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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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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"It's hard to imagine anyone other than Christopher Plummer taking on the role of Flash Madden."
[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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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Dying to find endless life"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2002) |
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"... a tasty summer treat that's plot-lite, creamy in the centre, and served up in a magnificent country spread."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Jeremy Peter Allen has done the world of film a huge favour by bringing Yann Martel's short story, Manners of Dying, to the big screen."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Noah Baumbach’s entry into the dysfunctional-family sweepstakes is a successfully depressing affair that has some genuine laughs to maintain interest while the fake relationships that dominate every scene leave the viewer as estranged as the char"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Woody Allen's treatise on luck vs. good never approaches the net much less produces an ace."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Director/writer/cinematographer Patrick Roddy has shaped a moody tale of horror that begins with much promise but can’t quite find its tempo and tone."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"Every frame a pearl"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Closet anarchists and urban guerrillas everywhere will enjoy director/writer ... Reginald Harkema's 'How to Fuck The Man' primer."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2007) |
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"The film works best as the participants reveal their reasons for playing, from 'harmless entertainment,' to wheelchair respite."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Rolling along the tracks of despair"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(1991) |
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"The magic's in the voices"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Soon the determined teen is beating all comers with his rapier, which he exchanges for a violin bow, then a composer's plume ..."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Pops fans everywhere must treat themselves by adding Peter Rosen's marvellous DVD on the life and time signatures of Leroy Anderson to their collections."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"So begins the dance for Patrice Leconte’s film that, in the tradition of Norman McLaren (cross-reference below) is more a celebration of movement and music than a parable for our over-communicative, friend-lite, acquaintance-rich society."
[movie review] |
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Film Threat |
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3.5/5 |
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(1983) |
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"Too much compromise on character development qualifies this film as merely remarkable when, given the promise of previous work, it ought to be great."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"... it's nice to know that Hollywood endings aren't entirely in the straight domain."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Greg Hamilton takes his love of art many steps further, eschewing his instrumental work for the beauty, grace and vision required to engage in the no-winner game of chinlone.*"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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