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2.75/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Unlike so many animated films that are clogged with trendy pop-culture references, the filmmakers recall older tales with a wink and a nod."
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2.75/5 |
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(1942) |
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"Part romantic triangle, part Capra-esque hokum, all coast on star power."
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"It's rare when a making-of featurette spills the beans on a production's mishaps and hurdles."
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"This fascinating documentary is sort of like a radical left-wing "Where's Waldo?""
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Thank You for Smoking is as attention grabbing and superficial as Chicago's razzle-dazzle. Billy Flynn would be so proud."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A psychological prison drama in line with Midnight Express, but the Holocaust is front and center in the viewer's mind, as well as the film's"
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Together [Day-Lewis and Dano] produce the year's most mercurial moments."
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3.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"[Kirby]Dick has provided an invaluable service: the inclusion of the uncut, full-on puppet sex scene from Team America: World Police."
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3/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Tommy Lee Jones makes the year's most assured directorial debut."
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3.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"What is left unsaid becomes the most revealing."
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3/5 |
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(2005) |
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"[Director] Hock's approach is more fly-on-the-wall than exposé."
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Ozon transplants the melodrama genre to the here and now, taking a sentimental form and adding frank sexuality (is that a prosthetic Mr. Poupard or are you in the moment?) and a steely attitude."
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"As touching as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), this is an excellent companion to Spellbound, another beguiling documentary about children."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Despite the hothouse atmosphere or the backstage tantrums and a suicide attempt, [director] Rodrigues lowers the temperature with his slow, steady camera for a flabby 138 minutes."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It lives up to the expectations implied by its title: acutely observed Ozu-inspired domestic drama, beautiful composed yet unfussy shots, and emotional restraint."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"For actor Alfredo Castro's sinister steely stare alone, Tony Manero memorably stands out weeks after its screening."
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3/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Interspersed with moments of great suspense, the tragic cat-and-mouse survival adventure overshadows the heavy-handed didacticism."
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1/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Bo [Robinson Stévenin] is the cliché of the self-hating victim.
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3/5 |
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(2003) |
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"The Simpsons meet William Steig"
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Trumbo's vivid archival footage and interviews share less-than-equal time, though, with an all-star cast ... taking turns reading from the writer's letters and speeches."
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2.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The real surprise is [Freundlich's] all-out Hollywood ending, with swelling music, crowds of strangers cheering the couples on, and rose petals tossed in the air ... he may have to turn in his indie card."
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2.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"After ... the powerful 15-minute opening, it's a long road ahead to redemption.
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It dares to be sentimental. Underneath the fly-swatted surface is a gentle coming-of-age."
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2.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"The youth here are tragic figures as opposed to fully developed characters."
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1/5 |
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(2004) |
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"With repetitive scenes of their rambling road trip, Twentynine Palms is more like a Humvee commercial, with plenty of hummers along the way."
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The actors are the exact opposite of what they should be: two teens in heat."
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Edward is still a walking mannequin, and his emotional range is so limited that the connection between Bella and Edward seems strained and at crucial times unconvincing."
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School Library Journal |
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Far from an anti-war film, Two Men is more in line with In Which We Serve (1942) than Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)."
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3/5 |
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(2005) |
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"This no-frills documentary effectively appeals to the viewer’s compassion."
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