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2/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Money is really important in this world, apparently."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The dialogue is fresh and on the money."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"A harrowing indictment of the atrocities performed in the name of organized religion."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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3.5/4 |
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(1999) |
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"I can guarantee it will make it onto my best films of 2000 list."
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(1999) |
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"We never really know what makes Kaufman tick in Man on the Moon, but it never seems to matter -- the road traveled is a sad, funny, and remarkable one, made all the more remarkable by Carrey's unnervingly accurate portrayal."
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"Another quirky, intelligent, beautifully photographed, and finely crafted movie from the Brothers Coen."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"As remakes go Demme's film is one of the better ones, but why does Hollywood insist on remaking classics when there are so many bad ones out there needing improvement?"
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La Movie Boeuf |
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3.5/4 |
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(1999) |
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"With its gorgeous cinematography...lovely muted score, and sure-footed performances, especially by Frances O'Connor, Patricia Rozema's Mansfield Park sets a new standard for adaptations of Jane Austen's work."
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(1999) |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Lovely to look at but penguins waddling cross country for 80 minutes is a bit of a hard sell."
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1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A huge disappointment after Baumbach's sublime 'Squid and the Whale. Ugly and mean."
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Pretty as a picture... and as empty as a French peasant's portefeuille."
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3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Utterly charming."
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2.5/4 |
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(1998) |
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Bob Dylan plays a thinly-disguised version of himself in this entertainingly overwritten star vehicle."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Brosnan and Kinnear are a bullish odd couple."
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(1986) |
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"If you're in the mood for a stylish piece of erotica, then Matador should leave you panting for more."
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"A nice change of pace from Allen until, that is, about three-quarters of the way in when the pace changes too awkwardly and serves the film its first double fault."
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"It's hard to say who exhibits more nervous tics -- star Cage, overdoing it as an agoraphobic con man or director Scott, clearly uncomfortable with small and intimate."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(1996) |
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3.5/4 |
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(1999) |
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"A surreal, icky, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk hacker mind-trip of a movie."
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Andy and Larry Wachowski's eagerly awaited sequel comprises equal parts style and stupidity."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Hey, it's better than The Matrix Reloaded!"
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Lucky Mckee's film works better as a misfit character study than it does a purebred slasher flick."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2/4 |
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(2000) |
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2.5/4 |
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(2000) |
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"Nobody plays put-upon quite like Ben Stiller."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A breath of fresh air after 2006's The Wild and 2005's Chicken Little."
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Schizophrenic but mildly diverting, with a revelatory performance by Radha Mitchell in the leads."
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(2001) |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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2/4 |
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(1998) |
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(1999) |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Comparisons to This is Spinal Tap abound in this inside look at the heavy metal rock band Metallica, but This is Spinal Tap was a heck of a lot of fun also."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(1999) |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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1.5/4 |
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(1997) |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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3/4 |
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(1988) |
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(1998) |
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3/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Director Boyle continues to genre hop but Millions, a quirky comedy punctuated by unnecessary digressions, nicely fits the "childhood fantasy" bill."
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2/4 |
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(2000) |
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"Bullock's confident turn cannot, alas, save this Beautiful Women Falling Down entry."
[movie review] |
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La Movie Boeuf |
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3/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Strong performances highlight this Ron Howard western."
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2/4 |
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(2000) |
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"The silliest movie you'll see this summer."
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Hoffman's icy villain -- and Cruise's smoldering vulnerability -- make this the most entertaining Mission' to date!"
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Grumpy Glaswegians going at it are once again the focus of David ("Young Adam") Mackenzie's bleak and dreary -- but not wholly uninteresting -- drama."
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1.5/4 |
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(1996) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Theron is clearly the reason to see the film, but even her impassioned performance is strictly by-the-numbers."
[movie review] |
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La Movie Boeuf |
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The complexities of the script, while clever, will likely fly over the heads of most within its target demographic."
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3/4 |
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(1975) |
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"Crammed with acres of quotable dialogue, the film ploughs along from one inspired bit to the next."
[movie review] |
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La Movie Boeuf |
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1.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"This flat, uninspired sailing documentary from the Walt Disney studios has surprisingly little to say."
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Well intentioned but ultimately too aloof and pretentious for its own good."
[movie review] |
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La Movie Boeuf |
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(2001) |
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Click here to see the review!
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rec.arts.movies.reviews |
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2/4 |
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(1997) |
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