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"The minimalist tone may be an acquired taste -- which might be why [the Dardennes'] films have been overlooked at the Oscars but awarded the Golden Palm twice."
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"If it weren't for the occasional full-frontal nudity, this would appeal as family fare."
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(2004) |
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"[Samuel Le Bihan] should have Hollywood at his feet.... He’s more the French Liam Neeson than the next Olivier Martinez."
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(2007) |
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"But at 140 minutes, the biopic is luxuriously long and commits one sin that would have been an anathema to a cabaret artist like Piaf - the lack of variety."
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 2.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"The opening slow-motion shots of the two women frolicking on a sunny beach might cause trepidation."
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(2006) |
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"A quintessentially English novel has become a quintessentially French film."
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(2006) |
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"The compression of time is a stiff reminder that we are watching, after all, a movie."
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 2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"After Anatomy of Hell's tampon tea, any of The Last Mistress's transgressions will pale in comparison."
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 3/5 |
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(1961) |
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"The beautiful last gasp of black-and-white cinematography"
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 3.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Understated but packing a delicate wallop, Le Petit Lieutenant is the most emotionally appealing of the recent spate of observational and minimalist dramas."
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(2006) |
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"Goes well with popcorn as well as champagne."
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(2006) |
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"A lulling, reverential salute."
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(2008) |
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"Like her earlier films, [Jaoui] has turned kvetching and fumbling conversations into an art form."
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(2004) |
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"Because of its diffused focus, this glossy and self-indulgent home movie is only intermittently memorable."
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 3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A brisk, irreverent music-history lesson by way of Terry Gilliam."
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 3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"For a performer who turned banter into an art form, Reilly's stage production, Save It for the Stage, was the ideal vehicle for his autobiography."
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(2004) |
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"[The Fabulous] Moolah’s relationship with her fellow wrestlers gives this documentary a touch of All About Eve."
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(2005) |
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"Given the subject matter, this new world of manufactured disability, as Conn describes it, is often gripping and moving."
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(2006) |
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"A refreshing alternative to the whimsical and nostalgic look back on Communist life in Good Bye Lenin!"
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(2005) |
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"Jaoui's witty comedy of manners has an empathy that recalls the works of Woody Allen in the 1980s."
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(2009) |
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"Lorna's Silence is one of the few films in current release which left me wanting more."
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(2005) |
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"Director Daniel Burman creates an amusing, meandering tale with distinct personalities."
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(2009) |
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"In its funniest moments, the film displays the delicate timing of the best silent comedies."
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(1969) |
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"What was far out then remains far out now."
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 2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Although fast-paced with unpredictable twists and turns, the game doesn't live up to Julien's description of it as being 'better than drugs, sex, masturbation.'"
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 4/5 |
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(1932) |
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"This 1932 landmark musical is a must for musical comedy fans."
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 2/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The film runs out of steam by revealing too much, too soon."
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(1971) |
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"The title may sound like an Almodóvar farce, but Death Walks on High Heels hasn't enough humor to be camp."
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(2007) |
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"Lee has outsexed Paul Verhoeven. (Who would have imagined that Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone's f--- of the century could look so tame?)"
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