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B- |
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(2001) |
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"What makes this world so compelling is that Spielberg shows us, as few others could have, how ordinary people like ourselves feel living in it."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D |
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(2002) |
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"'It's narcissistic -- solipsistic… pathetic.' It's very important that Charlie say this, just as Woody Allen must constantly condemn himself in his movies, on the theory that whatever you do on purpose, or at least knowingly, is art."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A+ |
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(1938) |
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"The archetypal Hollywood swashbuckler… everything big-screen derring-do should be: rousing, lighthearted, witty, romantic, colorful, moralistic, and richly satisfying… [Flynn is] the quintessential Robin Hood, jaunty, dashing, and fearless."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"Welcome to our second annual Spring Frankie Muniz Morally Problematic Spy Kids Rip-Off Movie, featuring hilarious hijinks offending each year against a different one of the Ten Commandments."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D |
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(2004) |
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"When the high point of your movie involves a Queen Elizabeth lookalike getting down to a Euro-pop version of Edwin Starr's 'War,' something has gone disastrously wrong."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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Click here to see the review!
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D+ |
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(2003) |
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"Another misfire from the once-reliable Reiner, Alex and Emma is occasionally amusing but never makes you care."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A fine tribute to an American pioneer, but I feel sure that Earhart's story merits, and would reward, a more searching and thoughtful exploration."
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Christianity Today |
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B- |
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(2001) |
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"Charms with its breezy, stylized storytelling [and] the wide eyes and breathless expression of Audrey Tautou… liabilities include a slightly dragged-out resolution and a rather amoral view of sexuality."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"The pursuit of happiness. That’s what Schwartzberg has captured… a visually stunning celebration of the diversity of our aspirations."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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F |
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(1999) |
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"There is beauty to which this movie is stone cold blind: beauty it tramples on as ignorantly as Buddy Kane or Col. Fitts."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(1951) |
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"Unlike the magical Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly's An American in Paris doesn't transcend the musical form; but it's still one of the great exemplars of the genre."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(1997) |
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"As with Schindler’s List, Spielberg allows his subjects to be remote and somewhat unknowable human beings, creating an air of documentary-like authenticity."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A+ |
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(1969) |
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"The notion of art as a 'religious experience' is sometimes bandied about too freely. Tarkovsky is one of a handful of filmmakers for whom this ideal was no cheap metaphor."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D |
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(2009) |
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"Langdon may wind up saving the Church, but does Angels & Demons offer any hint of a church worth saving? If not, why should we care?"
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B |
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(1938) |
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"Rocky Sullivan is riveting. His movements are quick and vital, his speech like machine-gun fire, his demeanor sharp and confident. He is all attitude and style."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D- |
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(2001) |
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"There was one thing about The Animal that did surprise me: the extent to which it systematically rips off Wolf."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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"Notwithstanding the excessive cuteness of the anthropomorphizing title… an entertaining, original documentary about life in the harsh conditions of southwest Africa's Namib Desert… makes fine family viewing."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C |
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(2006) |
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"Gibson is still seeking life amid death, but the balance is off."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A |
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(1995) |
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"In an age when we rely on computerized directions and GPS devices to drive to the next town, it seems an almost mythic scenario."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A- |
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(1997) |
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"Disturbing but thought-provoking depiction of genuine faith coexisting with sin and carnality… like the troubling fiction of Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Flannery O'Connor, a vindication of belief without being a vindication of every believer."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A- |
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(1992) |
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"Free of the sentiment and stereotyping of the Hollywood version… not to mention its softening and homogenization of the story’s spirituality for mainstream audiences."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"The heavy-handed ideology and flawed narration don't commend Arctic Tale as a movie I would care to watch repeatedly, but I'm glad I saw it once, for the spectacular photography."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D |
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(1998) |
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"Yes, in this film the honors-science students are obliged to sit back and watch as the shop class saves the world."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"Hackneyed is one thing; embarrassing is another… but if you're enough of a fan to see it for the action and only for the action, it's worth your while.
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B+ |
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(2007) |
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"Best name for a western of any film in history."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A- |
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(1991) |
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"No matter how many ocean documentaries you’ve seen, Besson’s film will show you things you’ve never seen before — and things well worth seeing again."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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D+ |
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(2001) |
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"Feels like an uninspired rehash of Rider Haggard, Jules Verne, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and a dozen "Star Trek" episodes."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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A |
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(1966) |
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"Bresson’s most poetic, haunting, personal work."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Much like Scorsese's Gangs of New York, it's a film that has been long labored over, and the artist's love of the material is clear, but the inspiration has been lost along the way."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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B- |
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(2004) |
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"You can almost feel Scorsese exorcising the specter of Gangs of New York in the first act."
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The Decent Films Guide |
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C+ |
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(1937) |
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"One should be rooting for Cary Grant to get the girl, which means he ought to deserve her — and if that's more or less the case here, well, it's only because the girl turns out to be no great shakes either."
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