Articles by Erin Oke

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  The Proposition

  John Hillcoat

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Written by Nick Cave, The Proposition is a sparse western set in outback Australia in the 1880s. In the wake of a horrific killing of a fam...

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  Shadowboxer

  Lee Daniels

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Shadowboxer is a totally hateful and irredeemable film. It's violent, exploitative, misogynist and just plain stupid. The bizarre story ha...

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  Nanny McPhee

  Kirk Jones

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  There's always a good amount of darkness in British children's stories, marking them in contrast to American stories of feel-good optimism....

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  Elizabethtown

  Cameron Crowe

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

  Elizabethtown is a sprawling film that feels like several movies crammed into one. The story follows Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) as he goes...

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  Pretty Persuasion

  Marcos Siega

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Pretty Persuasion is not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. It's a new teen movie that serves as a very thinly veiled attack on American...

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  The Constant Gardener

  Fernando Meirelles

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) uses his considerable visual flair to bring to the screen John le Carré's story of gree...

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  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Tim Burton

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Tim Burton's remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is really fun, showcasing the director's wonderful visual style and featuring John...

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  Must Love Dogs

  Gary David Goldberg

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

  Must Love Dogs is a generic Hollywood romantic comedy with little redeeming about it. In fact, the movie has a distinct lack of genuine rom...