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A- |
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(1957) |
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"12 Angry Men ranks as the tautest courtroom drama you’ll ever see, surpassing Lumet’s very good 1982 drama, The Verdict."
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A |
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(1968) |
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"brilliantly conceived"
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3.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"entertaining quirky little film that is worth a look"
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A- |
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(1998) |
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"a clear example that film auteurs can handle a variety of genres when inspired"
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A+ |
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(1959) |
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"... a bit like Holden Caulfield, except not nearly so eloquent"
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"This film will play much better to die hard baseball fans than it will to non-devotees"
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5/5 |
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(1963) |
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"gets to the core of creativity"
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B |
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(2001) |
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"Spielberg fans will be shocked that A.I. doesn’t deliver all the warm fuzzies and easy answers of E.T."
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B |
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(2002) |
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"Kiarostami profoundly displays Uganda's life and culture through his touristy pictures, as deceptively simple as the alphabet"
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2.5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"It's little more than a lightweight satire about the average life of a typical Midwesterner that shows no affection for its characters like Fargo does"
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B- |
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(1961) |
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"presents an even bleaker picture than Rossellini and De Sica"
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"metaphor for the inevitable obstacles that lie ahead for any two people who venture into a relationship"
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A- |
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(2002) |
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"But [Kaufman] finds a way to let the audience in on the joke by opening up a portal to his brain ..."
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C- |
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(1971) |
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"plays like a watered down La Dolce Vita in Cairo"
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D |
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(2000) |
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"like Natasha tells Boris: 'Face it. We suck.'"
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D+ |
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(1960) |
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"Could Wayne have crafted a better film if he only tried his hand at directing, instead of putting on the hero's mantle as well? Doubtful."
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"it hits enough true notes to elevate it above the usual patriotic flag waving renditions"
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"the most thorough documentary treatment ... accurately preserving the Alcatraz occupation's true significance through a number of primary sources."
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D+ |
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(2004) |
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"Alexander the Great will have to wait for another time and another director before justice can fully be achieved"
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B |
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(1938) |
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"...qualifies as unabashed propaganda, but it also ranks as a first rate film about war that holds up because of Eisenstein’s film artistry"
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D |
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(1956) |
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"would work better as a stage play for high school theatrical productions"
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C- |
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(2005) |
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"nihilistic film covers familiar territory in a fresh new way that is extremely memorable"
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C |
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(2001) |
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"the end to Mann’s plodding film only brings relief that it ends"
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D |
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(2000) |
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"Like a treadmill, Ali Zaoua plays out like a film exercise that goes nowhere"
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D |
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(1969) |
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"The movie hasn’t improved any over the years, but fortunately this version has Arlo Guthrie supplying commentary, making the DVD worth some historical value for '60s junkies."
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B |
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(1979) |
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"Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artists. Unfortunately, Scott’s film doesn’t work for me as well in other areas."
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A- |
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(1999) |
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"Almodóvar's best to date."
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B+ |
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(2002) |
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"Mike Leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life"
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C- |
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(2004) |
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"The most interesting aspect ... is its Jack Kevorkian premise of uniting suicidal people with serial killers"
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A |
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(1984) |
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"never before have phrases like 'sh*t marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented unpretentiously"
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B |
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(2003) |
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"well worth examining—far more interesting that reading dry British accounts of those years"
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A |
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(1974) |
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"...for long lasting imagery this nostalgic remembrance is highly entertaining and just may hook a newcomer to foreign film."
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4/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Sometimes it’s enough to attend the cinema to escape to another world, more innocent and romantic than the one we inhabit"
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"this production fails to take cinematic advantage of its material"
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C+ |
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(1916) |
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"American Aristocracy represents a nostalgic time in American cinema, ruled by silent stars who played themselves in role after role"
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B |
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(2006) |
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"The phrase 'Apartheid elections' is used more than once, and it certainly strikes a chord"
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"a definitive documentary on Seabiscuit that focuses mostly on how the horse and rider together created a truly American story about hope"
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4/5 |
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(1995) |
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"illuminating"
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B- |
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(2001) |
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" an impressive film debut"
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B |
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(2006) |
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"...Andrew Jenks, Room 335 is no political treatise on assisted living facilities. It's a surprising character study that serves as a warm portrait of an often neglected aspect of humanity."
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B |
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(2006) |
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"A surprising character study that serves as a warm portrait of an often neglected aspect of humanity."
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2.5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Webber's musical fans will appreciate this version and champion its cause the same way that Americans promote apple pie, Chevrolet, and McDonalds"
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A |
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(1977) |
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"Not only is it his best film, it comes as close to perfection as any comedy created in the twentieth century."
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A |
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(1957) |
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"each tightly constructed story flows naturally like the Ganges River without artificial contrivances"
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B |
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(1960) |
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"...it does examine some basic values of the post War years and serves as sociological evidence for the times"
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A |
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(1979) |
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"classic work towers above the other war films"
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Old School Reviews |
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A |
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(1954) |
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"Ray’s quiet epic trilogy becomes a refuge against overkill of the senses—a cinematic meditation"
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2/5 |
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(1999) |
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"...serves little more than forgettable rental fodder for some evening when you are in the mood for mindless junk food."
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ToxicUniverse.com |
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C- |
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(2005) |
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" populated by manipulative and unrelatable crazy characters that plod through improbable scenarios to an inevitable nihilistic denouement"
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B+ |
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(2008) |
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"brings to light the personal struggles of a dedicated man who has been facing life and death issues on the front lines"
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