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June 09, 2006
The Proposition
(out of four)
The western is a dead genre. That doesn't mean new entries in the category are unwelcome (especially not one with the built-in cult pedigree of a script and soundtrack by Nick Cave), but as far as the general public is concerned, audiences have moved on, and with good reason, too. The themes that dominate the genre -- namely lawlessness, xenophobia and vigilantism -- have carried over into gangster and science-fiction pictures, where slick stylization wins out over endless dust-covered expanses.
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June 06, 2006
The Omen
(out of four)
Ever wonder what British character actors David Thewlis and Michael Gambon do between Harry Potter movies? Try this unnecessary but not-as-awful-as-you-might-think remake of The Omen.
The original unfairly gets a bad rap. Upon its release in 1976, it was seen as something of a lesser Exorcist, but the only thing the two horror films had in common was that they found their terror in the mythology of the Catholic Church.
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