Detroit Movie Examiner
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2
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By Tom Santilli
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Mar 18, 2011
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Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, DramaOpens locally Friday, March 18th, 2011 (check for showtimes)Starring: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, James Duval, Chris ZylkaDirected by Gregg Araki (Smiley Face, Mysterious Skin, Splendor)Theres no good words, or catchy phrases, that will describe the awful experience that is 'Kaboom,' a new indy movie that is suitable for no one.The Plot. There is no real discernable plot, as it exists mostly as a visual hallucinogen tr...
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New York Times
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6
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By A.O. Scott
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Feb 25, 2011
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[A] chaotic, trifling, oddly likable film.
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Rolling Stone
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8
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By Peter Travers
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Feb 25, 2011
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Kaboom is an erotic blast of sinful flesh, fun and fantasy that you don't want to stop.
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New York Post
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5
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By V.A. Musetto
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Feb 25, 2011
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"Kaboom" is a return to Araki's frivolous past -- fun to watch but mostly forgettable.
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Los Angeles Times
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7
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By Kevin Thomas
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Feb 25, 2011
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Araki lets his absurdist imagination run wild, and "Kaboom" takes the time-honored gambit of gradually revealing that nothing is as it seems to delightfully cockamamie extremes.
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New York Magazine
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0
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By David Edelstein
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Feb 25, 2011
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Kaboom might be borderline camp, but there's no spillover. Or perhaps it's the other way around. Perhaps Araki's vision of human sexuality is so fluid that the borders are always expanding.
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Richard Roeper.com
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5
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By Richard Roeper
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Feb 25, 2011
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Sexy, dark, occasionally funny, good performances--but it's just too stupid to recommend.
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New Yorker
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0
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By Bruce Diones
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Feb 25, 2011
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The film is so disjointed and chaotic that the usual pleasures of Araki's films-which arise from the freedom that his lost boys enjoy-never take hold.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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6
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By Roger Ebert
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Feb 25, 2011
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The movie has been cast, designed, clothed, scored and edited to the bleeding edge of hip, but it hasn't exactly been written.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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5
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By Mick LaSalle
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Feb 25, 2011
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Much of the film seems to make no sense, and when all is finally resolved, it feels arbitrary and pointless.
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Orlando Sentinel
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4
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By Roger Moore
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Feb 25, 2011
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This isn't satire, it isn't that funny and the only bits that work are the titillating ones.
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NY Film Examiner
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8
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By Marcos Bernal-Salas
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Jan 28, 2011
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The latest Gregg Araki film, Kaboom, captures one word perfectly – trippy. And that is a good thing....
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