Starring:
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
Review:
Oscar can relax. The epic crowd-pleaser the Academy lusted for
is here, the one to show that the geezer voters are hip to what the
kids want (3-D IMAX) and what the industry needs (the kind of
wowser you’ll pay to see on a big screen). James Cameron’s
tone-deaf but thunderously exciting Avatar, costing […]

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Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]

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Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]

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