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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ review

John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009

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‘Futurama: Bender’s Big Score’ review

“Futurama: Bender’s Big Score” – I had forgotten how much I missed Matt Groening’s hilariously satirical take on the future before viewing this first of

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‘Sweet Land’ review

“Sweet Land” – Minneapolis writer-director Ali Selim, who shot the film in Montevideo, takes us back to a time when Norwegian immigrants earned a hard

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‘The Last Kiss’ review

“The Last Kiss” – In this thematic sequel to “Garden State,” Zach Braff’s heartwarming 2004 directorial debut, Braff plays a guy torn between his fiancee

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‘The Break-Up’ review

“The Break-Up” – Romantic comedies usually explore the ups and downs of a relationship destined for a happy ending, but this film – determined to

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‘Walk the Line’ review

“Walk the Line” – He wasn’t just a guy with a cool voice who dressed in black. Country legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) also swooned

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Garden State

‘Garden State’ review

“Garden State” – It’s a great romance film precisely because it doesn’t seem like a romance. It stars Zach Braff (who also directed and compiled

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Lost in Translation

‘Lost in Translation’ reviews

John’s Throwback Thursday review, March 25, 2021 “Lost in Translation” – Director Sophia Coppola portrays Tokyo in all its unnerving, otherworldly glory, softly illuminating the

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Freaky Friday 2003

‘Freaky Friday’ review

“Freaky Friday” – If you’ve seen their previous work, you’ll know that Jamie Lee Curtis as a teenager trapped in an adult’s body and Lindsay

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Anything Else

‘Anything Else’ reviews

John’s “Anything Else” flashback review, Aug. 18, 2021 “Anything Else” – The first moment Jerry (Jason Biggs) lays eyes on Amanda (Christina Ricci), we’re yelling at

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