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Atom Egoyans Chloe

 [rating=1] Does a director as normally triumphant as Atom Egoyan deserve diatribes for a rare, but major, misstep? In the case of something as bad as "Chloe," the answer is yes. Egoyan has a knack for making convoluted stories flow, a skill that's all the more riveting because he often jumbles them into random order. The 1997 Russell Banks adaptation "The Sweet Hereafter" captures the ... more >

Clash of the Titans

The heavens raise hell
Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Neeson
Directed by Louis Leterrier

A week after “How to Train Your Dragon” reminded me how much joy I could get out of a 3-D movie, “Clash of the Titans” comes in and F’s it all up. The decision earlier this year to switch from 2-D to 3-D delivers nothing in terms of thrills and washes out the color, making this a sad-looking sword and sandal epic. Sam Worthington, establishing himself as the new go-to action guy, ably plays ... more >