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C- |
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(2008) |
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"Little more than a middling variation on gangster thematics, better explored in The Sopranos and elsewhere."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"An indisputably superb entertainment with a dubious claim to veritas."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"One of the most eloquent documents of personal awakening ever to be committed to celluloid."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Judging it against the play may be unfair; taken on its own merits as a pop entertainment, Doubt, the movie, is far from a complete waste of time."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Undercuts its own dramatic concerns by alternating heavy-handed moralism with the style of contemporary action franchises, dulling and smoothing out the horrifying edges of murder."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"The slow-burning engine at the heart of the film is Rourke, whose tender, subtle turn is a revelation."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"An actors' showcase for its iconic duo...and both have grown impressively since they last swooned shipside."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"A wildly enjoyable experience, reconstituting some of the great traditions of the art form in engaging, unexpected ways."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"In Van Sant's hands, it's both a story for the ages, and a story for our age."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"The most important word in the title of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is "curious.""
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"Watching this sublime actress, utilizing a minimum of text and a slow-burn intensity, is one of the more exhilarating experiences to be had in a cinema"
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"Easily one of the best films of the year."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Owes more of a karmic debt, in stylistic terms, to Paul Greengrass' Bourne Supremacy than to the amused elegance of Sean Connery."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Fights a losing battle to reconcile authenticity with performances that vary widely in quality."
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"Eloquently makes the case that Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney are the most dextrous actors of their generation."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"A quirky comic indie with a too-too-clever screenplay, dialogue that seems tailored to the club-kid generation, and a sentimental streak a mile wide."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2007) |
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"If Mulholland Drive had a prettier, younger, and developmentally-challenged sister, it would be Southland Tales."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"The real kudos should go to screenwriter Kelly Masterson, who provocatively mixed a crime drama premise into a film exploring the legacy of damage family members impose upon one another."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A |
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(2007) |
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"Like The Crying Game, Pulp Fiction and other films that shift paradigms in mid-stream, there's more happening than meets the eye....Stark and spare, it's often a gasp-inducing, armrest-clutching experience."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"In some scenes, Clayton is the kick in the pants the whodunit genre desperately needs"
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Contrary to the lessons we learned in Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man, large bears will not always eat irritating hippie man-children. Damn shame."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2007) |
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"The thin narrative wobbles like an alcoholic after last call."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"A film that nearly screams its desire to please in every frame; in its very design, it demands your attention, has you tapping your toes before the opening montage is through, and frames its soft messages of tolerance so broadly that only Hitler could be"
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"Like the films it grandly and unabashedly pays homage to, Sunshine is serious science fiction for those who prefer to think of space's real possibilities rather than escape into fantasy."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"In this fourth film, John McClane becomes a retrofitted icon; unadorned and simple, brutally back-to-basic, he's an action hero for an America uncomfortable with the rapid changes of the new millennium."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"Astonishing...it cleaves through the conventions of the musical form, leaving the raw emotion but junking the showy glitz."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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(1999) |
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"With characters you can root for and a story that is both engaging and honest, Three Kings goes for the gold and comes out a winner."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"Brocka leaps into the small circle of leading queer filmmakers of our time, sculpting an unpredictable romance that is complex, sophisticated and thoughtful."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"As a glimpse into the minds of two iconoclastic directors -- both of whom came of age watching the films they now pay homage to -- this retro-electric trip is sheer bliss."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"This unlikely heist movie is really another showcase for rising star Joseph Gordon-Levitt."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"A perky style reminiscent of second-rate Jane Austen....a parable of female empowerment and class strife swathed in bustles and British witticisms."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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D |
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(2006) |
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"Too adult for children and too simplistic for most adults, it ultimately leaves us with some of the prettiest cinematic pictures of the year. And nothing more."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"[The] finest moments are the small, barely perceptible pinpricks of human cruelty...especially those induced by race, gender, and class."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A |
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(2006) |
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"A triumph of execution, of a marvelous narrative and iconic characters, of a dazzling score and a winning production design."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"You have to look back to Malick or Kubrick to find an American filmmaker offering up such a challenging vision to a mainstream audience without apology."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"Whatever else may or may not work, Children of Men at least has this: a great idea. It is too bad, then, that the movie surrounding the idea is not equally great."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"The move to celluloid has defanged the piece, leaving a shaggy, smartassed and sentimental dramedy in its place."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"For Your Consideration feels under-cooked, with easy potshots at an indulgent Hollywood studio system and a pervasively dull atmosphere."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A- |
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(2006) |
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"Whitaker and McAvoy inhabit their roles so fully that the film around them transforms into a major document of 1970's cultural myopia."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Even though the visual fireworks of Gondry's mind keep you attentive, his clumsy stutterings about love and honesty are painfully underdeveloped."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"If fashion is indeed a special brand of terrorism, then Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), editrix of the fictional magazine Runway, is the Osama bin Laden of Fifth Avenue."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A |
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(2006) |
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"It has more to say about our collective failure, our rage, our sadness, our faith, our courage, our mistakes, and our regret than a million reviews (including this one)."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C |
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(2006) |
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"Far too insubstantial to make any interesting use of its social agenda, and the easy answers it finds about prejudice and bigotry strain credibility."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Suffers under a cloud of nostalgia and emotionality that turns the film's investigation into a fuzzy meditation on existence and memory."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2005) |
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"In Malick's hands, Pocahontas' story becomes a metaphoric seduction straight out of Nabokov."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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C- |
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(2005) |
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"Carries its lumpy theatrical bulk like a rucksack instead of as the dazzling firecracker it is."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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B |
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(2005) |
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"A surprising return to form for the venerated director, recalling (if not matching) his best work from the 80's."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A+ |
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(2005) |
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"The Marlboro Man has reawakened as an archetype fully realized, brimming with ambivalence and complexity."
[movie review] |
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Mixed Reviews |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Instead of revealing the inner sanctum of Japan's traditionalist heart, Geisha wades clumsily through a series of beautiful sets, hackneyed plots and stunning costumes."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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A |
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(2005) |
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"Heart is the core and foundation of Rent, and it is what powers the film past its flaws into a truly transformative experience."
[movie review] |
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Modern Fabulousity |
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