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4 stars out of 5 -- "RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR is all about our most primal urge: connection." Total Film "[A] smart, coolly horrifying American indie thrill....One of the scariest movies you're likely to see all year..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly "[T]he acting's pretty good, and the cinematography keeps things lively."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] raw, edgy 'what if'....This will trouble you for days after."Ultimate DVD30.30113

"...[A] funny and engaging mocku-comedy..." Variety "...Craig Ferguson springs deft comic surprises....A low-key approach that pays off in wall-to-wall smiles..." Rolling Stone "...Some uproarious scenes....[The movie] benefits enormously from the winning lead performance of Craig Ferguson..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "...A delicious send-up....[Ferguson's] performance is ebullient and likeable..." Sight and Sound "...THE BIG TEASE sustains an antic mood....It's charming..." New York Times "...THE BIG TEASE is a cheerful and smart mock documentary....Loose and lively, it was exactly tailored to the specifications of star Craig Ferguson..." Los Angeles Times "...THE BIG TEASE is a movie with a lot of laughs....Rasche is wonderful in the role..." Chicago Sun-Times "...There's a fair amount to enjoy..."Total Film21.12983

"[I]t's a deft Stephen King freak-out....What happens to Cusack is a roller coaster of a head trip..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] faithful and creepy adaptation....Cusack's performance slowly reveals a man trying to exorcise his own demons by debunking others."USA Today "Directed by Mikael Hafstrom with old-fashioned restraint and a stylish use of close-ups..."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "A terrific performance from John Cusack as a cynic on a paranormal mission nudges this towards the higher end of King adaps."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cusack, a master of understatement, plays it cool and quiet, so when he does freak out, it's all the more powerful."Empire20.92743

"[I]t's a deft Stephen King freak-out....What happens to Cusack is a roller coaster of a head trip..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] faithful and creepy adaptation....Cusack's performance slowly reveals a man trying to exorcise his own demons by debunking others."USA Today "Directed by Mikael Hafstrom with old-fashioned restraint and a stylish use of close-ups..."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "A terrific performance from John Cusack as a cynic on a paranormal mission nudges this towards the higher end of King adaps."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cusack, a master of understatement, plays it cool and quiet, so when he does freak out, it's all the more powerful."Empire20.92743

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"...Stern's radio routines are here in all their barrel-bottom-skimming glory..."Sight and Sound "...Stern plays himself with disarming self-deprecation..." USA Today "...Surprisingly sweet....Many sequences are very funny..."Chicago Sun-Times "...[A] sure-fire hit comedy....The movie develops real sunniness while delivering the insults and innuendoes that are the backbone of Mr. Stern's show..."New York Times "...[Stern] proves to be a game and likable actor..."Entertainment Weekly "...PRIVATE PARTS is a supremely crafty, smartly written, and -- given the number of 'himselfs' and 'herselfs' on the cast list -- surprisingly well-acted piece of pop kitsch..."Los Angeles Times20.92743

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"...There is a stripped-down feel to the proceedings that represents a return to an early filmmaking style for director Steven Soderbergh....See this movie for its humor and talented cast and you won't be disappointed..."USA Today "...Mr. Katt, as usual, is scarily brilliant playing an actor less smart than himself....Ms. Keener brings a crazed, cruel conviction to her role..."New York Times "...Fun....It keeps us admiring the director's talent for invention and excited by the liberated performances of so many favorite actors jazzed by Soderbergh's trust in their instincts..."Entertainment Weekly "...Ultimately FULL FRONTAL's pleasures reside in its freewheeling formal panache and restless playfulness..."Sight and Sound0.2024043

"...There is a stripped-down feel to the proceedings that represents a return to an early filmmaking style for director Steven Soderbergh....See this movie for its humor and talented cast and you won't be disappointed..."USA Today "...Mr. Katt, as usual, is scarily brilliant playing an actor less smart than himself....Ms. Keener brings a crazed, cruel conviction to her role..."New York Times "...Fun....It keeps us admiring the director's talent for invention and excited by the liberated performances of so many favorite actors jazzed by Soderbergh's trust in their instincts..."Entertainment Weekly "...Ultimately FULL FRONTAL's pleasures reside in its freewheeling formal panache and restless playfulness..."Sight and Sound0.2024043

