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(2004) |
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"Panh is a great theorist, successfully evoking life and death at a forced labor camp with as little as a pan across a painting."
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(2007) |
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"The documentary is a very dry accumulation of information, but the case of Sacco and Vanzetti haunts us to this day when immigrants continue to be scapegoated by our nation's politicos."
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 2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"At nearly three hours, the whole of Safe Conduct is less than the sum of its parts."
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 2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"The film only scrapes the surface of Mychal Judge's personal life, but it does grapple with the way his personal identity shaped his righteousness."
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(2005) |
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"Saint Ralph is content paying lip service to Catholicism, choosing instead to pander to fans of anyone who got off during Children of Heaven and Millions."
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(2005) |
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"I've seen porn with better dialogue and SNL sketches with less amateur production values."
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(2004) |
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"Less effective as a portrait of Allende than it is as a commentary on the documentary medium itself—art as a means of resuscitating history."
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(2004) |
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"An under-thought formula linking sex, youth, and violence.
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(2005) |
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"If the title of the film was meant to be ironic then Escalante's parody has fallen on deaf ears and blind eyes."
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(2002) |
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"Just in time for Thanksgiving, Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases one of their biggest turkeys in years on DVD."
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(2002) |
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"Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has more life and cheer in any given shot than the whole of Santa Clause 2."
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(2008) |
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"Rather than imitate the postmodernism chic of Far from Heaven or the parodic silliness of Die, Mommie, Die!, Kalin settles for a nondescript style whose sole function is to stay out of Moore's way."
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(2004) |
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"This is a film that sees only in black-and-white."
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(2004) |
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"Just as The Passion of the Christ connects Christians to God via an unhealthy spectacle of violence, Saved! inspires anti-Christian resentment via bad comedy."
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(2006) |
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"Wait until next month when you can save Shiloh from the discount DVD bin at your local supermarket."
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(2006) |
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"If Sandy Tung's film had flavor, it might taste like a week-old bagel."
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 1.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Page makes the mistake of arguing a thorny case from the same juvenile perspective of his colossally self-absorbed character."
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(2006) |
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"I did after five minutes, and so will you."
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(2000) |
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"Asia authors herself as Anna Battista, an Italian superstar and aspiring directress who just happens to be her own worst enemy."
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(2001) |
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"An insufferable hodgepodge of phallic and fecal humor."
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(2003) |
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"Okay, so the scene where Pamela Anderson talks to Jennie McCarthy’s severed head is kind of funny, but that’s about it."
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(2006) |
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"The film is scary all right, usually for all the wrong reasons."
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(2003) |
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"Yes, it’s an excellent DVD package, but most importantly: Now you can watch VH1’s “Save the Music” PSA whenever you want. Rock on!"
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(2005) |
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"There's no excuse for the hot-diggity-dog pose Schultze is striking on the DVD's cover, but the film is still not be missed."
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(2005) |
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"Few films pay this close and considerate attention to the physical and emotional heartache of growing old."
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(2005) |
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"There's no excuse for the hot-diggity-dog pose Schultze is striking on the DVD's cover, but the film is still not be missed."
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(2006) |
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"Fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind may consider the film a downgrade but you cannot deny its passion."
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 3.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"The difference between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep is the difference between a good pop song and a great punk record."
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(2004) |
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"May be the first film I've ever seen that looks as if it was more humiliating to shoot than it is to watch."
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(2004) |
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"Those who got a kick out of seeing Shaggy with big breasts may want to head straight to the “Dancing Dog” feature."
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 1.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Chris Columbus protégé Raja Gosnell directs the film as if it were Britney Spears' worst CGI nightmare."
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(2002) |
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"WWF fans around the country will rejoice."
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 2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Here's something pointless but kind of fun nonetheless."
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(2002) |
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"Scotland, PA is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept."
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 1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"The Sea Inside is a four-hankie salute to the Oscar gods!"
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(2004) |
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"The considerate audio and video treatment doesn't improve my relationship with the film but fans will appreciate New Line Home Entertainment's gesture of goodwill.
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(2003) |
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"Seabiscuit superficially and naively underscores the many trials and tribulations of its titular racehorse with scenes of American underdevelopment."
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(2003) |
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"The film's simple beauty lies in the way that Lopes-Curval effortlessly equates life to a passing season."
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City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
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(2005) |
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"Curiously, watching the unseemly-looking and self-obsessed Second Best is not unlike being trapped in an abusive relationship."
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(2003) |
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"No featurette overstays its welcome on this handsome Secondhand Lions DVD package, which should appeal to fans of Holes and Big Fish."
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 2.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"An unpretentiously sweet home-is-where-the-heart-is fantasy."
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(2003) |
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"Alan Rudolph’s most accessible film in years is anchored by incredible performances by Campbell Scott and Hope Davis."
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 3.5/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Happily and ridiculously over the top, Secret Things is a war of anarchic, sexual primitisim."
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(2003) |
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"The film is hot. The DVD, sadly, is not."
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(2004) |
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"Naturally, the less said about the spooks themselves, the better."
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City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
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 2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"The film treats the subject of S&M with a kind of confused interest worthy of Madonna."
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(2005) |
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"Make sure to wear a condom if you plan on getting anywhere near this film."
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Slant Magazine |
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 .5/4 |
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(2005) |
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"Immoral and aesthetically bankrupt, Secuestro Express allows first-time director Jonathan Jakubowicz to exploit and sell out his Venezuelan culture."
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Slant Magazine |
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 1.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Like the pilot for a failed FOX sitcom spread out to an impossibly long 90 minutes."
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Slant Magazine |
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 1.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"What's the fun of being a seeker if you don't actually get to do any seeking?"
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