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Knowing Where to Look

The South of France has rarely looked so grim and inviting as it does in Neil Jordan's new film, The Good Thief

News Flash: White Boy Acts ”Black”

Malibu's Most Wanted can't keep all its balls (broad comedy, corny romance, vague social observations) in the air, and soon, everyone involved is looking exasperated or exhausted

MTV Goes to War

You wouldn't know it now, but in the early days of the war with Iraq, some of the best and most balanced coverage on television was on MTV

Buddies, Through and Through

Like all Adam Sandler movies, Anger Management puts you in a difficult place -- identified with the guy who seems least offensive, namely the Sandman

Breaking Down a Genre While Building a Story

All the Real Girls doesn't quite achieve the surprising poetry or gorgeous inventiveness of George Washington , but Girls has a more recognizable project in mind

Speeding Past the Point of Meaning

Sketchy behavior is the norm in Spun, which doesn't make it any easier to watch

A Small Space, with a Sense of Proportion

Conceived some 30 years ago by writer Larry Cohen, Phone Booth possesses an admirable narrative economy

Soundbites

The WB's latest effort to reclaim glory days is the mid-season replacement show, Black Sash, in which very cool Russell Wong plays Tom Chang, ex-undercover narcotics officer whose ex-partner framed him for dealing heroin.

A Man Without a Plan

From its start -- Nate Dogg in front of Mount Rushmore and flanked by white girl dancers dressed in skimpy red, white, and blue -- Chris Rock's crossover dream of a movie is obvious and derivative

Spoiled Rotten?

Thanks to a fan who apparently happened to be in the right place at the right time, online Survivor junkies may have unraveled many of this season's Amazonian mysteries -- including identities of the show's final four castaways -- long before the revealin