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May 18, 2007

Downtown: A Street Tale

(out of four)

As writer, producer and star of Downtown: A Street Tale, Joey Dedio wants the world to know just how hard it is to be homeless. Dedio himself survived the street, but instead of the searing eye-opener he had in mind, Downtown amounts to little more than a downbeat soap opera as half a dozen squatters — hustler, junkie, stripper, queer, fallen Madonna and skank, with a mentally challenged roomie thrown in for good measure — try to hold their lives together in a grungy New York loft just days before Christmas. Think Rent without the music.

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Posted by Peter Debruge at 11:12 AM | Comments (0)

May 03, 2007

Spider-Man 3 on Imax

(out of four)

First, a plug: 300 topped Imax records, and I can only expect Spider-Man 3 to best it. This is the installment the fans have been waiting for, with the series’ coolest villain — Venom — combined with a (faux) denouement in the ongoing Mary Jane love affair, not to mention the long-awaited payoff in the rise of the New Goblin. Plus, as if all that weren’t enough, Spider-Man 3 piles a third villain on for good measure. All told, it’s more movie than even an Imax screen can handle.

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Posted by Peter Debruge at 10:14 AM | Comments (0)