Articles by Lorraine Carpenter

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  The Rundown

  Peter Berg

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  You know this is a goofy movie when the Governator makes a cameo in the first reel, telling the Rock to "have fun." Yes, the torch has been...

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  Death Lords

  Neil Ayers

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Outlaw bikers! Lewd nudity! Shocking drug use! The packaging, the brand new animated intro and the soundtrack by Tijuana Bibles don't make...

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  Reefer Madness

  Louis Gasnier

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

  Thanks to pot-heads, this infamous propaganda relic is the best-selling B-movie ever, an unintentionally funny flick that makes maniacally...

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  Super Furry Animals

  Café Campus, Montreal QC - February 6, 2004

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Wow. What used to be one of the UK's most underappreciated bands drew a hefty crowd to their latest local gig, which was easily the best (a...

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  Beyond Borders

  Martin Campbell

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  This distasteful white elephant, an Oliver Stone hand-me-down, pairs the painful world of relief work with the zing of forbidden romance, a...

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  Gothika

  Mathieu Kassovitz

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  Penélope Cruz as an unglamorous mental case? Robert Downey Jr. as a shrink with access to prescription pads? There's much more implausibili...

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  The Cat in the Hat

  Bo Welch

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

  I feel sorry for everyone involved in this production. The grinding panties-in-a-twist that afflicted and enraged boomer critics everywhere...

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  The Missing

  Ron Howard

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  It's a thriller, it's a Western, it's a family melodrama, it's large-scale Hollywood entertainment complete with grandiose crane shots, hor...