Cynthia Nixon

Prissiest Queens of the Desert

MOVIE REVIEW
Sex and the City 2 (2010)

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Craig Blankenhorn/Warner Bros. Pictures

Twelve years after its launch helped herald a landmark in the dual histories of HBO and pop-culture portrayals of strong women, the “Sex and the City” franchise has officially landed in the toilet. It arrives there courtesy of “Sex and the City 2,” this pathetically moribund sequel to the 2008 movie which robs the material of every aspect of merit and interest while playing up its most vapid qualities to an uncomfortable extent.

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Love in the Time of Lyme Disease

MOVIE REVIEW
Lymelife (2009)

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Screen Media Films

If there’s one type of movie that immediately comes to mind when one thinks of Sundance, where “Lymelife” played after premiering at Toronto, it’s a quirky dysfunctional family drama set in the suburbs. It’s a testament to the quality of the craft of “Lymelife” that it works well despite rigidly adhering to the template.

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