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"...starts to feel like a one trick pony."
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(1999) |
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"The largely unknown cast sparkles."
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B |
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(2001) |
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"funny, sexy, and utterly moored in its distinctive landscape"
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7/10 |
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(2000) |
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"Once again Close proves herself a trooper as the outrageous De Vil. She's a hoot."
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A |
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(2007) |
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"...this delightfully deadpan look at the need to believe in our own heroic tendencies is part gentle slapstick, part social satire and wholly humane."
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"...a stylish, bleak film noir where men either have little hope or so much money it has perverted their souls."
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B |
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(2007) |
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"..while things may go a bit overboard in 1408, the story has a unique and unexpected way of doubling back on itself that more than compensates."
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(2001) |
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"A fun ride, largely due to its heroic partners' bantering and its villainous partners' tomfoolery."
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"Willis has never looked rougher or more ragged than he does here as Jack Mosley, a walking death wish who discovers his sense of justice still has the spark of life.
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Zac Efron is a good looking kid who exudes a sweetness and a talent for comic timing. This film rests squarely on his shoulders and he proves capable of carrying it."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Singleton's "Baby Boy" discovery, Tyrese, steps on the gas and leaves former star Diesel in the dust."
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B |
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(2007) |
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"Like this year's feature nominees, the shorts have an international heritage and 2006 doesn't have a weak offering in the bunch."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"It is Ziyi Zhang who owns 2046,, pulling us in as her coquetry turns into unrequited need. She's phenomenal in a film that's a 'Who's Who' of Chinese actresses."
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"Its trinity share enough body and blood for a half dozen Catholic masses."
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A- |
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(2002) |
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"Michael Winterbottom's deliriously wacked mockumentary is a Pythonesque tour through the evolution of a music scene."
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"A tour de force of ensemble acting, "25th Hour" explores the responsibilities of relationships."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"It is Dod Mantle's visuals and Boyle's direction that are "28 Days Later's" greatest asset."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"...an incendiary critique of the U.S. handling of Iraq and its own allies...more wholly satisfying than its predecessor."
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"belongs to the ghostly romance genre of such films as The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Last Life in the Universe, but Ki-duk's film has its own, haunting imprimatur."
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"...works in its updating of ancient folk lore, but wears us down with its extended jack hammering approach."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"If forgiven some fan-boy pandering and homophobia, "300" is a magnificent spectacle and testament to heroic sacrifice in the name of freedom."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"...about the bonds that keep us tied to people, places and things...Denis has a mesmerizing directorial style"
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"Former police officer Olivier Marchal has directed a beautifully acted, shot and scored cop thriller that is a very worthy addition to France's near domination of the genre."
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A |
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(2008) |
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"...a taut, emotional gut wrench of a film depicting the horrors facing women in tyrannical societies."
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B |
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(2005) |
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"The Wedding Crashers may have the bigger names, but The 40 Year-Old Virgin is the better film...one of those rare R-rated comedies that can be described as sweet"
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"Drew Barrymore brings out the best in Adam Sandler"
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"...ends on a meets cutesy note, but what comes before is a giddily original take on the sentiment that 'love is blind.'"
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B |
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(2008) |
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"We've seen films before that use the equipment in characters' hands to tell their stories, but "57,000 Km." rises above gimmick for real emotional resonance."
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Eminem proves capable of carrying the lead, at least when the material is tailored to fit. Rather than show great range in his first outing, he gives an effective slow burn."
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B |
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(2005) |
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"Jacquot has really excelled at recreating another era - the movie feels like a lost New Wave film just coming to light."
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"...it leaves us wishing Spielberg had applied more of
Kubrick's obsessive fine tuning."
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Grant is certainly amusing, but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length"
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B |
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(2008) |
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"As in "Tuvalu," Veit's style is reminiscent of both France's Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicattessen") with their whimsical machinery and surreal worlds and Canada's Guy Maddin's use of silent film standards..."
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(2007) |
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"Valeria Bruni Tedeschi does a terrific job with her portrayal of an actress who has trouble unraveling her life from her performance, but the setting she gives this gem doesn't show it off in its best light."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"...the epitome of an Atom Egoyan movie, with its themes of technological influences on human communication and finding the truth amidst family secrets."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Eisenberg's a good young actor who can make intelligence and decency sexy..."
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B+ |
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(2001) |
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""The Adventures of
Felix" and its star have charm to spare."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"Marking follows four contestants for the three months leading up to "Afghan Star's" finale and, while there are some amusing parallels to "American Idol," it is also clear Glambert would risk stoning had he been performing in Afghanistan."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"...the type of work that should inspire social reform"
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"It's an engrossing experience, although at least one story strand...doesn't pass muster when viewed a second time.
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"...star Mads Mikkelsen is becoming internationally known and while he delivers another fine performance here it is Rolf Lassgård who proves the revelation as the billionaire with a huge hidden agenda."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"[Broomfield's] least exploitative, most personal work to date"
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B |
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(2007) |
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"The documentary is very well paced, beginning with a montage of just what one would presume to be the typical air guitar of a drunken concert goer and progressing into a film chronicling something like showmanship."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"fine production values and an Oscar nomination
worthy performance from Billy Bob Thornton make The Alamo worthwhile"
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B |
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(2001) |
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"Mann's attempt to notate every historical event in a decade dense with them detracts from his biographical subject"
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(2009) |
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"Perhaps nothing is more lovingly recreated that the glorious technicolor of the time (the film was shot on Super 16), owing as much to production designer Ian D. Thomas's team as the technicians."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"It presents complex ideas simply with amazing visuals to wow those from eight to eighty."
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9/10 |
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(1999) |
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"A satisfying emotional journey."
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Leigh and his actors make the everyday a revelatory look at human behavior"
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B- |
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(2003) |
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""All the Real Girls" gets the central relationship right, but surrounds it with vignettes that are meaningless, confusing or too damn quirky for their own good."
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