Film Reviews Capsule by Robert Denerstein
Film reviews by Robert Denerstein rate current releases with a distinct scale. The roundup covers American Psycho Battlefield Earth and many Hollywood titles. It notes performances by Bale Spacey DeVito Crowe Roberts and others while critiquing narratives pacing and visual flair in a period style capsule.
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Bret Easton Ellis
Ellis
Wall Street
Mary Harron
Andy Warhol
Guinevere Turner
Patrick Bateman
Christian Bale
Bateman
John Travolta
L. Ron Hubbard
Scientology
Travolta
Terl
Barry Pepper
Roger Rueff
Kevin Spacey
Danny DeVito
Peter Facinelli
DeVito
Facinelli
David Mamet
Center Stage
Nicholas Hytner
American Ballet Theater
Ethan Stiefel
Amanda Schull
Sascha Radetsky
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Mission: Impossible 2 review contrasts styles and tones
The piece compares Brian De Palma's original with John Woo's M I 2, noting Cruise's shift to producer control and Woo's romantic, stylized action. It highlights Hunt as a more human, risk seeking hero and comments on pacing, tone, and reception among fans.
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Om Cruise
Brian DePalma
Cruise
John Woo
Woo
DiPalma
Ethan Hunt
M:i
Vanessa Redgrave
Tom Cruise
Mission: Impossible 2 review praises Cruise and Woo fantasy
The film pits Ethan Hunt against Sean Ambrose who plans a Chimera virus attack. Thandie Newton as Nyah Shaw shares danger with Hunt, while John Woo’s style delivers slow motion action, doves, and stylized combat. Despite less graphic violence, Maid: minimalist violence, the movie still entertains fans and aims for a global box office near a billion.
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Hunt
Sean Ambrose
Dougray Scott
Nyah
Thandie Newton
Newton
DiPalma
Robert Towne
Chinatown
Towne
Daniel Day-Lewis
Mohicans
John Woo
Camelot
Woo
Tom Cruise
Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Sara Voorhees
Albuquerque
Tribune
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Where the Heart Is film review with Portman star turn
A Billie Letts adaptation set in a small Oklahoma town follows Novalee Nation a pregnant woman who builds a life after abandonment. Natalie Portman shines supported by Stockard Channing Sally Field and an standout Ashley Judd while director Matt Williams keeps a warm if sprawling tale from dragging. Robert Denerstein reviews the film for the Denver Rocky Mountain News.
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Billie Letts
Matt Williams
Natalie Portman
Novalee Nation
Oklahoma
Stockard Channing
Sally Field
Ashley Judd
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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