation, and I’ve never quite understood it.
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‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe’ is too black-and-white, even for kids
Narnia comes to life in this colorful if shallow adaptation.
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‘Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo’ is darn funny
A surprisingly funny movie with a lot of heart and a decent new edition of the DVD with some nice extras.
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‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ gets ‘special’ treatment on DVD
Funny animated flick with some outstanding animation work and memorable characters gets mediocre DVD treatment.
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‘The Muppet Movie’ retains its charm as Kermit turns 50
It’s hard to describe the magic of the Muppets to kids today.
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Jane Fonda’s 1977 film ‘Julia’ is not a perfect film, but it certainly captures some perfect performances
This political drama and pseud-biopic offers plenty of excellent performances.
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1982 gay love story ‘Making Love’ had high hopes, but made little impact
It’s hard to say whether Making Love was groundbreaking or merely sensational when it was released 24 years ago, but the slight soap opera certainly made little impact either way. Arthur Hiller, director of the sob-fest Love Story a decade earlier directs this predictable story of homosexuality and infidelity. Erstwhile small screenstar Michael Ontkean is Zack, a successful young doctor in Los Angeles married to the equally successful…
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‘Separate Lies’ asks a lot of hard questions, but only answers some of them
Julian Fellowes’ adultery mystery features Tom Wilkinson in one of the year’s finest performances.
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Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are electric in ‘Blood and Wine’
Sometimes an actor can save a weakly-made film. In Bob Rafelson’s 1996 dud Blood and Wine, though, two of the greatest actors of all time, Michael Caine and Jack Nicholson, are left to work overtime. And the results still disappoint.
