Date Archives May 2011

Shrek Forever After

Too often, sequels are a disappointment, pointless endeavors beyond their ability to make a killing at the box-office. Commercially profitable or not, this kind of follow-ups offers diminishing returns to the audience and, in the…

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Hustle & Flow

I haven’t seen his debut “The Poor and Hungry” and his upcoming “Black Snake Moan” (awesome title!) is only in pre-production, but based on “Hustle & Flow” alone, I get the feeling that Craig Brewer…

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Apocalypto

Jean Carlo Lavoie : If the function of movies is to stimulate the mind, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto is a spectacular failure. Fortunately, it is not. It is the critic’s job to translate into language the…

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