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	Who reviewed what below? After each review quote you'll see the initials of the critic who wrote it (and that review). Here's your key to Who's Who
	BO = Larry "Bocepheus" Evans JR = Jim "Good Old JR" Rutkowski

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		CHICAGO
		"...the musical Chicago isn't much of a movie after all..." (JR)

		THE PIANIST
		"...Polanski's strongest and most personally felt movie." (JR)

		CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
		"...contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called "comedies" these days" (JR)

		GANGS OF NEW YORK
		"...an epic summation of a master's career" (JR)

		LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS
		"...Jackson's approach to "The Two Towers" is even more uneven and by-the-numbers than its predecessor." (JR)

		STAR TREK: NEMESIS
		"...plays like a greatest hits collection of previous Trek films" (JR)

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		DARKNESS VOLUME 2 #1
		"...Dale Keown returns to greatness here." (Bo)

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		HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
		"...one of the years best films" (JR)

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		30 DAYS OF NIGHT #3
		"Templesmith's art is similar to the style to Ashley Wood so if you like his stuff then this should please your palate." (Bo)

		GI JOE FRONTLINE #1
		"...the best issue of the new "Joe" revival." (Bo)

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		SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #47
		"The conclusion is so out of left field that it resonates inside you as well as the combatants." (Bo)

		CALL OF DUTY: THE WAGON #4
		"...Austen has created a believable world for his people to live in." (Bo)

		POINT BLANK #1
		"...Brubaker-has no problem establishing the scene and involving us in a world of less than pleasant people" (Bo)

		AVENGERS ICONS: VISION #1 (of 4)
		"Johns wonderfully sets up a mystery that is accompanied by some excellent art by Ivan Reis." (Bo)

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		X-MEN UNLIMITED #37
		"Styles range from highly detailed to glamorously rough." (Bo)

		HELLBLAZER #174
		"...there's always a trick up his (Constantine's) sleeve." (Bo)

		Y THE LAST MAN #1
		"This is the kind of title that could serve to drag Vertigo out of the creative doldrums..." (Bo)

		HIP FLASK UNNATURAL SELECTION #1
		"...each page makes your jaw drop." (Bo)

		BEAUTIFUL KILLER #1 (Of 3)
		"Killer is both a serious version of Codename: Knockout and a less serious version of Queen & Country." (Bo)

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		SPIDEY EVIL THAT MEN DO #1
		"You heard Kevin Smith talk about it on the Tonight Show and here it is-the next big thing in comics." (Bo)

		JIST SANDMAN
		"Styles range from highly detailed to glamorously rough." (Bo)

		CAPTAIN AMERICA #3
		"...another shock that seems to be part of a new policy at Marvel." (Bo)

		JSA #37
		"...Goyer and Johns wrap things up in a bow that's a little too tight but the events of the last few pages are pretty cool." (Bo)

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		ORIGIN #6
		"There are more questions but answers are forthcoming" (Bo)

		WAY OF THE RAT #1
		"...Dixon's story is outstanding and this is the best Jeff Johnson art since his debut" (Bo)

		ULTIMATE X-MEN #18
		"...a more mundane retelling of the Proteus Saga." (Bo)

		SPIDERMAN BLUE #1 (of 5)
		"...another in a series of incredible Loeb/Sale projects." (Bo)

		QUEEN & COUNTRY #8
		"If you have friends who still say comics are for kids-then give them this to shut them up." (Bo)

		FABLES #1
		"...the story is cool and the art is awesome..." (Bo)

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		AMERICAN CENTURY #14
		"...a book created by adults for only adults." (Bo)

		DAREDEVIL #33
		"...what do you do with such knowledge and is it worth the trouble it will bring?" (Bo)

		STARTLING STORIES THE MEGALOMANIACAL SPIDER-MAN
		"This book is so offbeat that it may annoy Spidey fans." (Bo)

		MARVEL MANGAVERSE #1
		"...this series probably won't get any non-manga fans into manga... " (Bo)

		TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE #1
		"...premise is about as limited as the premise for the original series..." (Bo)

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		PATH #1
		"...story will please fans of martial arts movies as well as the more serious Chinese operas." (Bo)

		MARVEL KNIGHTS VOLUME 2 #1
		"...the combination gives us this impressive first issue." (Bo)

		CATWOMAN #5
		"...combination reminded me a lot of the work of Mike Allred" (Bo)

		VAMPIRELLA #7
		"...pretty short but effective." (Bo)

		HAWKMAN #1
		"...best combination DC could have come up with because the collaboration is spectacular." (Bo)

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		CAGE #1
		"...the revamp of the old time Cage into a more street version is effective" (Bo)

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