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C- |
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(2007) |
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"But I'm a Cheerleader tackled the absurdity of conversion therapy for laughs but, two terms of George Bush later, Save Me plays it straight. Apparently, such fringe outfits are no longer laughing matters."
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The L Magazine |
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(1961) |
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"Less a horror movie than a mystery: not Carnival of Souls so much as an episode of Scooby Doo...an eerie and efficient guessing game."
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The L Magazine |
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A- |
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(1985) |
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"Philip Baker Hall's portrayal of Nixon is nothing short of stupendous; without exacerbation I would say it's one of the finest screen performances ever recorded."
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Cinepinion |
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A deceptively airy romance: a love story in love with stories, a work of art in love with art...that unfolds by folding in on itself."
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The L Magazine |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"In the Rolling Stones, Scorsese has found himself, despite their superficial dissimilarities."
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Cinepinion |
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"An evocative portrait of the hardluck rural South, populated by animalistic archetypes, that falters whenever Nichols tries to turn those mythic forces into emotional individuals, ripping them from the primal story to which they belong."
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Cinepinion |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"Far more egomaniacal than altruistic."
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Cinepinion |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Demonstrates the difficulties that result from leaving home to find work, but in classic B-movie fashion it has a lot of fun with it too:"
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Slant Magazine |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Pitched between artifice and authenticity, the film succeeds as neither."
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Cinepinion |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"Unfortunately, Smiley Face is not immune from adopting some of the stoner movie's most tiresome clichés. Please, can we have a moratorium on the talking dogs?"
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Cinepinion |
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C+ |
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(1961) |
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"Something Wild, a bizarre love story--and not really in an interesting way--doesn't quite provide what its title or trailer promises; it's more like Something Weird and Too Long."
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Cinepinion |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A serio-charming slice of Iranian neo-realism [that] shrouds grave matters like despondence and destitution in the trappings of a culture-contrast comedy."
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The L Magazine |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"The hitherto rowdiest and most lyrical expression of post-9/11 and Iraq War anxiety."
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Cinepinion |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"In its first act, Special...feels like a standard-issue Sundance snoozer...but the indie trappings are a ploy; [it] cleverly transforms its quirk into menace, becoming a cultural criticism aimed at the ubiquity of arrogant self-importance."
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The L Magazine |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"Despite all its violence, Spider-Man 3 is a call for peace."
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Cinepinion |
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A welcome respite from the often extremist Comic Books Are Serious position dominating the public discussion. Just because they can be doesn't mean they always have to be."
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The L Magazine |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"The actors...are all terrible...but as [the characters] settle down into horror movie archetypes, the movie picks up: it becomes old-fashioned (as in Raimi-esque) fun..."
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Cinepinion |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Much of the information Morris supplies is new, but he squanders the opportunity to make it illuminating."
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Cinepinion |
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(2009) |
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"The first Obama-era blockbuster. Sort of, anyway."
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Cinepinion |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"For every genuine or cleverly subtle moment there is another that rings twice as false or twice as loud."
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Cinepinion |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"A celebration of level-headed agnosticism, easily read as both anti-science and anti-religion, anti-military and anti-civilian."
[movie review] |
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Cinepinion |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"The notion, and the threat, of 'family,' once personified, ultimately kills our notlyweds just as, in abstract form, it effectively killed their relationship."
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Cinepinion |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"If this isn't a chase movie...then what is it?"
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Cinepinion |
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(2009) |
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"The real tragedy is that snipped thread of historical continuity and consequent nihilism."
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Cinepinion |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Its love story only serves as an allegory for its politics. While it might be an effective metaphor on paper, the love story is never quite credible enough to carry the symbolic weight Lou thrusts on it."
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Cinepinion |
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3/5 |
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(2005) |
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"A character study, compelling in its moodiness, that devolves into a plodding portrait."
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The L Magazine |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"Sunshine's about an international, multicultural gang of humans collectively mustering the gumption, courage and sacrifice to overcome an environmental catastrophe...[i]n short, it's a global warming allegory..."
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Cinepinion |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Superbad is one long coitus interruptus, a dry-dream nightmare."
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Cinepinion |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"What a terribly impolite Christmas movie."
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Cinepinion |
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A+ |
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(2008) |
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"It's endlessly enthralling, intellectually radical moviemaking and a benchmark in art-as-publicized-therapy."
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