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(2008) |
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"A hodgepodge, combining elements of The Lion King, Joe vs. the Volcano, Happy Feet and some romantic comedy that I'm sure must exist but which I haven't yet identified."
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(2003) |
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"Whatever value the film might have had as an exposé of social sin is undermined by its prejudicial stereotyping of every single nun and priest. Instead of a morally serious film about a corrupt institution… it becomes mere agitprop."
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(2002) |
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"An updated "Cinderella" story, Maid in Manhattan makes agreeably diverting viewing for most of its running time, though after the magic runs out at midnight the movie meanders through an autopilot resolution that lacks a glass slipper."
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A |
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(1956) |
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A+ |
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(1966) |
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"Fiercely intelligent, deeply affecting, resonant with verbal beauty and grace."
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F |
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(2004) |
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"Shamelessly manipulative and sadistically violent… a new low for both Washington and Scott, and one of the nastier bits of business in quite some time."
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B |
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(2003) |
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A- |
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(1962) |
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A- |
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(1977) |
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"What a peculiar genius was A.A. Milne… Milne's distinctive voice retains its quality in with a clarity and integrity exceeding that of any other author Disney adapted."
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B+ |
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(2005) |
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"To human observers, the ways in which animal behavior variously resembles or contrasts with human behavior is an inexhaustible source of fascination."
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A- |
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(1940) |
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"Powers can't match [Fairbanks'] astonishing acrobatics and doesn't try — but the rousing climactic duel against Basil Rathbone's villainous Captain Esteban, one of the best swordfights ever filmed at that time, almost makes up for it."
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A |
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(1920) |
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"You haven’t seen Zorro until you’ve seen Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as Zorro in the 1920 silent swashbuckling classic The Mark of Zorro… It’s amazing how far we haven’t come."
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A- |
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(1998) |
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A |
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(2003) |
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"A film that spurns condescension and pandering, made with the novels' own flawless authenticity… characters who talk and argue like grown-ups and like men of their time."
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D |
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(2005) |
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"Lacks precisely what is, at least arguably, the most haunting element in [Crimes and Misdemeanors]: its sense of genuinely conflicted existential drama."
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(2003) |
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"In the end, the film’s biggest surprise isn’t any of its twists and turns, but how much we finally care about the characters and their ultimate fates."
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B |
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(1999) |
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"The most influential action movie since Star Wars."
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Takes us deeper into the mythology underlying The Matrix, in the process confirming something I realized years ago: The underlying mythology was never what was interesting about The Matrix in the first place."
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C |
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(2003) |
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"Neo's messianic abilities, the war against the machines, the freeing of mankind, the irrelevant characters — practically nothing pays off in a satisfying way."
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D+ |
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(2004) |
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C- |
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(2003) |
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"For the first time in years, the lameness of the surrounding product finally drags Jackie down, instead of him managing to rise above it… I even enjoyed The Tuxedo [more than this], and nobody liked The Tuxedo."
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"Intriguing and accomplished as it was, Memento left me unpersuaded that this trip was really necessary."
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B+ |
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(1997) |
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"Smarter, leaner, funnier, and more human than most entries in the genre, relying less on spectacle than on the chemistry of the two leads and the wit of the script for its appeal."
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C- |
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(2002) |
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"Men in Black was a witty parody of "X-Files" paranoia and pop mythology. Men in Black II is a parody of the original Men in Black, but not a witty one."
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(1927) |
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"Surreal, sprawling, operatic, drawing on biblical and medieval imagery as well as H. G. Wells… Lang's influential pulp allegory colonized a new realm of the imagination."
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"Even the film’s fatuous advertising blurb (“Love with the safety off”) combines romance and firearms, gunplay and foreplay."
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A |
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(1996) |
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"Astonishingly up-close and personal look at an infinitesimal world as alien as anything captured by the Mars rovers… a world of strange fascination and unexpected beauty."
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A- |
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(1998) |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"Like all of Guest's films, the improvisational humor is hit and miss… When it clicks, though, it can be really funny."
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F |
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(2004) |
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"Deeply troubling and potentially gravely harmful artifact of the culture of death."
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"A rare, special family film: a parable rather than a morality tale; a film that combines high ideals and hard realities; a story of faith in something more than Santa Claus."
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A |
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(2002) |
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"The ideal marriage of bravura storytelling, rip-roaring action, dazzling visuals, moody atmosphere, masterful effects, and evocative social and philosophical implications."
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B+ |
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(2004) |
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"An accessible, meticulous, rousing tribute to the legendary game that should both please mainstream audiences and hold up to aficionado scrutiny."
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B |
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(2008) |
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"As is often the case, Lee seems to relish biting off more than he can chew, and the ambition and scope of this effort is worth the bits that don't quite fit."
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A+ |
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(2000) |
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"Quite simply one of the most genuinely profound and noteworthy depictions of the gospel story of all time, in any medium."
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B+ |
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(1952) |
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"Never quite emerges from the shadow of the earlier, superior The Song of Bernadette, but ups the ante with sterner opposition… and a more dramatic climax."
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A+ |
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(1959) |
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"Blending historical drama with elements of documentary, the film effectively brings the saint's story and spirituality to life… Beautifully shot in black and white."
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A- |
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(1962) |
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"Beautiful black-and-white cinematography, startling performances, and harrowing physicality… the cathartic final scene is nothing short of transcendent."
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D+ |
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(2003) |
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"Where The Searchers challenged assumptions and attitudes still current in 1956, Howard's film embraces, if not panders to, politically correct current attitudes…"
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A- |
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(1986) |
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C+ |
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(1996) |
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C- |
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(2000) |
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"Becomes disastrously bogged down in an interminable second act that is joyless and inert and from which it doesn’t begin to recover for over an hour."
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C+ |
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(2006) |
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"Competent, disposable entertainment… in the post-007 world of Jason Bourne, that may not be enough."
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B+ |
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(1948) |
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"Much of the Blandings’ dissatisfaction is of their own making, as they discover that realtors can be shrewd, mortgages can be complicated, and everything costs twice as much as you initially expect it to."
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A |
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(1936) |
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"A worthy last hurrah for an immortal character, for a great body of work, and for a whole era of cinema."
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A- |
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(1999) |
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"The edifying, at times wrenching story of the 19th-century 'Apostle to the Lepers'… an inspiring, challenging depiction of Christian service and charity."
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B |
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(1946) |
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"Above-average Bob Hope costume comedy… borrows its title and inspiration from a silent Rudolph Valentino romance-drama, but transforms the original premise of a duke disguised as a barber into a farce about a real barber and a duke switching places."
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A+ |
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(1948) |
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"Maurice Cloche’s beautifully crafted, award-winning biopic of St. Vincent de Paul celebrates the saint’s single-minded devotion to the poor."
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A- |
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(2002) |
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"Some movies present an idealized view of marriage and family; others seem eager to debunk it. Mira Nair's exuberant art-house crowd-pleaser takes the third way."
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"A bracingly icy breath of fresh air, a tween-oriented family film that is unabashedly out to frighten… an excursion into primal fears of places you don’t want to walk past at night."
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