Today's
movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want. That's hardly surprising when
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for the summer months at least -- they've practically written off the entire adult population. So here's 'Sex and the City,' which could be that women's movie -- but it opts for material goods over character.
You can always spot a filmmaker who watches people with the same care that he watches
movies. The characters upstage any style or particular genre long enough for the human behavior to occupy the foreground, for the illusion to work its magic: Life is calling the shots, not a screenplay. The socially explorative independent director Ramin Bahrani practices that kind
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If I had to rank the Indiana Jones
movies, I?d say Raiders was best followed by Last Crusade, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in a very close third, and Temple of Doom rounding out the top four.
That?s not to say that Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a bad movie. I really, really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to everyone. Just temper your expectations, turn off your analytical brain, sit back, and enjoy the ride. Don?t be like Star Wars fans that expected The Phantom Menace to be the best movie evar, then were disappointed.