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B- |
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(2004) |
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"...successfully capture a spirit largely missing in American cinema..."
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C |
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(2009) |
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"...a watery historic stew crammed with too many events and not enough context or character development to fill out what could have been a compelling film."
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A- |
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(2006) |
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"Alejandro González Iñárritu and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga cap off the trilogy of films that began with "Amores Perros" and "21 Grams" with a rich and engrossing drama."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"Surrogate motherhood is the comic topic of the day, and this is one funny chick flick that won't rankle male members of the audience."
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C- |
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(2008) |
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"Although based on Maurice George Dantec's sci-fi novel "Babylon Babies" "Babylon A.D." comes across as an undercooked retooling of Alfonso Cuaron's much better 2006 film "Children of Men." Even the most forgiving sci-fi fans will have a hard time making s"
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Writer/director David Ross crosses a line into gratuitous exploitation by accentuating semi-pornographic settings to incite mixed emotions. The sensual side effect could work as a way of bringing an audience into the story's cruel discussion on human natu"
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"Just as ridiculous as the title implies, this ill-conceived sequel to Abel Ferrara's masterpiece ("Bad Lieutenant" - 1992) picks up some grains of muscular grit under the unlikely Werner Herzog's guidance, but flails every step of the way."
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"Linklater's "Bad News Bears" doesn't approach the giddy comedy of Ritchie's original, but it does inspire an attentive contemplation on the similarities and differences between adults and children in approaching the game of life."
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"The movie revels in a gloriously pessimistic tone and manages a few brief moments of hilarity amid the satire."
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C- |
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(2000) |
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"Well paced, but weak on story, character, and variety, "Bait" is an underwhelming effort from director Anton Fuqua."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Kim Hidalgo gives a notable performance as Sticky's girlfriend Anh-thu, but it's Boucher's slow-burn intensity and unmistakable basketball skills that drive this entertaining independent drama."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"The Bank Job is good old-fashioned bank heist movie that's based on a 1971 London robbery in which a Lloyds Bank vault was emptied while the city slept."
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B |
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(2003) |
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""The Barbarian Invasions" is an intriguing meditation on the inevitable fall of ideologies under the pressure of nature's laws."
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"Criminal acts and scenes of brutal violence spoil the effect of "Barnyard" as an animated movie for tots."
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"In spite of Sharon Stone's hearty encore performance as the ultimate femme fatale, "Basic Instinct 2" falls unbearably flat."
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"Too thematically dim to hold the interest of adults, and too alienating and violent to appeal to children, "Battle for Terra" is an off-putting animated sci-fi flick for no one."
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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""Battle In Seattle" is a poignant depiction of a dire fight for justice that found traction over a period of several days, in a story that was misrepresented by the American media. Here then, is a closer view of those events and motivations of the people"
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A+ |
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(1966) |
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""The Battle Of Algiers" is a one of a kind masterpiece of pure cinema that you will never forget."
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F |
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(2000) |
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""Battlefield Earth," based on a crappy 1982 sci-fi novel by cult religion dips#*t L. Ron Hubbard, is so inept and pathetic that it should forever end any questions about the validity of Hubbard's manufactured religion of Scientology."
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"The Baxter is a good-hearted romantic comedy that achieves its uncomplicated comic goal of presenting an underdog love story filled with offbeat personalities."
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B- |
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(2005) |
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"Self-mocking jokes prevail in F. Gary Gray's feisty cinematic version of Elmore Leonard's irreverent Los Angeles based novel."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"At 80, French New Wave legend Agnes Varda creates a lucid and passionate cinematic memoir that is transformative in its effortless ability to connect the director's life story to her ever-present artistic impulses that are just as strong today as when she"
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B |
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(2005) |
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"This haunting film casts a wide swath that veers between obvious cliches and intensely visceral truths."
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Take one part "Barbershop," one part Queen Latifah, sprinkle in a tablespoon of 'you-go-girl' and stir to get the confection of "Beauty Shop.""
