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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Kalin is a very brave and honest filmmaker (and plenty astute), but his subject matter argues that some stories need not be told."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A Serious Man sheds light on a series of uniquely Jewish challenges, from agunot and uniformly bad noses, to anti-Semitism and the eternal struggle to define "What Hashem wants from us?""
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Bangitout.com |
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1.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Go see The Shape of Things, a peculiarly acted, nasty caper, and decide for yourself whether we are being set up by LaBute with a manipulative device or if he is speaking to our frailties and telling truths."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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" Shrek is amusing and charming and it stands on it's own, but it does not rival Disney's best and I'm not saying it needs to, but that simply is the bar."
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3.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"In Payne's overarching triumph, Sideways is a sensitive, to the point of disturbing, expose of love....love that can blossom with that high school hallway sweetness even in the withered garden of midlife."
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1/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The cast performs gamely in this grim and gray affair, but with Stanford's words and dead end story, the actors never really stood a chance."
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3/4 |
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(2008) |
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"It is as if we are constantly reminded that we do not drink from the fountain of real wisdom, but rather, with Slumdog Millionaire, it is just a movie, that it is most assuredly written."
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3 |
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(2004) |
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"To appreciate Spanglish and find the beauty inside, layers need to be peeled back and Brooks’ occasional melodramatic pratfalls need to be, well, overlooked."
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Bangitout.com |
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3 |
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(2003) |
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"What Cronenberg achieves ultimately in his latest mind bender is the full-scale distraction of his audience."
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(2004) |
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"Dead on in its ability to blend wonderful comedy, mind-blowing action, touching romance, superb special effects, and dazzling set pieces, all while remaining sublimely artistic."
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2 |
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(2003) |
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"Madly arranged in one ambivalent, entirely creative work that attempts not only to convey a feeling, but a sense of experience"
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Bangitout.com |
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2 |
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(2003) |
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""The Statement is that rare, unassuming movie that has much to say and is so daring in its message that it is a wonder it has seen the light of day""
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3/4 |
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(1992) |
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"What could easily have been another irritatingly earnest, clueless depiction of orthodox Jewish stereotypes, unfolds as an involving, challenging, and (most importantly) respectful treatment of [an] oft misrepresented religion"
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3.5/4 |
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(1999) |
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"Sunshine is the definitive Jewish Experience movie. Beautifully told with heartbreaking eloquence, it is mandatory viewing if one intends to understand what it means to be a Jew living in the world."
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"In a time where the youth of this nation are fighting and dying to defend this country, the film argues that each one of us can be super under the right circumstance."
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1.5 |
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(2004) |
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"Surviving Christmas can’t decide whether it wants to be naughty or nice and the end result is a sometime funny story, but with a severe multiple personality disorder ."
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