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Ruthe Stein

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Film Critic, San Francisco Chronicle

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Ace in the Hole (1951) 88% EDIT “Ace in the Hole is a revelation, as timely now as when it was made.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 29, 2014 Full Review Stay (2005) 26% 1/4 EDIT “” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Ciao (2008) 25% 2/4 EDIT “Ciao moves at a snail's pace. It feels long even at its abbreviated length.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 12, 2008 Full Review Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) 53% 3/4 EDIT “With help from a lively cast and a twist on the formula, it seems fresh and enticing -- like a Christmas present you didn't know you wanted but are delighted to receive.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 12, 2008 Full Review Eden (2008) 72% 3/4 EDIT “To say it is bleak is an understatement. But it will make a lot of people reassess their marriages and decide that, in comparison, they're not so bad after all.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 5, 2008 Full Review Nobel Son (2007) 25% 1/4 EDIT “Nobel Son is a dreary little thriller that irritates more than it thrills.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 5, 2008 Full Review Bolt (2008) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Although it doesn't reach the heights of Finding Nemo or The Incredibles, it's a masterpiece compared with Disney's 2002 Treasure Island.” – San Francisco Chronicle Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Good Dick (2008) 48% 1/4 EDIT “Surely some of the young woman's porn videos would make better viewing.” – San Francisco Chronicle Nov 14, 2008 Full Review Filth and Wisdom (2008) 24% 1/4 EDIT “Nothing in this cynical bit of claptrap feels remotely real.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 24, 2008 Full Review Trumbo (2007) 84% 3/4 EDIT “It's a pleasure to meet a truly moral man in a documentary that rightly heralds his name.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 18, 2008 Full Review A Four Letter Word (2007) 53% 1/4 EDIT “” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Transsiberian (2008) 91% 3/4 EDIT “As Alfred Hitchcock demonstrated three times, trains make a nifty setting for a thriller.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 18, 2008 Full Review The Secret Life of Bees (2008) 60% 3/4 EDIT “Prince-Bythewood makes you care about the characters and hope they live happily ever after.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 17, 2008 Full Review Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) 93% 3/4 EDIT “The key to enjoying the film, a minor effort by Leigh, is warming up to Poppy. Her bubbly personality may be too much for some. She's like a walking, talking smiley face.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 10, 2008 Full Review Save Me (2007) 68% 3/4 EDIT “Save Me doesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs. It takes a more nuanced humanistic approach.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 3, 2008 Full Review How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) 36% 3/4 EDIT “A sharp-witted satire of celebrity journalism and has much to recommend it once you get past its unwieldy title, which sounds like something that would get slapped on a self-help book.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 3, 2008 Full Review The Duchess (2008) 62% 3/4 EDIT “Beguiling.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 26, 2008 Full Review Choke (2008) 56% 1/4 EDIT “An annoying little film that attempts to be lascivious but is merely ludicrous.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 26, 2008 Full Review Towelhead (2007) 49% 1/4 EDIT “It is so disturbing it makes you uncomfortable watching it. For the price of admission, you become an unwilling voyeur.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 19, 2008 Full Review Trouble the Water (2008) 96% 3/4 EDIT “Is there more to be said about this national catastrophe? Yes, definitely, as the engrossing documentary Trouble the Water shows in just about every frame.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 5, 2008 Full Review I Served the King of England (2006) 79% 3/4 EDIT “You are swept away by the beauty of individual moments and by Barnev's extraordinary performance, which beautifully serves I Served the King of England.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 29, 2008 Full Review Love Comes Lately (2007) 70% 3/4 EDIT “One of the best compliments to be paid a movie based on fiction is that it compels you to read other things by the author. Love Comes Lately is likely to elicit such a response.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22, 2008 Full Review Hamlet 2 (2008) 63% 3/4 EDIT “It has an edge and degree of sophistication not seen in most summer comedies.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22, 2008 Full Review The Longshots (2008) 41% 2/4 EDIT “Anyone familiar with other inspirational sports movies knows that they lead up to a crucial game. The Longshots is no exception.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22, 2008 Full Review Boy A (2007) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “In tandem, the director and screenwriter build up a palpable suspense. Boy A will rivet you while raising issues about forgiveness and just who deserves it.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 8, 2008 Full Review
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