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"Serial thriller starts with a bang, ends with a whimper, and never really moves beyond following its forebears."
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 3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"The old-school The Taking of Pelham One Two Three takes you by the throat; this new one, well-made as it is, just takes you for granted."
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 5/5 |
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(1974) |
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"Little-known gem of a '70s New York crime thriller is near perfect to begin with, and even better on DVD."
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 5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Tense tale combines travel magazine gloss with Alfred Hitchcock's dark heart."
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 5/5 |
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(1984) |
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 5/5 |
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(1976) |
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"Director Martin Scorsese's nightmare vision of Manhattan is important, impulsive work."
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 2/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Disney's latest attempt at TV-series-to-theaters is a kids' film designed to give adults migraines, despite animation innovations and unique design."
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 4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Puppet parody of pop culture and politics from the South Park boys is so wrong ... and so funny."
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 3/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Bruce Willis military actioner has guts, brains and patience -- and while not a masterpiece, it's far better than you'd think."
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 4/5 |
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(1988) |
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 3/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Airport-purgatory story from Spielberg and Hanks is a minor work from two master craftsmen."
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 4.5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"The film that put James Cameron on the map and made Arnold Schwarzenegger an international star, The Terminator is a high-potency distillation of a bunch of sci-fi concepts into one package."
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(2003) |
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"Blatantly opportunistic sequel has plot holes, logic problems, minimal innovation ... and a fistful of block-rockin' action."
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(2009) |
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""Terminator Salvation" promised moviegoers a war between the human heart and the cold, cruel efficiency of machines. So why then is it so mechanical itself, so good at repetition, so preprogrammed and clunky?"
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 4/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Iconic horror film gets a modernized remake that's as well done as it is blood-soaked."
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 4/5 |
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(1996) |
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"Tom Hanks' writing-directing debut is a sweet valentine to rock 'n' roll."
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 2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"CGI Star Wars saga is dull, despite action."
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 2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Sci-fi remake has big effects but no real power."
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 2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The Day The Earth Stood Still's original version aspired to blow our collective minds and inspire our hearts; this new remake settles for making our eyes pop out, with a slight hope our jaws will go slack from the spectacle."
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 3.5/5 |
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(1988) |
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"An engaging and compelling minor sci-fi flick."
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Netflix |
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 4/5 |
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(1981) |
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Click here to see the review!
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Netflix |
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 4/5 |
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(1998) |
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[movie review] |
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 4.5/5 |
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(1988) |
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"David Mamet-Shel Silverstein collaboration is funny, touching and tense."
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 3.5/5 |
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(1996) |
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 5/5 |
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(1949) |
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"Noir classic has great thrills, smart style."
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 5/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Exciting, energized indie drama shot on digital video is an eye-opening look at the ways the kids aren't all right."
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 4/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Fractured, flowing ensemble piece has a heart of true, sincere humanity -- and two brilliant performances."
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 5/5 |
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(1984) |
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"Mock "rockumentary" is wildly funny and deeply influential."
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 4/5 |
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(1968) |
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"Caper films don't come much better."
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 4.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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[movie review] |
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 5/5 |
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(1975) |
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"Redford, Dunaway, Von Sydow, Cliff Robertson and John Houseman turn in superb work, and the film is as pure a thriller as one could hope for, with a gripping premise, hurtling plot and a marvelous air of menace."
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 4.5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Gulf War action-drama with heart, brains and guts falls just short of greatness."
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 5/5 |
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(2005) |
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"With a brilliant script, sure direction and amazing performances, indie comedy Thumbsucker is one of the year's top 10."
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 4/5 |
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(1965) |
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"It's remarkably good fun. It's retro enough to be amusing in the dull bits and timeless enough to be fresh and vital today."
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 2/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Tim Burton's stop-motion idea of a romantic comedy is dead on arrival."
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 2/5 |
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(2002) |
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"Modern take on H.G. Wells's sci-fi classic has great special effects but isn't especially affecting."
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 2/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Time-travel tale is a so-so action flick that plays like Jurassic Park ... but without the dinosaurs. Or stars. Or excitement."
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 2/5 |
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(1996) |
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"Kevin Costner's golfing romance has OK swing but bad form."
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 2.5/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Animated space opera shoots for the stars, but runs out of gas."
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(2009) |
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"Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata, is an unexpected pleasure -- not only because it's a departure from the J-horror films that made his name, but because it's also a startlingly rich, funny and strong drama, without a hint of the supernatural or unearthly."
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(1995) |
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"David Spade and Chris Farley made a fine comedic team."
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 4/5 |
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(1997) |
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"Pierce Brosnan's second outing as 007 is even more assured and charismatic than his impressive debut in GoldenEye."
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 5/5 |
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(1999) |
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"Tale about "The Mikado" and its creators, Gilbert and Sullivan, provides rich cinema."
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 4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"True-tale mountaineering nightmare combines documentary remembrance and dramatic retelling for a terrifying, transcendent experience."
[movie review] |
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Netflix |
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 3.5/5 |
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(1974) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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Netflix |
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 5/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Simply put: This is the best American film since The Godfather."
[movie review] |
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Netflix |
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 4/5 |
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(2001) |
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"Gritty good-cop/bad-cop drama is elevated to greatness by Denzel Washington."
[movie review] |
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Netflix |
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 5/5 |
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(1995) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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Netflix |
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 0/4 |
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(2007) |
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"Transformers is supposedly about robots who turn into cars and back again; what it's really about is big Hollywood turning money into stupid and back again"
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 1/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Violent, crude, pointless sequel just isn't kids' stuff."
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