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B |
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(2003) |
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"S.W.A.T. is a fast paced action flick with an interesting hook"
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"Niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators' symbolic images with his words, insinuating, for example, that in Hollywood, only God speaks to the press"
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"...Miller uses the eighty year old case as a warning relevant to post 9/11 hatred and racial profiling today."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Maddin's nostalgic whimsy wears out its welcome well before he wraps"
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great Daniel Auteuil, "Sade" covers the same period as Kaufmann's "Quills" with more unsettlingly realistic results."
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"With a large cast representing a broad cross-section, Tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of "His Girl Friday," maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes."
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D+ |
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(1997) |
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"Kilmer should have stuck with his Batman character."
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B |
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(2005) |
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"Saint Ralph has all the elements of a sapfest waiting to happen, but it never does, instead delivering its heart with solid doses of harshness and humor"
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B |
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(2005) |
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"Saint Ralph has all the elements of a sapfest waiting to happen, but it never does, instead delivering its heart with solid doses of harshness and humor"
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Feature debuter D.J. Caruso directs a crack ensemble cast, bringing screenwriter Tony Gayton's narcotics noir to life."
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C |
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(2005) |
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"If only "Jesus Is Magic" had stuck with the jokes...she should leave the musical comedy to fellow New Hampshirite Adam Sandler
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"...dual character study of two alienated siblings with an ironic interdependency. If the film ultimately feels small, Linney and Hoffman, two of our great actors, always keep it interesting."
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B |
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(2004) |
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"Culkin's delivery slam dunks some of the film's funniest lines"
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B |
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(2005) |
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"A hugely charismatic performance from a glowing Joan Chen makes this cliched little comedy seem a whole lot fresher than it really is."
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"A dismal, third-rate Farrelly Brothers rip off."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"Tyro director James Wan...is obviously a huge David Fincher fan as "Saw" ransacks both "Se7en" and "The Game" albeit in bargain basement fashion"
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D |
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(2005) |
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"...the premise of the second is hackneyed, its acting weak, its score thudding and its direction and production values low rent"
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(2000) |
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"The big cast got the chance to adlib and put their own spin on their characters. The free flow of imaginative humor is evident here as the actors give their own personalities to their roles. You can match the characters to their counterparts in the films."
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D |
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(2001) |
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"just goes through the motions of parodying one movie after another without any
apparent stab at wit or humor"
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"The film takes a downturn when, of all people, Leslie Nielsen enters the picture as President Harris. Slapstick had been well utilized up to this point, but it becomes incessant with quickly diminishing returns."
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"...a hodgepodge of tired jokes that is occasionally goosed by a good idea, an inspired cameo, or the comic chops of its main cast, particularly Faris.
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"...what is miraculous...is how it shows a closed blue collar Irish Catholic parish becoming rejuvenated by the Latino immigrants...that many...initially reject."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"The School of Rock is feel good, frivolous entertainment, an air-guitarist's fantasy, but it sure is fun"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"never achieves the emotional depth of Eternal Sunshine, but it's a merry lark full of off the wall humor and offbeat imagery"
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"Raja Gosnell directs a perfectly cast group of young actors and brings Hanna Barbera's long-running cartoon to loopy life. James"
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B |
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(2006) |
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"although Allen is mostly repeating himself, his comedy hasn't been this pure and consistent in some time...a thoroughly enjoyable lark"
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2002) |
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Click here to see the review!
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"Kormakur and cowriter Olafur Haukur Simonarson take the themes of the overrated Dogme film "The Celebration," turn them inside out and infuse them with global economics, black humor and some of the quirks of the coastal "Local Hero.""
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"Bardem's energetic performance, one of the very best of the year, makes us forget that the performer is largely immobile."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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""Seabiscuit" is lacking outside of the track"
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C+ |
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(2003) |
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"While this unabashedly sweet and sentimental tale is everything I was afraid it would be, I could not help but be affected by it, largely due to Duvall's perfectly pitched performance"
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A+ |
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(2003) |
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"Rarely does a film cause those visceral adrenaline rushes of recognizing greatness, but "The Secret Lives of Dentists" brings waves of them."
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"..has many moving moments and showcases a diversity of reactions from both the hidden and the hiders. The archival footage, still photograph, talking head approach becomes repetitive, however, making the documentary, at 72 minutes running time, feel padd"
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"...a boisterous, sprawling affair with time outs for small intimacies and a last act that defies expectations."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"a cinematic joy ride, an outrageous jaw dropper that explores serious themes under the guise of gaudy entertainment"
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C+ |
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(2004) |
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"[Depp] does make the experience far more watchable than it ought to be...with his eccentric, outwardly violent manifestations of his inner turmoil"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2002) |
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"it sounds sick and twisted, but the miracle of Shainberg's film is that it truly is romance"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"the umpteenth film indebted to Bill Forsythe's never-topped Local Hero"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Initial impressions...are tweaked as the script drops in unknown details later on which give us a fresh slant on the characters"
[movie review] |
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"This is an ensemble piece with some truly amusing subplots, homages and running gags that made me laugh - out loud even."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Semi-Pro is the directorial debut of executive producer Kent Alterman and he exhibits a talent for pacing and gag placement. The production looks a little muddy, but that's in keeping with its low rent 70's feel."
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Director Clark Johnson ("S.W.A.T.") brings a little style to what is otherwise a pretty meat and potatoes presidential thriller with a solid if unexceptional cast."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"The whole thing's been pushed too far until you're not quite sure whether you're meant to be watching a drama, a whodunnit or a twit on England's wealthy."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"[Ouedraogo's] social commentary, contrasting the everyday struggles of a poor nation against one spectacular tragedy in the U.S., is a message gently, but firmly, delivered"
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Reeling Reviews |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"...mostly a big bore that delivers on few of its promises...Cutler's inadvertent focus on Coddington suggests a conceptual change during filming stuffed into a pre-conceived marketing campaign."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"...Éléonore Faucher's film is a timeless, multi-layered affair of artistry, apprenticeship, friendship and love"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"...a mesmerizing portrait of an artist that gives exposure to beautiful work too little known, but it makes it audience work for its art."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"Director Chelsom...can't obscure the rigging
which holds up a plot that should be lighter than air."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"a decent sci-fi'er more interesting for its characters than its plot...shows its roots in television from its visual composition to some cheesy effects"
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"The Coens are going for the whole enchilada here - man's search for meaning, the existence of God, pattern and randomness in the Universe, and the essential solitude of the human condition."
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