Articles by Brendan Willis

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  Mongol

  Sergei Bodrov

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2008

  This epic tale exploring the early life of Genghis Kahn, ruler of one of the largest empires in history, is an intriguing look into a time...

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  You Don't Mess With The Zohan

  Dennis Dugan

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2008

  After a string of mediocre PG-13 comedies (and the excellent drama Reign Over Me), Adam Sandler has returned to the R-rated, over-the-top h...

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  Jumper

  Doug Liman

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2008

  Twenty minutes into Jumper, you will most likely be ready to leap out of the nearest window. On the bright side, the lack of narrative logi...

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  What Happens In Vegas

  Tom Vaughan

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2008

  If the gods of film were just, What Happens In Vegas would play as an in-flight movie to Vegas. While not offensively bad, this paint-by-nu...

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  War, Inc.

  Joshua Seftel

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Satire, like war, can be a tricky business. War, Inc. works hard to poke fun at the emerging trend of privatised corporate military contrac...

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  Cloverfield

  Matt Reeves

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2008

  For a film that’s missing a traditional beginning and end, Cloverfield is incredibly entertaining and enjoyable. For those who escaped the...

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  Ben X

  Nik Balthazar

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2008

  Though this story of an autistic teenager who finds social acceptance within the virtual world of an online role-playing game has some inte...

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  Sleuth

  Kenneth Branagh

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2008

  Based on the 1972 film, which in turn was based on the 1970 stage play, Sleuth is an interesting, though uneven, dialogue between a cuckold...