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D |
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(2007) |
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"In this unwatchable romantic comedy from director Michael Lehmann Diane Keaton plays Daphne Wilder, an inept mother of three pretty but not-believable-as-siblings daughters."
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B- |
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(2007) |
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". McAvoy shines in the role of a good-hearted rogue, and director Julian Jarrold ("Kinky Boots") depicts 18th-century England with a convincing less-is-more approach."
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C |
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(2008) |
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"Adam Sandler tones down his normally racy humor effectively, but the lightweight story is a one-note sidestep."
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C- |
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(2007) |
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"Jerry Seinfeld's disappointing labor of animated-movie love is more of a lukewarm handholding experience than a full embrace."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Even if "Beer Wars" works best as a brief introduction to craft beers, and inspires audiences to explore craft breweries in their area and beyond, then the film works."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Director Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon) twists suspense around terrific ensemble performances in screenwriter Kelly Masterson's character-driven crime thriller that is at turns sexy, hilarious and devastating."
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C- |
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(2007) |
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""Behind The Mask" is a bloated student horror film with an experimental deconstructionist gimmick..."
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C- |
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(2007) |
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"Whether based on fact or not, now is not the time for yet another feel good sports movie about a small town coach who battles against local public perception to take his team of misfits to the championships."
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A+ |
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(1967) |
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"...is a fascinating cinematic achievement that dares to connect Deneuve's porcelain beauty to a world of bourgeois rebellion."
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C- |
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(2005) |
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"With "Bewitched," Nicole Kidman's career slips down yet another rung after her recent cinematic mishaps with "The Stepford Wives" and "Birth.""
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"In spite of heartfelt performances from John Hurt and Hugh Dancy, director Michael Caton-Jones ("Scandal") keeps an arm's distance from his volatile subject and fails to expand on an epic tragedy that is being replicated in places like Darfur."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"More than 10-years in the making, the movie is a labor of love from Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth is superb as Darin's charming wife Sandra Dee."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Robert Siegel (screenwriter of "The Wrestler") makes an gloomy but respectable debut with a dark drama that revels in a particular New York character type living within clearly drawn societal lines."
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A+ |
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(1953) |
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"Everything about "The Big Heat" is "hard boiled.""
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"Even in the visually arresting fat-suit Martin Lawrence extracts very few chuckles due to Don Rhymer's awful script and John Whitesell's flimsy direction."
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"In the end, it's the absent father figure that hobbles the story of a decent kid unable to edit himself for better or for worse."
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A+ |
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(1963) |
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"Although not as horrifically shocking as "Psycho," "The Birds" is a more sophisticated film, and represents a high watermark in the prolific career of a true maestro of cinema."
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C- |
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(2004) |
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"Manhattan-based supernatural thriller done in the tone of "Rosemary's Baby" starts out strong but loses all steam in its third act."
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B- |
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(2002) |
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"There are enough well layered performances in director/co-writer Jez Butterworth's "Birthday Girl" to all but compensate for the film's inept noir flirtations between romantic farce and theft thriller."
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A+ |
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(2007) |
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"Verhoeven brings valuable lessons he learned working for 20 years in Hollywood to forge an unprecedented World War II-era masterpiece."
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B |
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(1973) |
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"a distinctive pastiche of the tough cynical attitudes held by oppressed minorities the world over."
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"Excessive exposition, subplots, and secondary characters distract from the title story about the barbaric 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, a striving 22-year-old actress at odds with the treacherous streets of Los Angeles."
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"This may be the all-time best party film next to "Animal House." If this movie doesn't make you laugh, call a doctor."
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"Black Hawk Down" is a precise vision of how little war has changed in spite of America's high-tech equipment and extensive vocabulary of modern tactics."
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A+ |
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(1958) |
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"Infectious Samba and Bossa Nova rhythms permeate the beautifully filmed earthy Brazilian atmosphere of Carnival. "Black Orpheus" is an unforgettable classic of cinematic poetry, music, and myth."
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"The lush hills of New Zealand provide an ironic backdrop for this witty little horror show about a farm where genetically altered sheep have been turned into devilish zombies."
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