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(2001) |
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"Spielberg's sci-fi fable is haunting, disturbing, flawed -- and unforgettable."
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2/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Thriller directorial debut for Traffic scribe Gaghan has all the right parts, but the pieces don't quite fit together."
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4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Comedy about a boy, a man and their very different lives is sharp, sweet and surprisingly winning."
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4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Tale of Midwestern late-life angst is a triumph for star Jack Nicholson -- but a step back for co-writer/director Alexander Payne."
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4/5 |
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(1981) |
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"The ultimate conclusion of the film will leave you thoughtful and even perhaps a touch sad -- rare for any film, and even more rare for a thriller."
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2/5 |
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(1994) |
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5/5 |
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(2002) |
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"The geniuses behind Being John Malkovich show brains -- and heart -- in a self-aware comedy about passion, love and survival."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Mottola's made a movie that will work like a voodoo charm on a small-but-dedicated audience: onetime slackers who'll not only dig the soundtrack but, probably, be sure to get it on vinyl."
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1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Underdog comedy is no Napoleon Dynamite."
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4/5 |
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(1994) |
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(2007) |
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Teen spy tale is another success for young Frankie Muniz and is backed by a broad spectrum of unexpected talents."
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3/5 |
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(1970) |
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3/5 |
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(1988) |
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"Brilliant visuals, murky story line make heralded sci-fi anime a confusing experience."
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4/5 |
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(1984) |
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1/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Disney's PG-13 spectacle does a disservice to both fact and fiction with clumsy, cliche writing."
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2/5 |
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(1997) |
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3/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Rob Reiner gives us a so-so metatextual romance -- "When Sally Adapted Harry.""
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1/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Oliver Stone's take on the life of Alexander the Great is overblown, underdeveloped and one of the worst films of 2004."
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2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Jude Law stars in a cute, disposable remake based on a cruel, unforgettable '60s classic."
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5/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Michael Mann reminds us why Muhammad Ali was the greatest -- inside and outside the ring -- in 2001's best film."
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4/5 |
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(1992) |
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Retro-style sci-fi action spoof tries hard but doesn't work."
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5/5 |
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(1986) |
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"An extraordinary film."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (is) the best modern slasher flick since Scream. In fact, I like All the Boys Love Mandy Lane a little more than Scream -- All the Boys may be knowing and post-modern as it begs, borrows and steals from films like Prom Night,"
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(2006) |
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"The problem with ... All the King's Men is that it's a political movie where we never really get a sense of politics."
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5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Small-town romance has the poetry of the inarticulate, the faith of the wounded and the beauty of the everyday in every heartfelt frame."
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2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"The flashes of life in this Ben Stiller-Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy don't come along often enough to rescue it."
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4/5 |
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(1980) |
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"Altered States is much more a film of image and idea than narrative or character, but they're pretty compelling images and ideas, and Hurt is great."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"" ...even if Alvin and the Chipmunks has one hand reaching for your wallet, at the very least its heart seems to be in the right place.""
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(1989) |
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"Always may be starry-eyed romantic claptrap, but by God, would that all starry-eyed romantic claptrap were so well done."
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5/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Full of smart images, powered by hope and humanity, Amelie is a shining celebration of the possibilities of love."
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4/5 |
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(1999) |
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"There's so much right -- and so much wrong -- with this lauded, scathing look at suburban discontent."
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1/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Right-wing political comedy just isn't funny."
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3/4 |
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(2007) |
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"American Gangster isn't bad or poorly-made or unsatisfactory; it's just good enough to make you painfully aware of all the ways it could have been better, too big and observed to watch as simple entertainment and too glossy and glib to watch as meaningful"
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3/4 |
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(2006) |
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"Punk rock was never about sonic perfection: It was (and is) about emotional intensity, and American Hardcore has that in van loads, and delivers with onetwothreefour! power."
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5/5 |
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(1998) |
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5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Documentary about a Wisconsin wanna-be filmmaker is funny, honest."
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2.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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4.5/5 |
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(1995) |
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4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Quirky, off-kilter look at the life and work of cult-comics author Harvey Pekar is a snappy tale of low culture and pop art."
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(2008) |
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"If you seek out American Teen looking for an engaging, stylish and surprisingly smart piece of non-fiction entertainment, you're going to be completely won over."
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1/5 |
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(2003) |
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"The third -- and, dear God, hopefully final -- American Pie film wastes talented actors on slapstick, sentimentality and smut."
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2/5 |
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(2005) |
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"A little of The Sixth Sense and a whole lot of nonsense make for a "based on a true story" horror flick that has only a few jolts to its credit."
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(2009) |
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"Superbly constructed, yes, but those elements also connect; a perfectly-picked song cue speaks to a character's mood, a gorgeous camera shot moves the plot forward, an exquisitely painful line is backed with a warm, real performance."
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4.5/5 |
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(1997) |
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1/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse."
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4/5 |
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(1998) |
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"You don't go into Analyze This expecting to be surprised; you go into it hoping to be amused. Using that yardstick, the film is a terrific success."
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3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"It's hardly breaking news to tell you Will Ferrell's funny, but Anchorman's flights of lunacy need a little more story to keep us engaged."
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3.5/5 |
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(1971) |
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"If you know this material, you know it well; if you don't, you're in for a bizarre surprise as these six gifted men -- in their youthful glory -- blend the surreal and the scatological, the high with the low, manufacturing oddly brilliant comedy."
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