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C |
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(2006) |
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"How dark the con of Ron - The Da Vinci Code plays sort of like National Treasure with any sense of fun sucked out of it."
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C+ |
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(2003) |
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"Supporting players save "Daddy's" day in this pleasant, fitfully amusing family comedy which entertains despite an inconsistent script (Geoff Rodkey) and insipid direction"
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"...one of the best sports films ever made, despite the paucity of play on the actual field. Many think Sheen has been unfairly overlooked by the Academy for past performances, but his Brian Clough is a career best."
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"...a thoroughly contrived romantic comedy that is spiked into the end zone by its engaging cast and shambling production design."
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(1999) |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"it works as a character study [but] the love story seems to spring out of nowhere"
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B |
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(2002) |
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""The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" has flaws, but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors"
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"broods like Batman, travels like Spiderman and dreams of vengeance while squatting with rooftop gargoyles like "The Crow's" Eric Draven"
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B |
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(2003) |
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"David Ayer's
("Training Day") adaptation of a James Ellroy story is a more
believable take on the 'corrupt older cop tries to seduce trainee
partner' than the incredible twenty-four fireworks of "Training
Day" and its thoroughly evil protagonist"
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B+ |
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(1998) |
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"e of the most breathtakingly spectacular looking films to come down the pike in some time.."
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(2000) |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Director Christopher Nolan, who cowrote this dense, dark story with brother Jonathan, has taken the comic book super hero movie onto another plateau...Post 9/11 themes dominate..."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...an interesting study of Chinese students trying to assimilate into the American educational system that fails to lay the groundwork for its violent ending."
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C- |
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(2005) |
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"It's hard to resist sure-to-be-cliched adjectives like soggy and waterlogged when describing this film."
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Neophyte director Jonathan Liebesman tries to dredge up chills with loud noises and those unexpected black cats that jump out of total darkness...For a really scary Tooth Fairy, try Tom Noonan in Michael Mann's "Manhunter.""
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A- |
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(2004) |
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"2004's Dawn of the Dead delivers the entire package, gripping you by the throat before the opening credits have run and never letting go."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Emmerich builds his global disaster invigoratingly and the special effects team are to be commended, but the screenplay is a holey assemblage of cliche and borrowings"
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B |
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(2001) |
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""The Day I Became a Woman" is a trio of fables which simply yet evocatively
lay out the problems of being a woman in Iran."
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B |
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(2007) |
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"There's something to be said when the big reveal of a hiding place for a piece of chalk is more emotionally satisfying than the dramatization of a young boy turning towards evil."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Soldini gets at all the nuances of a marriage of many years in crisis, and, without a typical 'happy' ending where all worries are neatly resolved, wraps with hopeful poetry..."
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...demonstrates that films which aim to educate modern audiences about historical injustices will never have an expiration date."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Kline alone provides the film with any of its non-musical energy"
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"While some may find the film unrelentingly depressing, it is a richly acted, well written piece that deserves consideration."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"The film would have benefited immensely had it anchored its high concept to history a bit more strongly."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"a lovely, somewhat melancholy little film with a powerful ending and a
lingering mood of wistfulness"
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C |
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(2007) |
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"...this is the type of film where the deceased spills out of his coffin, people are splattered with feces and if one person can accidentally take a hallucinogen, three are funnier."
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A+ |
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(2006) |
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"Puiu is playful with his symbolism, as evidenced by his titular character's triple-loaded name, but his really astounding achievement is how he transforms commonplace scenes with shimmering alternate meaning."
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"...should give fans of the genre just what they're looking for."
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D+ |
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(2002) |
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"Throw Smoochy from the train!"
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B |
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(2005) |
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"A nice piece of work, but unfortunately it smacks of bandwagon-jumping following the success of such docs as Winged Migration."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2001) |
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"Take the plunge."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"while...definitely a cut above the usual February fodder, it maybe feels too second hand with roots in everything from The Princess Bride's bedtime story structure to television's How I Met Your Mother's teasing central concept."
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"This romantic comedy offers plenty of performance pleasure, particularly from the pairing of Oscar winners Weisz and Kline."
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"I can't help feeling I've seen it all before."
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"In the end, one can deduce from Berg's documentary that the Catholic Church is driven by money and power, those oft described roots of all evil and corruption."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"A calm, quiet performance from Ulrich Thomsen initially seems too restrained, but Levring and his star prove they know exactly what they are doing in this uniquely startling character study."
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A- |
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(2006) |
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"...a cocky film, something that plays a little faster than real life and is stuffed to the gills with testosteronic humor. Yes, indeed, Marty's back..."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"...the senior supporting players in the film are affecting and the film's underlying sentiment is honorable, but lead actor Masahiro Motoki shamefacedly mugs through this cloying and cliched film which director Takita lets drag on interminably."
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"...this one is not only exceedingly well done, it is guaranteed to put you
through the ringer.
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D- |
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(2005) |
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"There's a mood and a market for really low and dumb humor, but Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo doesn't even seem to be aiming that high."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"While Feuerzeig's film works as a discourse on the links between art and mental illness, his subject remains a head-scratcher...Daniel Johnston is obviously a legend in his own mind, but how did he garner musical legends as his fans?"
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...the great Meryl Streep...has an estimable field day playing the wolf in designer clothing."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2001) |
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" This haunting, melancholy tale is anchored by Luppi's sad, quiet performance"
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"Fans of 70's exploitation horror get ready to get jazzed - "The Devil's
Rejects" is the real deal - a gritty, nasty, stylish piece of work
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2001) |
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""Diamond Men" sparkles most...when examining the moments so many
would find dull."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2005) |
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""Waiting to Exhale" crossed with "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps"...laughable, but oddly likeable"
[movie review] |
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"Berry's saucy, full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick, making "Die Another Day" one of the most entertaining Bonds in years"
[movie review] |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Summer 2007 so far has been one disappointing tent pole sequel after another, but suddenly one comes out of mothballs and really delivers...entertaining as hell."
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"like "Far From Heaven" as imagined by John Waters"
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Frears makes his point well and early on...leaving himself nowhere to go but melodrama. Thankfully he stops short of having Tatou tied to train tracks."
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