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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Kindness, graciousness, nurturing, and support is the message for couples and community, so even if it's not saying anything new under the sun, all that syrup makes the cardboard taste better."
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(1987) |
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"Warm up that espresso machine, because it's going to be a long night."
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3/4 |
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(1987) |
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"In terms of creating a strong cinematic world, Tarr has few equals."
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2.5/4 |
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(1950) |
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"Like the star in question, this diva showcase knows what it is and what it's good at."
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(1950) |
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"Not a particularly good movie, but a damned fine yarn!
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2.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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2/5 |
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(1999) |
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A+ |
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(1978) |
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"An epic among horror films."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Doesn’t stop to take its breath, and it remains frequently scary in the moment without leaving much to chew on afterwards."
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2/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Ironic, politically incorrect, and anarchic, with characters wandering around waving two guns in the air like Eastern European Quentin Tarantino creations."
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2.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Less crass and murky than the many Stephen King adaptations for network television, with a distinct emphasis on mood."
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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1/5 |
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(2001) |
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(1972) |
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"A haunting masterpiece, as mysterious as the deep, dark woods."
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4/4 |
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(1972) |
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"This man-versus-nature story is also about man indulging his most uncivilized instincts, and in their various ways the four men on the canoe trip are transformed."
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2.5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Painted into a corner by his own concept, Assayas leaves us cold, vaguely paranoid, and ultimately none the wiser."
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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2.5/5 |
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(1995) |
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"If Rodriguez is still stumbling forward, finding his way, at least he’s got panache and character. Sometimes, that is enough."
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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4.5/5 |
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(1977) |
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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4/4 |
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(1972) |
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"Whether taken as a historical drama or a horror film, The Devil is unabashedly a parable about misappropriated anger against the forces of evil."
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Slant Magazine |
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2.5/5 |
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(1964) |
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"The Devil's Backbone stands out because of its rich desert-dust palette of golden brown, but otherwise takes no discernable visual stance."
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Matinee Magazine |
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4.5/5 |
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(1975) |
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"Captures the visual texture, spontaneity, and mania of 1970s shock cinema classics like Last House on the Left and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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4/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Diamond Men is small, but certainly assured."
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1/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Perry’s film adaptation clearly preaches to the converted while presupposing its TV-sitcom humor will win (or convert) new fans."
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Slant Magazine |
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2/5 |
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(1990) |
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"A lot of people get shot and many punches are thrown, but there are zero memorable setpieces."
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3/5 |
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(1982) |
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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(1933) |
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"Featuring a crème de la crème assortment of Hollywood players, character actors, and rising stars, Dinner at Eight is entitled to a more deluxe treatment.
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3/4 |
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(1933) |
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"The dinner party that closes Dinner at Eight wouldn’t feel like dancing at the end of the world without Renault’s final gesture."
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Laughing at the cruelty of man, of one neighbor's inhumanity to the other, Suleiman uses comedy to dig under the skin. The film's subtitle is, after all, A Chronicle of Love and Pain."
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Filmcritic.com |
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B+ |
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(1989) |
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Flipside Movie Emporium |
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(1939) |
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"Dodge City is a surprisingly effective and reliable warhorse, and the miscasting of Errol Flynn doesn't distract from the many great set pieces.
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Slant Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(1939) |
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"A well-crafted and perfectly capable western."
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(2002) |
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"The voyeurs in the film respond with predictable repulsion and sarcasm to Seidl’s lower middle-class cartoons."
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2/5 |
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(2003) |
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"...engages us on [a] gut level, and asks us to shut off our minds in the meanwhile."
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5/5 |
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(1974) |
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"Like all great horror films, the reason it all feels so creepy is because our imagination makes it so."
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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"There was no easy logline for Donnie Darko. That’s probably why it was doomed to become one of 2001’s best movies no one heard of."
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Matinee Magazine |
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4/5 |
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(1986) |
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"At 90 minutes, it felt entirely too long, but would I have wanted Jarmusch to trim it down at all? That would have killed his best jokes."
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2.5/5 |
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(1981) |
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"Basquiat himself is handsome but vapid, a sounding board for philosophical drivel that gives tortured, penniless artists a bad name."
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4.5/5 |
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(1963) |
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"Dr. No was the first and perhaps most sober of the Bond films, not relying so much on easy one-liners and increasingly silly puns."
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3.5/5 |
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(1931) |
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"Dracula takes place within the confines of the parlors and drawing rooms of London society, which bears a striking resemblance to Americana circa 1931."
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(1982) |
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"Greenaway creates his thesis over the decaying corpses of animals, which doesn't inspire a middle-of-the-road kind of viewer response."
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Slant Magazine |
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3/4 |
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(1982) |
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"A puzzle book for intellectual aesthetes."
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Slant Magazine |
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3.5/5 |
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(1990) |
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"As a throwback to ‘80s fears and Old West resolve, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story is worth tracking down."
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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(1939) |
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"Those seeking another 1939 John Ford revisionist history lesson should seek out Young Mr. Lincoln."
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Slant Magazine |
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2/4 |
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(1939) |
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"A lesser effort from Ford."
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Slant Magazine |
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3.5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"Dune re-announces itself as a movie to remember. Whether that makes for good memories or bad depends on your tolerance for gonzo cinema."
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Filmcritic.com |
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1/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Fans of the role-playing game will be distressed as they see their beloved world contorted into a travesty."
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