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(1970) |
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"Robert Altman's Korea-as-Vietnam 'comedy' demonstrates the best -- and worst -- of '70s cinema."
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(1997) |
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(2004) |
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"Low-budget, high-shiver horror film is anchored by Christian Bale's unsettling portrait of insomnia."
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(1985) |
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"Bartertown is convincingly detailed, and the fight in Thunderdome is thrilling, ludicrous stuff, goofy and thrilling at the same time."
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(2003) |
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"Tough drama about Ireland's Catholic homes for "fallen" women is a cruel, wrenching drama with a sting of truth behind every atrocity."
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(2002) |
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"Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes make another Cinderella story -- and the supporting cast and Wayne Wang's direction make it pleasant."
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(2001) |
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"Smug, simpering and warmed over, The Majestic is a horrible film with delusions of grandeur."
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(1995) |
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"Mallrats enlived by Jason Lee's stellar performance."
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(2003) |
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"Vin Diesel doesn't have the horsepower to get this stalled mass of cliches going."
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(1994) |
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(2004) |
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"Denzel Washington is walking death in Tony Scott's showy but chillingly real revenge film."
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(1999) |
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"Andy Kaufman biopic is hollow, even with Jim Carrey's chameleonlike performance."
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(1997) |
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(2001) |
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"Black-and-white Coen brothers experiment in film noir is transformed by Billy Bob Thornton's superb performance."
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(1974) |
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"Roger Moore's second outing as James Bond is glossy, but fires blanks."
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(2004) |
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"Remake of '60s pop masterpiece doesn't equal its predecessor, but it's still got some bitter, tasty moments of commentary."
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(1962) |
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"Cold War thriller still packs a punch 40 years later."
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(1986) |
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"Lean serial-killer thriller makes The Silence of the Lambs look sheepish."
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(2005) |
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"Documentary about the trials and tribulations of mating emperor penguins is well made, even if Morgan Freeman's voice-over is a bit overdone."
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(2004) |
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"Subtle, quiet look at a desperate journey hurts and haunts by giving us people's stories -- not a politicized slogan."
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(1988) |
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"Mambo Italiano! Mafia comedy is molto fabuloso!"
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(1996) |
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"A frantic, funny love letter to an era of entertainment gone by, but also a top-notch example of modern comedy."
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(2003) |
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"Seafaring story of men and war is a classic tale that works masterfully today, thanks to Peter Weir's superlative adaptation and direction."
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(2002) |
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"Dana Carvey's kid-friendly comedy about a "man of a thousand faces" has perhaps five laughs."
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(2003) |
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"Ridley Scott plays the con game with more style than story, mostly thanks to Nicolas Cage's tic-riddled, jumpy lead performance."
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(1999) |
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"Revolutionary sci-fi fable pits kung fu against evil robots."
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(2003) |
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"Sci-fi epic is broader, brisker and -- for better and for worse -- about what you'd expect from part two of a trilogy."
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(2003) |
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"Epic trilogy's final installment feels like a trailer for itself -- and more than a little bit wrong."
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(1994) |
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"A relatively enjoyable film that updates the western character Brett Maverick."
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(2008) |
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"Video game adaptation is bloody but boring."
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(2009) |
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"A nicely-made, warmly-shaped story of life upon the wicked stage."
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(2004) |
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"Story of six kids in crisis may not be anything new, but it is remarkably good."
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(2004) |
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"High school's cruel combats make for a funny, smart-stupid comedy from the poison pen of Saturday Night Live genius Tina Fey."
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(2003) |
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"Another Jackie Chan "search for the great whatsit" action film that's as agreeable as it is disposable."
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(2005) |
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"Woody Allen's parallel-lives story is a nicely made diversion that puts him back on track."
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(2003) |
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"Loose, funny dinner-for-four comedy is smart, real and entirely enjoyable."
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(1990) |
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 3/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Big-budget sci-fi comedy sequel is very much more of the same -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing."
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 4.5/5 |
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(1998) |
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 5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Raw, riveting rock doc goes inside a mega-band's crisis -- and captures an unexpectedly human search for connection."
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(2007) |
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"Michael Clayton is at its best when it sticks to hard-bitten, this-is-how-the-world-works scenes between employers and employees, fathers and sons, executives and lawyers."
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(1996) |
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 3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"It's fascinating, often in ways the people behind it might not have intended. It's shiny and slick and scary and cynical, and it's an epic portrait of all the contradictions in American celebrity culture and one of American culture's biggest celebrities."
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(1981) |
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 1/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Public-transit terror tale is beyond bloody. Pass."
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(2007) |
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"A compelling, intellectually and emotionally engaging film."
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(1998) |
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 5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Milk is adult and intelligent in ways many films are not, and it's rousing and enthralling in a way few films are. It's a minor miracle of sheer film making joy and determination, and one of the best American films of 2008."
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(2004) |
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"Don't believe the hype about Clint Eastwood's boxing pic: This cliche-filled mess is a fixed fight."
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(2002) |
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"Spielberg's fable of crime and punishment in tomorrowland is imperfect but still impressive."
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