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Review: THE SLAMMIN' SALMON

THE SLAMMIN' SALMON comes courtesy of the beloved-in-circles Broken Lizard comedy troupe, who has brought the world SUPER TROOPERS and BEERFEST, among other films. While I have never been a fan of the quintet myself... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: ME AND ORSON WELLES

While ME AND ORSON WELLES never reaches beyond the realm of lighthearted, fluffy entertainment, it's always engaging thanks to director Richard Linklater's solid classical-style craftsmanship and the cast's uniformly good performances... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Capsule Review: WOMEN IN TROUBLE

The dialogue in [writer/director Sebastian] Gutierrez' farce is so obnoxious and attention-begging, it makes Tarantino seem as understated as Jim Jarmusch by comparison... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Capsule Review: THAT EVENING SUN

In 2007, the legendary Hal Holbrook returned to film acting after a six-year lull with a supporting performance for the ages in INTO THE WILD. He's back to playing a leading role in THAT EVENING SUN, a quietly powerful Southern tale that will linger in viewers' minds days after they see it... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: SKIN

The day before a black man became the President-elect of the United States, I saw Anthony Fabian's SKIN the true story of a South African woman named Sandra Liang (Sophie Okonedo) who was denied the same rights as her white family because she was born with brown skin acquired from generations-old genes... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

It's tempting to call PARANORMAL ACTIVITY overhyped, but doing so might imply that there's a good movie underneath said hype and it's just tough to access in the current cultural climate... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

If you haven't heard of the Yes Men, all you need to know is that they're extremists of the most irrational kind. For a conservative like me, sitting through a feature-length film about their schtick is pretty much torture... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Every "quirky" Nickelodeon cartoon producer should learn from the way CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS matches delirious energy with smarts and cleverness... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

On the 'Blog: Bucket Reviews Returns from Hiatus

I'm back for good, folks... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)

Review: GRACE

Put simply, Paul Solet's GRACE is one of the freakiest and most atmospheric horror films I've seen all year, deserving of the "disturbingly entertaining"-reputation it garnered on the festival circuit... (Click through for Bucket Rating and to read the full review...)