Articles by Erin Oke

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  The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

  Peter Care

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Based on Chris Fuhrman's popular novel, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is an honest and compelling coming-of-age story that manages to a...

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  The Banger Sisters

  Bob Dolman

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Leave it to Hollywood to make a pat, feel-good movie about two women whose former claim to fame was their superior ability to suck cock. Th...

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  Just A Kiss

  Fisher Stevens

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  At first, Just a Kiss seems like it's going to be another one of those self-indulgent indie films about the relationships of young artistic...

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  About Schmidt

  Alexander Payne

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  In About Schmidt, Jack Nicholson gives the subtlest performance of his career to date as Warren Schmidt, an aging company man whose life be...

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  Moulin Rouge

  Baz Luhrmann

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  "Moulin Rouge" is perhaps the first ever postmodern epic musical. Director Baz Luhrmann builds upon his previous lush and fantastical work...

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  John Q

  Nick Cassavetes

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  If I have to sit through a mediocre Hollywood hero story, I take some consolation in being manipulated through "John Q.," whose ideas deser...

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  Monster's Ball

  Marc Forster

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  For a film chock full of horrendous acts and brutalised characters, Monster's Ball is remarkably understated. At first the film seems to be...

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  Urbania

  Jon Shear

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  "Urbania" is a strikingly stylish film that centres on the restless existence of Charlie (Dan Futterman), a young gay man who spends his sl...