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(1999) |
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"An anti-miserablist film. A lark, but one with Mike Leigh's signature well-defined characters."
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"If Hard Boiled is not Woo's masterpiece, it certainly represents him well"
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"Not perfect, exciting, fresh, but well crafted, well acted, and very well directed"
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"The best laughs come when the movie aims a little higher, which isn't often enough"
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(2005) |
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"Flawed and too long, but not bad"
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"Boys and girls pair off; expository bookkeeping sets up the final conflict"
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"The most magical thing is how much older and bigger our young movie stars are"
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"A good, solid adventure film, no doubt one of the defining movies in the generation growing up now"
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(2002) |
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(1937) |
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"When the Russians tried this, it felt like propaganda, but from Pagnol it feels like poetry"
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"A groundbreaking portrait of life in the banlieu for young disaffected males"
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(1999) |
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2.5/4 |
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(1920) |
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"Criterion DVD explores witchcraft through the ages"
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"Its view of witchcraft seems dated (especially compared to the new graphic-novel treatment of Jack the Ripper in theaters). In fact, Haxan seems almost quaint, which I don’t think was the director’s intent."
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"He Got Game is great for looking at a sense of time and place and at the web of relationships that describes the community in the film, reasons enough for setting this film above many others."
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"The movie's structure is a gimmick, and it works, even if it's too long"
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"Occasionally works as a black comedy, but there's nothing real or true in it"
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"Head of State isn't very good, but there are some funny spots"
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(1975) |
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"An ambitious attempt to explain American involvement in Vietnam and its consequences"
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(1975) |
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"Hearts in Atlantis has a lot going for it -- including Sir Anthony Hopkins and some great cinematography. But for a nostalgia movie, it is entirely too forgettable."
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"For audiences not bored by allegory, Heaven is worth the wait"
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"Looks great on DVD, but the extra features don't answer the right questions"
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"A satisfying caper written and directed by a masterful craftsman and starring a perfect cast of leads and supporters."
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(1968) |
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(2007) |
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"Hustwit doesn't just poke his camera in the faces of experts on typography; he tells a story"
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"As usual, the only character that's not white bread with mayo is the villain."
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(2004) |
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"For a lot of people, there's nothing better"
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(1992) |
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(2004) |
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"Yimou exposes the limits of DVD with his amazing color and detail"
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(2001) |
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(2001) |
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"Iranian director Tamineh Milani was arrested and faced execution for making The Hidden Half"
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"A by-the-numbers mystery/courtroom drama for the Matlock crowd"
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"A good subtext can make a horror movie good"
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"Interesting idea, but doesn't rise above its made-for-TV roots"
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"Small-town stereotypes detract from a well-made point by director Cronenberg"
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(2005) |
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"Given this fan's worst fears, The Hitchhiker's Guide is a
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(2003) |
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(2003) |
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"Unlike so many kids movies, Holes hasn't been dumbed down, loaded with bathroom humor"
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(2003) |
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"It asks too much and offers too little"
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(1990) |
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"Forget the cartoonish bad guys, this film is about overcoming fears and taking control of your life."
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