In "United States of Tara," Toni Collette turns in a brilliant performance as a woman with dissociative identity disorder.
By Heather Havrilesky Jan 22, 2009
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Sundance opens: Straight buds dare each other to go all the way in "Humpday"; claymation "Mary and Max" paints a pen-pal friendship in loving shades of bird poop.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 17, 2009
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Time to program your DVRs! From new shows like
"Dollhouse" and "The United States of Tara" to countless returning favorites, an embarrassment of mid-season riches is upon us!
By Heather Havrilesky
January 11, 2009
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En route from "Six Feet Under" to "True Blood," TV genius Alan Ball snuck in "Towelhead," an earnest drama about race and sexual awakening in '90s suburbia.
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 11, 2008
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Alan Ball's "Six Feet Under" follow-up premieres at Sundance. Also: Malkovich as a fading Carson-era magician, Michael Keaton's surprising hit-man flick and more.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 20, 2008
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This thriller about books, belief and betrayal covers topical terrain -- JT LeRoy and James Frey, anyone? -- but itself proves unbelievable.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 4, 2006
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Steve Carell runs off with our hearts in this sweet-tempered dysfunctional-family road movie.
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 26, 2006
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The pretty sister is dumb; the smart sister is plain and resentful. How original.
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 7, 2005
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Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette sing. They dance. They dress up as drag queens. The movie all but shouts: "You go, girl!"
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 16, 2004
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Actress Toni Collette talks about her "intense" desert-romance flick "Japanese Story" -- and why she likes weddings almost as much as Muriel Helsop.
By Amy Reiter
January 13, 2004
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Samuel L. Jackson's vigilante take on the famous black badass cop fuels a lean, fast and undeniably entertaining remake.
By Charles Taylor
June 16, 2000
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A clumsy supernatural thriller searches -- and searches and searches -- for the soul of a little boy, but finds only the edge of exploitation.
By Charles Taylor
August 6, 1999
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Todd Haynes' opulent ode to the
glam-rock era may be 50 percent polyester, but it's full of heart.
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 6, 1998
My mom's multiple personalities drive me crazy!
Dude + dude = porno!
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