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2.5/4 |
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(1975) |
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"Jeanne Dielman can initially absorb, fascinate but, ultimately, ends up less than the sum of its parts"
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Cinema Writer |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"a nicely played but all-too-preciously eccentric romance"
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(1919) |
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"still creepy good entertainment on a rainy day"
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"District 9 doesn't carry much weight as sociopolitical commentary or satire but, taken on the merits of its shrewd story sense and craftsmanship, it's a popcorn entertainment destined to stay in our minds."
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"a sincere, thoughtful tale of the human heart"
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Pixar's magic still has sparks to spare."
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"First-time filmmaker Megumi Sasaki's documentary Herb & Dorothy is as simple and straightforward as the subjects of its title."
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Slant Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(1976) |
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"gives the viewer the feeling that he's in Welles's expansive company...while he considers and pontificates on a pet topic. That in itself is a privilege, and reason enough to check out F for Fake"
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Keys succeeds in limning an engaging portrait of an artist and mentor who's spent a lifetime affirming the power of art to inform and delight, and, if he can help it, effect positive social change."
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Slant Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"a skilfully constructed studio picture that boasts a casting coup on par with The Lord of the Rings'."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"an essential entry in Hollywood's cultural chronicle"
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The movie's rewards outpace its flaws by a mile and give us another reason to follow the career of a gifted young lead actor."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Gervais' rapport with his equally enjoyable co-stars Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni also keeps Ghost Town on solidly funny ground."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Gran Torino is a smorgasbord of Eastwood's skills as filmmaker -- the good, the bad, and the ugly -- and how you well you digest it will depend on your appetite."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Tyson may be the case of a subject not quite ready for primetime, a man still smarting from his past wounds, too narcissistic, frankly, to be very interesting."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"one of the year's strangest and most compelling narratives."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/5 |
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(1979) |
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"ludicrous but enjoyable hooey"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"a pile of stinking turpitude"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"One is hard pressed to find any cinematic personality to Sunshine Cleaning."
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Slant Magazine |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"At its best, the movie is a stylish spin through the Tokyo universe, a play on the psychology and realities of one of the world's most urbanized societies"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"an endlessly busy and stylish film with a hollow emotional and spiritual core."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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1/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Ondaatje's lack of certainty seeps from the dialogue and characterizations to his choice of an overwrought aria-heavy score and a shoddy sense of style that recalls episodic television and myriad Silence of the Lambs rip-offs."
[movie review] |
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Slant Magazine |
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4.5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"the definitive portrait of the experience of undocumented Latin-American workers in the United States"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Aronofsky's film demands much from its audience but, unlike the great majority of films, it repays with its tenderness of heart and soul, its wrenching and disarming sincerity."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It's filled with so much vitality...that one comes away admiring the filmmaking while feeling deeply touched, even inspired, by the fiery life at the film's center."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Frost/Nixon acquits itself through Langella's performance and Morgan's tight script, but Howard fails to give the material a pointed spin."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It's about time we come up with a name for how...Third World cultures are exploited by Western filmmakers. Thirdploitation, anyone?"
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Particularly striking is the astonishing level of access Dotan seems to have had."
[movie review] |
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Slant Magazine |
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Craig is the sole reason Quantum of Solace passes muster."
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"as Hitchcockian thrillers go, it's one of the smarter and more absorbing ones made in recent years"
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Among the many achievements in Lurie's script is how it manages to swing the viewer's sympathies toward Armstrong."
[movie review] |
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Slant Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Inevitably, Reticker's style falls into monotony that works against the material. Ultimately, though, the power of that material overcomes flaws in presentation."
[movie review] |
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Reel.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"the power of the material overcomes flaws in presentation"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"like channeling Mike Leigh or John Cassavetes in bringing this marital drama to the screen."
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Race, gender, tradition, politics and sexuality get thrown together into a bright but bland masala mix in Shamim Sarif's debut feature."
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Slant Magazine |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"a nifty example of the horror-movie as thrill ride"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"a daring, unusual Halloween treat"
[movie review] |
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Cinema Writer |
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"the whole thing feels wrong and cheeky"
[movie review] |
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Filmcritic.com |
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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"For those of us attuned to the punched-up presentation of The Amazing Race and Survivor, built week by week to maximize human drama and suspense, Morning Light is just reality lite."
[movie review] |
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Slant Magazine |
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"A dollop of Saving Private Ryan, a dash of Letters from Iwo Jima, and a sprinkle of Italian neorealism characterize the style and sentiment of Miracle at St. Anna."
[movie review] |
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Slant Magazine |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"can't decide how irreverent it wants to be, and settles for a neither-here-nor-there attitude that, luckily, scores with a few genuine laughs"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A tender cross-cultural love story that nearly founders under the weight of contrived polemics and Mideast politics"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"an impressive cross-cultural achievement for director-cinematographer Sivan"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"an expertly witty, often hilarious gorefest"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Let the Right One In wasn't my favorite movie at Tribeca 2008, but it's definitely the one that's stuck with me"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Brilliantly atmospheric, beautifully and lyrically made, Late Fragment might've been a strong movie even without the interactive element."
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"beautifully shot, and shrewdly edited for maximum emotional impact"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"a rare and illuminating look at life on a Bollywood movie set"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"[a]neatly made but, ultimately, tepid high-school election documentary"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"fabulous"
[movie review] |
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Jaman.com Jaman |
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