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A Hundred-Plus Reasons to Go to the Movies
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Feature Stories
2004-10-27 00:00:00
My first article for the River Cities’ Reader appeared in Issue 18, way back in March of 1995. (You know how long ago that was? Tom Hanks had only one Oscar.) Serving as the Reader’s film critic was, and still is, a terrific gig – for an avowed movie fanatic who loves to write, the chance to expound on the state of cinema has always been about more than giving a particular work a “yay” or “nay” vote; it’s given me, in a minor way, the opportunity to analyze an entire culture, to try to understand what’s in the heads of those who make films, and those who distribute films, and the millions of us who view them.
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"Super Size Me" Funny and Scary, but Far from Perfect: Also, "The Bourne Supremacy"
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2004-07-28 00:00:00

SUPER SIZE ME

At its best, Morgan Spurlock’s hit documentary Super Size Me plays like an adaptation of Eric Schlosser’s exposé Fast Food Nation: smart, funny, well-researched, and scary as hell.

Brew & View Offering the Year’s Most Satisfying Movie So Far: "Good-bye, Lenin!", "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," "King Arthur," and "The Notebook"
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2004-07-14 00:00:00

GOOD BYE, LENIN!

Around this time last year, while local audiences were flocking to Pirates of the Caribbean and Bad Boys II, the Brew & View presented the area debut of 2003’s finest film to that point – the extraordinary Capturing the Friedmans – and, amazingly, the Rock Island venue has done it again this summer.

Characters Take Center Stage in "Red Dragon": Also, "Jonah: A Veggietales Movie"
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2002-10-09 00:00:00

RED DRAGON

Red Dragon is an entertaining, admirable adaptation of Thomas Harris’ suspense novel, which was the world’s introduction to everyone’s favorite fictional serial killer, Hannibal Lecter.

Entertainment Nothing to Sneer At: "Dr. T and the Women" and "The Contender"
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2000-10-18 00:00:00

DR. T AND THE WOMEN

Dr. T and the Women shows director Robert Altman in a sunny, happy frame of mind – for almost an hour and a half. Trouble is, the film runs a little over two hours. As the movie nears its conclusion, it starts to go sour, and you get a gnawing feeling that Altman and his screenwriter (Anne Rapp) aren’t going to know how to end their work.

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