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(2009) |
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"Drably redundant, the over-praised Gomorrah may not deserve the Criterion treatment, but fans will be pleased by the solid audio/video treatment it has received."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Hillcoat has a way of undermining the earthy performances of his cast with overly refined images and obtrusive music."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The film fails at creating characters with credible emotional textures, a task easily, and vividly, demonstrated by Pixar time and time again."
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1/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The movie's title refers to the area of a football field that the left tackle protects, but it could easily refer to an audience unaware of its prejudices."
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0/0 |
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(2009) |
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"Parents: If I can (poorly) discipline a 16-year-old cat to not howl before sunrise, you can teach your kids to not emulate Bella Swan."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The film's second half appears primed to tread some interesting existential territory, but Buschel seems confused about what direction he means to take his material."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Shamir's propensity for scatterbrained journalism muddles the film's first half to the point of irritation."
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(2009) |
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"Deeply condescending but often hilarious, this absolute mess of a film showcases the best and worst tendencies of Sacha Baron Cohen's character and talents."
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(2009) |
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"Disney's decision to make a bunch of additional Up behind-the-scenes goodies available only to Blu-ray owners reeks of cruel elitism, but even if this two-disc DVD feels lightweight, the film itself does not."
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(1956) |
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"A minor Buñuel work, Death in the Garden is mostly notable for capturing Simone Signoret in color for the first time and at her most impatient as an actress."
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(2009) |
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"Cheri has its problems, and given the dubious video presentation on this DVD edition, now it has more."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Max's dilemma and emotions are distilled to their essence, so the way his real-life suffering informs his dreamscapes becomes unmistakable."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"One for the Stuff White People Like canon, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is an impeccably acted piece of trash."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Joao Pedro Rodrigues's perspective on cinema and life, in a nutshell: All the world's a stage, and everyone in it is a drama queen."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"What's the purpose of Antichrist beyond an artist's callow flaunting of his recalcitrance?"
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(2009) |
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"Though not as fearless a vision as Nobody Knows, Treeless Mountain is notable for its ambiguities and performances of its two young leads."
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(2008) |
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"Fake or real, Full Battle Rattle just doesn't cut it."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Through a lush filmic vernacular, Campion shows how these two figures were not only fiercely devoted to their work but also kindred spirits."
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(2009) |
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"At the very least, I Love You, Man warns us of the risks of telling someone to clean up their dog's ****."
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(2009) |
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"It's no Superbad, but Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart's sterling chemistry make Adventureland worthwhile."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Tarantino seems to be scrutinizing his obsession with the cinema by cleverly placing it into an apt historical context."
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(2008) |
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"A dizzying, camptastic explosion of pulp-realist aesthetics and performance, Julia wins Tilda Swinton another Oscar in my wildest dreams."
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(2009) |
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"All this helps to shape Pálfi's crudely bombastic but impressive philosophical view of the body as landscape and art, a source of personal discovery, wonder, and annihilation."
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Village Voice |
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(2009) |
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"Creepy, yes, but what's the point of all of this bratty, poignance-free bloodletting?"
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Village Voice |
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(2005) |
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"Awesome packaging, per usual, from Benten, but The GoodTimesKid is not for the faint of heart--only connoisseurs of Zooey Deschanel and skinny jeans."
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(2009) |
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"From the fidgety lead performances to the seemingly Ron Howard-inspired aesthetic, The Soloist, like all of Joe Wright's work, is rife with bad choices."
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(2009) |
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"Give me Speed Racer instead--hell, even Wicked Stepmother."
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(2000) |
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"If this 10th Anniversary Edition of The Tigger Movie is remembered in the future, it's for introducing a new generation to the music of Kenny Loggins."
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(2009) |
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"The hell that Paul Haggis hath wrought grows exponentially by the day."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"From the sweltering, acrobatic sex to the bone-crunching suckings and slayings, Tae-ju's angrily orchestrated mayhem rhymes perfectly with Chan-wook's voracious style."
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"With this spotty but worthwhile collection, First Run Features confirms its ongoing devotion to illuminating human rights abuses worldwide."
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(1965) |
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"One for the ages, Repulsion is a master class of hypnotic movie brio, the visual and audio keyed impeccably and disturbingly to the psychological."
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(2009) |
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"The only surprise to this by-the-numbers action thriller is that it didn't go straight to video--and that it doesn't star Jon Voight."
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(2009) |
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"A moving ode to loneliness and regret, chockablock with sensualist and observational grace notes."
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(2009) |
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"A lovely ode to women, sexuality, creativity, and New York City."
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(2009) |
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"Tacky but completely in-season, Confessions of a Shopaholic is the type of studio claptrap you get when the country's economy is in complete meltdown."
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(2008) |
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"Edited to induce seizures, Morning Light should appeal to fans of MTV and water sports."
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(2009) |
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"Kassim the Dream's aestheticization of human despair is nearly obscene."
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(2006) |
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"Bergman Island isn't a keeper, but it reveals that Bergman wasn't, at least in real life, a merchant of doom and gloom."
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(2008) |
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"A featurette or liner notes elaborating on the subversive qualities of the film would have been nice, so it's up to you to discover them on your own."
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(2008) |
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"A well-meaning dud, the film's only defiance is testing its audience's patience."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Per usual, the nuances of human relationships are conveyed via Pixar's predictably acute attention to detail, coded in a mysterious evocation of mood."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Aside from a half dozen salient bits that call bull**** on the white-black symbiosis portrayed in films such as Step Up, more times than not Dance Flick falls flatter than Eddie Murphy's butt in Norbit."
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(1978) |
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"As Blu-Ray still remains largely the province of gamers and fanboys, I don't really see the point of even releasing Grease on the format at all."
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2.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"The latest from the Dogma cine-factory is notable for director Kristian Levring's visual suggestion of madness."
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(2008) |
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"Your bones will feel osteoporotic by the time you're done consuming the extras on this hearty DVD package, but fans of the film will no doubt welcome the process."
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(2008) |
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"As in Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy's calculated understatement is at once instrumental to its bliss and damnation."
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(2009) |
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"A mechanical compendium of anti-skepticism clichés, right down to the obligatory post-realization upchuck."
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Village Voice |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Folly of the most pretentious order, The Limits of Control is a meaningless stylistic immersion from the typically on-point and perceptive Jim Jarmusch."
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Largely coasts on shots of kids being adorable and parents behaving badly, but the film occasionally, if somewhat accidentally, proves illuminating."
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