AWFJ Women On Film – Claudia Puig’s Top Ten of 2009
1. The Hurt Locker 2. Up 3. Up in the Air 4. Sin Nombre 5. Sugar 6. 500 Days of
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Women On Film – “I’ve Loved You So Long” – Claudia Puig reviews
This is a spare drama about love, loss, shame and redemption. Writer/director Philippe Claudel knows just how to structure a
Read more“The Women” – Claudia Puig reviews
If they’re going to retool a beloved movie, filmmakers should at least try to capture the spirit of the original.
Read more“Mister Foe” – Claudia Puig reviews
Mister Foe is not a movie to cozy up to. The twisted tale is only mildly intriguing, worth seeing mainly
Read more“Traitor” – Claudia Puig reviews
The story lacks suspense and the action sequences fall flat, but the film is compelling in its examination of the
Read more“Under The Same Moon” – Claudia Puig reviews
Though it appears to be about the travails of illegal immigrants, Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) (* *
Read more“Mad Money” – Claudia Puig reviews
Moviegoers will come up empty with Mad Money. This lifeless comedy and uninventive caper feels as if it were cobbled
Read more“27 Dresses” – Claudia Puig reviews
27 Dresses is like one of the many bridesmaid dresses featured in the film: frothy, predictable and over the top.
Read more“Margot At The Wedding,” review by Claudia Puig
Watching this movie feels a bit like being trapped on a weekend holiday with an unpredictable and seriously unhappy group
Read more“Mr. Margorium’s Wonder Emporium,” review by Claudia Puig
Writer/director Zach Helm, who wrote Stranger Than Fiction, achieves bursts of charm and whimsy, but not quite enough magic to
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