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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Prince of the New World"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Finally, a coming-of-age film that has the courage to present the terrors and fears of self-discovery in a thoughtful, seemingly incoherent fashion, comes to the screen."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Tribute whets the appetite"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The jaunty second helping in the Eating Out series is a playful romp through an art school’s halls of desire."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(1992) |
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"Salomé goes to Transylvania"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"By journey's end it's left to the viewer to fathom if the title's 'crossing' refers to the actual voyage, the sacrifice of Jesus for others, or the unstoppable action of betrayal that has permeated the course of history since Adam and Eve."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"This homage to one of the world's most creative, impassioned artists paints a fascinating portrait of Derek Jarman's life through the filmmaker's most extensive on-camera interview and a letter of retrospection written and read by long-time collaborator a"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Demons I Have Known"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(1972) |
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"Let's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey. As the Master of Ceremonies at the infamous Berlin Kit-Kat club, Grey steals every scene he's in and makes us hope for more."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"... 'Drowning your sorrows' takes on extra meaning as Hyeok-jin (a wonderfully naive performance by Sam-dong Song) is convinced by his boozing buddies that a change of scenery will mend his grieving heart."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Till life do us part"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1957) |
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"... Cagney wears the silent film legend's skin with enough conviction and brilliance to come very close to equalling the master's storied art of playing the 'different' amongst us."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"What does victory look like?"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Experiencing art beyond the grave"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(1980) |
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"Devilish tale from the dark side needs deeper performances"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(1986) |
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"How refreshing it is to come across a film that handles the delicate subject of a social misfit who harbours an intellect and imagination that would be the envy of countless 'normal' people."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Director/co-writer (along with Joel Rasmussen) wisely lets the artists and former managers (interviews with the leaders of the money-machine corporations are noticeably absent) do the talking in his first-rate essay on the current state of pop music in"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Director Alejandro González Iñárritu and writer Guillermo Arriaga have fashioned their ideas with conviction and obvious care."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The storytelling is a marvel of visual narrative technique."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Anyone who has ever had a dysfunctional moment or two in their own family ... should take a gander at August the First where a celebration of academic success turns into a stunning disintegration of all things familial."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Players outshine the script"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"Thanks goodness cameras and microphones were on hand to capture the Argentinean master and four of his incredibly talented colleagues."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Yasuaki Nakajima’s futuristic look at the death/rebirth of humanity is a thoughtful view of the failings, drives and hope for mankind."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Living what comes naturally"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Director/writer Mani Ratnam has zeroed in on the Sri Lankan/Tamil conflict to demonstrate the consequences of political upheaval under the guise of social/religious/commercial progress."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(1971) |
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"The music made me do it"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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"Those with a taste for beer, breasts and bozos will want to sit back with a few cool ones and relive their formative years."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Devotees and newcomers alike ought to get their fangs into this production for one simple reason: style."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The result has some hilarious moments (the attack on the refrigerator drawer; brutally swift justice in dictator court), but can't shed its basic stand-up-and-decree-new-laws conceit ..."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Thanks to filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, the after effects of these 1-in-700,000-odds' strikes are brought into horrifically mesmerizing view and accompanied by a music track ... that magically reinforces the storytelling."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(1964) |
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"Unfortunately, the biggest problem was never addressed: nobody cares what happens to Peter ..."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"... it's an important discussion of how life surprisingly unfolds."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Director co-writer Kelly Reichardt ... has fashioned a cautionary tale for the ages."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"An astonishing tradition of cruelty"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Whether along for the ride of a fast-paced plot or savouring the spiritual/moral undertones, it's a film in which few will fail to find something to enjoy."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The notion of the wickedness of those we should be able to trust is never far from the surface, leaving a "lived happily ever after" finish for another, kinder day."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Singing from the same songbook"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Buried in the muck of despair"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Re-birth of a nation"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Rebels find their cause"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Coming to grips with the sin of repression."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The best thing about director Darren Aronofsky's realization of Robert Siegel's original screenplay is Mickey Rourke's portrayal of Randy "the Ram" Robinson."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Tasting the bitter fruits of globalization"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Blind Loves is a spectacular revelation about the world of those forever in the dark. Their illuminating personal stories can't help but lift the spirit of any viewer."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The devil's in the steel mill."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Never taking the easy way out, Five Minutes of Heaven digs down to the very core of twin hell-on-earth existences."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Whimsy of the highest order. More, please."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Unfortunately, the collaboration ends up looking wonderful but suffers from too many contradictions to make its very personal statements convincingly."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The advent of moving pictures has seldom been better chronicled than by Nae Caranfil's long-time coming labour of cinematic love."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A thoughtful history of on-colour humour."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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