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(2009) |
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"The rare picture nowadays that takes satiric aim at the pomposity of the world of high art and hits the target, even if the blows are more often than not only glancing ones."
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(2007) |
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"Even if it becomes little more than a case of preaching to the choir, it's still a pretty sound sermon."
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(2007) |
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"Isn't just...a curiosity; it's as genuine a reflection of the ethos of today's Russia as Lumet's picture was of the spirit of 1950s America."
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(2006) |
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"Odd and dreamlike in the way a child's perception of the world might be, it's hardly realistic in the literal sense but remarkably real from the emotional perspective."
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(2004) |
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"A sprightly surprise...a girl's wish-fulfillment fantasy that's engaging rather than trying, a chick flick that even their dates can enjoy."
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(2007) |
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"A retro joy, a Halloween Haunted House of a movie that delivers the sort of pleasurable shivers and jolts that today's exercises in torture porn don't even attempt."
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(2006) |
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"Basically an outdoor version of Assault on Precinct 13, but though it's...just a popcorn movie, it's an expertly crafted, enjoyable accompaniment to the kernels."
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(2009) |
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"Highly derivative but still moderately enjoyable comedy...mostly because of Efron, who's easily the best reason to see the picture."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Basically a wryly observed talkathon, the picture hits a few rough patches but is mostly a charming confection."
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"Lee's best film in years...raises essentially pulpish material to the level of moody cinematic poetry."
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"Odd but intoxicating...an entrancing, uplifting fable that invites you to luxuriate in its hypnotic tempo and almost magical ambience."
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Not a film that's easy to watch, but it is one of remarkable power...a searing indictment of a society gone wrong as well as a harrowing personal story."
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(2006) |
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"A reality show that transcends that now-hackneyed phrase to become an utterly unique work of 'popular history'--and of art."
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(2004) |
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"Decidedly a mixed bag--still, it has enough laughs and charm to be moderately engaging, a definite cut above the usual run of gross-out studio farces released nowadays."
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(2002) |
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"One of the year's most beguiling films...it has the fizz of fine champagne and delivers a wonderful kick."
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(2001) |
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"A good deal of A.I. is striking and memorable, but it's a distinctly uneven picture whose reach exceeds its grasp."
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(2002) |
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"A sly audience-pleaser...essentially a formula picture, but one
that exhibits sufficiently eccentric touches to make it, some
missteps aside, a pleasure to watch."
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A |
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(2002) |
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"Showcases what's easily one of the year's best performances, and it's thoroughly delightful besides...one of the jewels of recent American film."
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(2009) |
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"Sounds like the stuff of a Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm, but happily Mayer's sensitivity and the skill of Dancy and Byrne raise it to another level."
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(2009) |
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"Those who make an effort to respond to its challenges will find it an absorbing and haunting experience."
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(2000) |
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(2007) |
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"In less accomplished hands might have been dismissed as mawkish and contrived, but...comes across as surprisingly honest and affecting."
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(2004) |
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"Once again, Hollywood's big-budget blockbusters are overshadowed by a small but infinitely more moving piece of expert non-fiction filmmaking."
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(2008) |
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"One of those pure films that's devoid of excess and overstatement...simple but searing."
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(2004) |
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"If it's been reduced to cinematic pablum, it's still fairly palatable due to its engaging cast and a glossy production."
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Sharp psychological thriller...about mothers and children."
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A- |
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(1979) |
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"Still one scary mother."
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A- |
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(2003) |
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"Still one scary mother."
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B |
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(2001) |
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(2000) |
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"After all is said and done Crowe's fictionalized recollection of his early days retains enough warmth, humor and insight to rate a qualified recommendation."
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(2001) |
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"A thoroughly enjoyable piece of hokum, a spiffily-directed nail-biter with twists that should make you smile even when they're totally implausible."
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(2004) |
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"Mildly recommendable...The central romance is tepid, predictable stuff, but it's made more palatable by some sharply-written supporting characters who are brilliantly played."
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(1984) |
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"It's not a classic, but it is a solid, if somewhat stolid, picture of
an extravagant, vaguely cerebral kind that's not made very
often nowadays."
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(2003) |
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"Although the result sometimes feels rushed, overstuffed and technically a bit too flashy, the emotional resonance of the subject wins out over the stylistic hyperbole."
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"Though it's not as inspiring as its makers might have wished, it's a solid, respectful treatment of a significant episode in the anti-slavery movement."
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A- |
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(2001) |
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"Quirky, witty, and visually exhilarating...a charming
confection turned out with dazzling directorial aplomb."
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B |
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(2003) |
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"Less a gripping drama than a stimulating bit of polemic."
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B |
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(2001) |
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"A deft, old-fashioned combination of jokes and sentiment, the
cinematic equivalent of one of Crystal's opening monologues at
the Academy Awards."
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"It's not a bad movie, just not the classic one it's obviously striving to be...should prove solid entertainment if you don't go expecting too much."
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B+ |
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(2000) |
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"A remarkable achievement on so many levels that it would be a shame if it were dismissed with the same kind of blind contempt as the novel (rather unjustly) was."
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A |
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(2003) |
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"A weird and wonderful little masterpiece, an oddball classic."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"May be no more revealing than similar television treatments of kids--and has been molded so smoothly as to sometimes seem staged--[but] it's an engaging portrait."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Offers a message we've heard before, but it's one that bears repeating, and it's reasonably well delivered."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"An earnest comedy-drama, which covers familiar territory but in an unpretentious, and so reasonably pleasant fashion."
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(2009) |
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"Takes what's essentially a soap-operatic plot and spins it into something very like cinematic gold...instructive about how a very familiar story can be given new vibrancy by filmmakers and actors working at peak form."
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B+ |
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(2003) |
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"A lovely, curiously inspiring appreciation of Goldsworthy's unusual artistic vision."
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(2000) |
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"One has to admire Buscemi's film not only for its achievement, which is considerable, but also for the traps it gingerly avoids, which were equally great."
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(2003) |
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"Not everything Judge and Hertzfeldt have chosen is top-drawer, but their anthology contains enough gems to make it worth a look."
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(2009) |
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"Affectionate but revealing...a deeply human piece that's hilarious one moment and touching the next."
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A- |
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(1979) |
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"It remains a wonderfully imperfect explosion of genius and immaturity, in approximately equal measure."
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