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TOM MEEK

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Let's Go to Prison

Drops the soap
As a comedy, Bob Odenkirk’s penitentiary send-up is bootless. Watch the trailer for Let's Go to Prison  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 21, 2006

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Déjà Vu

Terminator meets Groundhog Day
Off a busy dock in New Orleans a ferry blows up in spectacular fashion. Flaming cars and bodies fly across the screen in slow motion. Watch the trailer for Déjà Vu  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 21, 2006

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Deck the Halls

Lands like a lump of coal
Somewhere in Western Mass, an anal-retentive optometrist prides himself on being Mr. Christmas. Watch the trailer for Deck the Halls  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 21, 2006

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The Return

A sad excuse for a ghost story
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s career has been a bit like Linda Blair’s or Jamie Lee Curtis’s. Watch the trailer for The Return  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 15, 2006

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Iraq in Fragments

A stark portrayal of reality
James Longley’s documentary about the War in Iraq isn’t groundbreaking, but it does put a face on the grim reality of Iraqi life and the mounting anti-American sentiment (“They are worse than 100 Saddams”). Watch the trailer for Iraq in Fragments  
By TOM MEEK  |  November 08, 2006

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Harsh Times

Unrealistic times
David Ayer in his debut grinds out a gritty pulp noir that more than once recalls Training Day , which he wrote and which is also a buddy flick with one of the pair a loose cannon.
By TOM MEEK  |  November 08, 2006

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

They should have stopped at 2
There comes a time when it’s best to leave that old Santa suit in the attic — especially now that the kids have grown up and gone away. Watch the trailer for The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 08, 2006

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Saw III

Provides a greater glimpse into psycho John “Jigsaw” Kramer
With each Saw , the ready-made audience obtains greater insight into the mind of resident psycho John “Jigsaw” Kramer. Watch the trailer for Saw III  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  November 01, 2006

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The Marine

John Cena is no Arnold
WWE main attraction and Massachusetts native John Cena makes his movie debut in this jerky Commando -esque knockoff. Watch the trailer for The Marine  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  October 18, 2006

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New church sex abuse film rings familiar

Cardinal law’s legacy
In Amy Berg’s haunting new documentary, Deliver Us From Evil , the first-time director gets a convicted pedophile to talk in disturbing detail about the molestation acts he committed during his 22-year span as a priest in the Catholic Church. Watch the trailer for Deliver Us from Evil  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  October 11, 2006

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Dead from the start
The unnecessary prequel to the unnecessary (2003) remake of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 cult staple does at least deliver the gore. Watch the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  October 11, 2006

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School for Scoundrels

A kick in the ass
Boot-camp therapy for lovable losers has long proved a sure-comic formula. Watch the trailer for School for Scoundrels  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 27, 2006

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Open Season

Open to everyone
For its foray into 3-D animation Sony has chosen a well-worn path: genetically fierce animals live in the lap of domesticated luxury until they’re dumped back in the wild sans survival instincts. Watch the trailer for Open Season  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 27, 2006

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Haven

A lot of fuss without any payoff  
Orlando Bloom executive-produced this crime thriller set in the Grand Caymans back in 2004; it got a look at the Toronto Film Festival that year and has been sitting on the shelf ever since — with good reason. Watch the trailer for Haven   (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 20, 2006

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Gridiron Gang

Got grit
A former college football star turned prison guard trying to make a difference in a juvenile-detention lock-up turns kids onto the game. Sound like a cog out of the feel-good factory? Watch the trailer for Gridiron Gang  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 13, 2006

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The Covenant

An unbewitching brew
I bet you didn’t know this (it’s a well kept secret, hence the title), but at a prestigious prep school on the North Shore (the film was shot in Quebec), scions of Salem warlocks use their sorcery to expose babes’ bottoms, repair cars, get into Harvard, and perpetrate even more devious deeds. Watch the trailer for The Covenant  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 13, 2006

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Everyone's Hero

Animates baseball
There’s plenty of nostalgia in this animated baseball fantasy based on Howard Jonas’s boyhood yarn. Watch the trailer for Everyone's Hero  (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  September 13, 2006

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Nobelity

A nice guy's travel log
Turk Pipkin is a laid-back Texan who chews on issues as if they were the end of a hay straw. Watch the trailer for Nobelity
By TOM MEEK  |  September 11, 2006

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Crossover

No slam dunk
Streetball in its various forms has become a bona fide underground sport; Crossover pumps it up with hip-hop flash and contrivance. Watch the trailer for Crossover  (QuickTime) 
By TOM MEEK  |  September 06, 2006

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Edmond

Gordon serves up both kitsch and gore  
If the notion of Stuart Gordon, who made the cult hit Re-Animator , directing David Mamet material sounds odd, bear in mind that Gordon cut his teeth with Mamet in the Chicago theater. Watch the trailer for Edmond   (QuickTime)
By TOM MEEK  |  August 30, 2006
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