Articles by Philip Brown

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  The Book Of Eli

  The Hughes Brothers

  PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2010

  The Book Of Eli is a throwback. The film takes its style and set design from the post-apocalyptic action movies of the '80s like The Road W...

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  Big Fan

  Robert Siegel

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2010

  Robert Siegel's Big Fan was one of the finest movies of 2009, but unfortunately nobody saw it. The film made a pitiful $230,000 in North Am...

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  Paranormal Activity

  Oren Peli

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2010

  Every few years, a low budget horror movie comes along to remind us of the joys of being scared in the dark. Since the genre depends on sur...

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  You're Welcome America

  Marty Callner

  PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2009

  Last year, critics complained that Oliver Stone's rather wonderful George Bush biopic, W., didn't mock the disgraced president nearly as mu...

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  The Limits Of Control

  Jim Jarmusch

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2009

  The Limits Of Control is the latest movie by terminally cool New York filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. If you're familiar with any of his other work...

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  Easy Rider - 40th Anniversary Edition [Blu-Ray]

  Dennis Hopper

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2009

  Easy Rider is one of the most important films ever made in America. Released in 1969, it was the first movie to truly tap into the counterc...

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  Stella: Live In Boston

  David Wain

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2009

  Any list of the most underrated comedians and comedic troupes over the last decade would have to include a special spot for Stella. Compris...

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  Extract

  Mike Judge

  PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2009

  Extract is only the third live-action feature by writer/director Mike Judge, who has earned himself a place in comedy history with Office S...