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2.5/4 |
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"As a character study it delivers the goods, fraught with the sweet tension and painful heartbreak of coming of age and living on the edge."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"A tousled biopic both bleak and disturbing."
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'3/4' |
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(2005) |
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" A creeping Morning Glory of a film, slowly blossoming into its unkempt beauty."
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2/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Ladron leans far too heavily on a lifeless script and sluggish pacing to get its well-worn point across. The film's been-theres and done-thats are widespread."
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2/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Unique filming technique can't compensate for the extensive running time and tedious period excesses."
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"A well-crafted and well-intentioned misstep."
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3.5/4 |
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(2008) |
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"Simmering acceleration from the grey area of implication to the black and white reality of acute humiliation."
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3.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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""Lantana" never veers off its course, but its path twists and turns with a frantic glee reminiscent of "Magnolia""
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3/4 |
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(2001) |
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"repeat after me, "it's a video game, it's a video game, it's a video game"."
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Tender, thoughtful and distinctive."
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1.5/4 |
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(1996) |
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2/4 |
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(1998) |
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2/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Imperturbable Americans who read as juvenile clowns for their inability or unwillingness to put their emotional houses in order."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"In spite of the adolescent behavior of its players, it manages to charm."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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9/10 |
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(2001) |
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"Reads like a perfectly nuanced short story."
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Aufmuth.com |
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"A mildly satisfying entertainment many moons shy of potential greatness."
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Aufmuth.com |
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3/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Treads shaky ground but weathers the flat notes and emerges a comic winner."
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2/4 |
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(2004) |
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" Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan appear to like one another, but their sizzle is a fizzle."
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'4/4' |
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(2005) |
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"A snap, crackle, pop mobster classic."
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2.5/4 |
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(1994) |
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"I'm extremely unhappy when one of my HK favorites is re-released, re-titled and re-packaged as an English-dubbed Jackie Chan vehicle for American audiences to ostensibly enjoy."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1995) |
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"Arresting images, the timeless battle of good and evil and triumph over insurmountable odds combine to lend a worldly veneer to this three-hour epic. In terms of human destiny, it speaks volumes."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1998) |
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"Fourth time's the charm for the Lethal Weapon series; I say case closed and let's go out on a high note."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Smells suspiciously of indie self-consciousness."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2001) |
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"I confess to the blahs when it comes to Irish/English on-the-dole stories."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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9/10 |
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(1999) |
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"A thoroughly grounded statement about the human condition."
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2.5/4 |
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(2004) |
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"Chock-a-block with acerbic humor and a tongue-in-cheek presentation perpetually on the brink of narrative collapse."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2001) |
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"One half-step shy of schmaltzy, but relentlessly heartbreaking."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(1998) |
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3.5/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Stitch's crazy antics are an edgy counterpart to Lilo's poignant social isolation; the engaging yin and yang of the narrative."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1999) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(1999) |
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"Work with this one, it’s worth the effort."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Relentlessly picks at scabs of domestic bliss that conceal sorrow, betrayal and futile fulfillment."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Charming little indie that puts generation-gap dysfunction on the map ..."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(1995) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2006) |
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"A scathing indictment of East Germany's corrupt administration tempered by the very human emotion of the people it touched."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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0/4 |
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(1995) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Weak scripting and amateurish camerawork scream lowest common denominator."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(1998) |
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"Even when the violence gets out of control, as bad as 'a bad day in Bosnia,' there’s an underlying level of wit and humor."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(1996) |
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"A thrill, for the Shakespearean novice and expert alike."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Scott Frank offers up a haunting neo-noir backdrop that simmers with angst."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2001) |
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"The bar has been raised, and the world of film entertainment will hereinafter be better for it.
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2003) |
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"An immense achievement founded on the enduring themes of loyalty, destiny, and hope."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"An enigma edged with a rousing melange of story arcs."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2000) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Handsomely executed but hopelessly flawed."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(1998) |
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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4/4 |
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(2003) |
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"Subtly realized and finely nuanced, this is fresh and unspoiled filmmaking."
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Aufmuth.com |
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1/4 |
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(2000) |
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"There's a good reason this lackluster fright-fest sat on the shelf for two years. It's nothing more than a tired Winona Ryder vehicle taking advantage of the topic du jour -- demonic possession."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(1997) |
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"Been there, done that. Now there's just more of it."
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Palo Alto Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2005) |
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" A precocious laugher that manages some fresh tangents before dissolving into conventional pabulum."
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