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"...Extraordinary....A luminous cast reveals long-buried feelings..." Rolling Stone "...[Streep is] remarkable..." Sight and Sound "...[Streep acts] with supreme, heartbreaking economy and without a trace of showiness....A soaringly scenic film..." New York Times "...[McCormack] gives a supple performance that touches on the hidden eroticism of the material..."Box Office "...Quietly thoughtful....The film's greatest strength is its superb ensemble cast....[Streep] is convincingly sympathetic..." Los Angeles Times5.876036

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Rolling Stone (9/2/99, p.110) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...superstar-packed.... Mary is moving away from the...sound of her earlier albums into a sound that's...more soulful, singing over a large live band or alongside Eric Clapton's guitar or Elton's piano. But she remains the queen of hip-hop soul..."Rolling Stone (9/2/99, p.110) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...superstar-packed.... Mary is moving away from the...sound of her earlier albums into a sound that's...more soulful, singing over a large live band or alongside Eric Clapton's guitar or Elton's piano. But she remains the queen of hip-hop soul..."Spin (10/99, p.164) - 9 out of 10 - "...Emotionally gripping and stylistically diverse, this album should allow Blige to transcend the limited and somewhat apologetic 'Queen of Hip-Hop Soul' label..."Spin (10/99, p.164) - 9 out of 10 - "...Emotionally gripping and stylistically diverse, this album should allow Blige to transcend the limited and somewhat apologetic 'Queen of Hip-Hop Soul' label..."Entertainment Weekly (8/20-27/99, pp.123-4) - "...Does what Mary J. Blige does best - making a heart-to-heart connection with her female fans by channelling the everyday insults and injuries of the love wars into passionate vocal art." - Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly (8/20-27/99, pp.123-4) - "...Does what Mary J. Blige does best - making a heart-to-heart connection with her female fans by channelling the everyday insults and injuries of the love wars into passionate vocal art." - Rating: B+sQ (1/00, p.83) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."Q (9/99, p.101) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...Whether freestyling over skipping, Timbaland-influenced beats on 'Beautiful One' or the straightforward swing of 'Your Child', Blige can turn from sassy to agonized to vulnerable in the space of a single phrase....The Queen Of Hip Hop Soul remains classy and invincible."Q (9/99, p.101) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...Whether freestyling over skipping, Timbaland-influenced beats on 'Beautiful One' or the straightforward swing of 'Your Child', Blige can turn from sassy to agonized to vulnerable in the space of a single phrase....The Queen Of Hip Hop Soul remains classy and invincible."The Source (10/99, p.240) - "...when you take Mary's pure emotion...and place it over its rightful medium, something incredible is bound to happen....she dares to break the hip-hop soul template she helped create, and do something different. Something our loop-weary souls need."The Source (10/99, p.240) - "...when you take Mary's pure emotion...and place it over its rightful medium, something incredible is bound to happen....she dares to break the hip-hop soul template she helped create, and do something different. Something our loop-weary souls need."Rap Pages (10/99, pp.144-5) - "...It's sweet. It's consistent. It's personable. It's mature....A field trip of energy relative to all. And of course, each track is blessed with the influence of Hip-Hop soul, jazz and blues. Hail Mary!" - Rating: BRap Pages (10/99, pp.144-5) - "...It's sweet. It's consistent. It's personable. It's mature....A field trip of energy relative to all. And of course, each track is blessed with the influence of Hip-Hop soul, jazz and blues. Hail Mary!" - Rating: B16.79725

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"[I]ntensely moving...the film also functions as a series of 10 mini-biographies with common threads, and a powerful collective commentary on what it means to be a fighter." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club14.97815

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Billboard (p.28) - "Whether fusing gospel and soul with everything from R&B/hip-hop to dance, pop, jazz and even folk, Mary Mary never forgets to weave in an empowering, uplifting message that lingers long after the last note has sounded."11.97829

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Q (7/00, p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The lyrics are standard hallelujah fare, although neither craven nor proselytizing. On the brasher 'Shackles'...and the terrific title track there's soul to spare..."11.8223

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Q (10/02, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Infectious..."Q (10/02, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Infectious..."Mojo (Publisher) (10/02, p.110) - "...The perfect Sunday morning record..."11.8223

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Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.79) - "...45 minutes of well-done bluegrass music. The sound is pretty traditional, though the songs are...modern....Fans of the older Nashville style will enjoy this as much as bluegrass fans..."11.73554