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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Uneven at times, Kiziltan’s moral earthquake will, hopefully, put the fear of God (you choose the denomination) into religious establishments worldwide."
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"The banter, jealousy and cattiness among these charming stereotypes of the Anglo-American lifestyle sweepstakes makes much of this engaging film a winner."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3.5/5 |
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(2007) |
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"It demonstrates conclusively that, yet again, there's nothing new under the sun of humanity, but also makes us wish we'd adopted the "payback" law of these Arafura swamp canoe makers and hunters."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The frequently frustrating lives of Filipino drag queens come into the limelight as a troupe of queer pageant beauties travels on a talking bus."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"... it's hard to keep your eyes off the film, but Tushinski's subtext of the true value of beauty remains in memory long after the actual images have faded to black."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"The film stops abruptly, landing an emotional punch that will linger in memory for months with its all-too-sad truth."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2/5 |
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(2006) |
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"John Boorman's self-indulgent "moral fable" has promise ..., but like the dueling entrepreneurs who populate one strand of the narrative, delivers more sizzle than steak."
[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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3.5/5 |
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(2000) |
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"The notion of winning and losing, from Paulson's injury-truncated career on the field of dreams to putting solo on the carpet, to rolling the dice of destiny in a different sort of Mirage, set up the film's strongest metaphors."
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Julián Hernández has ... a film that will remain in memory for along time for anyone who knows the ecstasy of early love suddenly dissolved by unaccountable abandonment."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Those willing to think for themselves, not in a rush for the dénouement and appreciate cinematographic narrative techniques will surely savour nearly every frame of director/co-writer Nuri Bilge Ceylan's ... exceptionally crafted tale of crime, corruption"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"... a new level of deep social commentary, frequently in danger of plunging over into the abyss of human foible and despair, finds its incredible resolution in a well-loved solo piano work (Debussy's "Clair de lune") ..."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(1985) |
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"... it falls to Hildegard Behrens as Tosca to deliver the double-seared punch of vocal artistry and dramatic depth."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Touching Wild Horses seems more a trite Movie-of-the-Week, than a solid film that combines breathtaking beauty with character conflict and resolution."
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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3/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Serial chiller a victim of overdone dénouement"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Travel adds perspective to art"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Like mother like son"
[dvd review] |
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JWR |
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1.5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"All undressed with nowhere to go"
[movie review] |
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JWR |
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