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Review: A Dolphin Tale

Winter the dolphin gamely plays herself in this loose re-telling of her fight for survival after a crab trap mangles her tail.
Not much of a splash
By ALICIA POTTER  |  September 23, 2011
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Review: I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panettiere provokes many emotions as the title object of desire in Chris Columbus's dreadful teen romance. Love is not one of them.
A special brand of teen pain
By ALICIA POTTER  |  July 10, 2009
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Review: Imagine That

Eddie Murphy proves he doesn't need a fat suit to play soft in Karey Kirkpatrick's surprisingly nuanced family comedy.
Forces you to follow its eponymous directive
By ALICIA POTTER  |  June 12, 2009
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Review: Shall We Kiss?

Writer/director Emmanuel Mouret fancies himself Éric Rohmer, Woody Allen, or maybe both in this talky romantic trifle.
Is a kiss ever without consequence?
By ALICIA POTTER  |  April 17, 2009
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Rachel Getting Married

By the time the Ganesha cake is cut, you’re left with the poodle as the only family member worthy of empathy.  
An exhausting march down the aisle
By ALICIA POTTER  |  October 09, 2008
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A Man Named Pearl

The film makes up for its lack of conflict with the quiet power of its imagery: a descendant of sharecroppers coaxing scrubby brush into great green gumdrops and sculptural swirls.  
An earnest yet inspiring documentary
By ALICIA POTTER  |  October 01, 2008
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Eagle Vs. Shark

Love means never having to admit you deserve better than a dour dork with nunchucks.
Passion ignites at an animal-themed costume party
By ALICIA POTTER  |  June 20, 2007
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Flicka

Director Michael Mayer’s tedious adaptation of Mary O’Hara’s 1941 novel about a boy and his filly swaps the lad for a teenage girl with daddy issues. Watch the trailer for Flicka  (QuickTime)
Not worth saddling up
By ALICIA POTTER  |  October 18, 2006

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