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74/100 |
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(1962) |
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"To Kill a Mockingbird should make admirers of the novel weep many times over."
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Film and Felt |
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63/100 |
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(2009) |
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"Ultimately, Zombieland works best as pure, breezy entertainment with a pinch of depth."
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Film and Felt |
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74/100 |
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(1986) |
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"The tangled web of relationships is very effectively done, but just as affecting is Allen's portrayal of the city he loves."
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Film and Felt |
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58/100 |
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(2009) |
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"Still a noteworthy achievement, but it's hard to keep from being a bit disappointed that Moore hasn't used the seriousness of the times to craft an ever-so-slightly more balanced documentary."
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Film and Felt |
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82/100 |
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(1977) |
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"Only Buñuel can make coldness burn with intoxicating sensuality."
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Film and Felt |
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44/100 |
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(1965) |
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"Sadly, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! sounds far better on paper than it actually plays."
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Film and Felt |
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65/100 |
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(1965) |
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"A solid-but-frustratingly-tantalizing experience."
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Film and Felt |
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41/100 |
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(2002) |
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"Native Newfoundlander Victoria King's directorial debut is shaky at best."
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Film and Felt |
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59/100 |
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(1997) |
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"Works just fine for informative purposes."
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Film and Felt |
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34/100 |
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(2004) |
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"With a better script, Closer could have been compelling romantic drama; instead, it's little more than clichéd nonsense."
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Film and Felt |
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61/100 |
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(1991) |
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"Italian horror master Dario Argento may have the most lopsided strengths and weaknesses of any director I've experienced."
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Film and Felt |
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59/100 |
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(2005) |
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"May be the supreme example of a filmic endeavor succeeding exclusively for one cinematic aspect."
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Film and Felt |
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39/100 |
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(2005) |
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"While it's hard not to admire Haggis' ambition here, his lofty aspirations sapped Crash of any real ingenuity or emotional punch."
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Film and Felt |
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26/100 |
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(2005) |
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"Junebug annoyed me while in the theater, and annoys me even more as I write about it."
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Film and Felt |
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54/100 |
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(2005) |
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"So much is rich with ingenuity and daring that its constant missteps are exceptionally glaring."
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Film and Felt |
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62/100 |
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(2005) |
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"Insightful, entertaining, and a worthy addition to the filmography of one of America's more interesting modern directors."
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Film and Felt |
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58/100 |
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(1990) |
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"King of New York's storyline is pretty one-note, but there's an energy and aura of fear lingering in every gritty composition."
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Film and Felt |
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62/100 |
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(2005) |
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"Works extremely well as a fast-paced adrenaline rush, but not so well as an allegory on today's government and security issues."
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Film and Felt |
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85/100 |
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(2004) |
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"A dazzling autobiographical blend of Almodovar's career, childhood, and adoration & admiration for the cinema."
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Film and Felt |
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80/100 |
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(1979) |
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"Replaces unnerving gore with an eerie, erotic beauty."
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Film and Felt |
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42/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Beyond it's educational value for those unfamiliar with Kushner's work, politics, and sexuality (like myself), there's not much to grab onto here."
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Film and Felt |
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59/100 |
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(2006) |
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"An adequate enough way to get the point across, but I can't help but wonder what the raves for this film are really about."
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Film and Felt |
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65/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Frequently uproarious and occasionally side-splitting%u2026but it's very hit-or-miss, prone to stretches of unnecessary crudeness and flat one-liners."
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Film and Felt |
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34/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Aside from an occasional chuckle, For Your Consideration is banal and, worst of all, frequently annoying."
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Film and Felt |
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63/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Until an inexplicably awful revelation at the end, The Prestige is a taut, exciting portrait of obsession and the dark competitive spirit of professional magicians."
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Film and Felt |
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42/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Movies like Catch a Fire are perhaps the most banal sort to write about."
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Film and Felt |
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60/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Thank You For Smoking gets much of its juice from a superb Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor."
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Film and Felt |
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48/100 |
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(2006) |
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"Harmless enough as passable road movies go, but I can't help but wish directors of films like these would grow some damn balls."
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Film and Felt |
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59/100 |
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(2006) |
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"The film is superbly shot, and the rapid-fire editing and shaky camera fit the constant flux that the main characters find themselves in time and again."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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28/100 |
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(2008) |
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"Only for the most drooling of fanboys."
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Film and Felt |
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19/100 |
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(2007) |
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"2 Days in Paris is a mix of awful Woody Allen and mental masturbation."
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Film and Felt |
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37/100 |
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(2007) |
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"It's hard not to admire a man with such admiration for the obscure, but Grizzly Man did it much better."
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Film and Felt |
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79/100 |
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(2006) |
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"With exquisite tenderness and delicacy, Old Joy fluidly captures the all-too-frequent occurrence of friends drifting apart as their lives branch off in different directions."
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Film and Felt |
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69/100 |
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(1973) |
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"A spooky and thematically rich thriller, one that explores the psyche (with an evils-of-racism subtext) without drifting into heavy-handedness."
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Film and Felt |
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61/00 |
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(1972) |
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"Fat City is most notable for terrific performances all around, especially those of Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrell, and a baby-faced Jeff Bridges."
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Film and Felt |
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23/100 |
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(2009) |
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"The brutality is sickening, and unlike, say, the broken glass sequence in Bergman's Cries and Whispers--where the entire film built up to one brief, painful moment--it serves no overarching purpose, quickly becoming an exercise in haughty"
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Film and Felt |
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3/4 |
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(2002) |
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"Afghan Stories is a rewarding and almost essential look at the other side of terrorism: it's not just the United States that feels the pain."
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Film and Felt |
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4/4 |
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(1951) |
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"The contrast of sneering wealth versus timid poverty is quietly sarcastic."
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Film and Felt |
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4/4 |
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(1953) |
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"The tracking shots effortlessly glide down corridors, into rooms, through gardens. They particularly shine during two dancing scenes, where the smooth movements of the partners are echoed by the graceful camera capturing every move in perfect sync."
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Film and Felt |
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3.5/4 |
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(1956) |
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"This is a remarkable and unique work."
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Film and Felt |
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81/100 |
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(2009) |
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"Inglourious Basterds constantly challenges its viewer's emotions, making us question whether or not we should be feeling the compassion, hatred, or empathy that we do."
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Film and Felt |
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97/100 |
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(1995) |
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"Linklater hasn't just crafted a detached portrait of a unique couple: he's painting a masterful examination of human nature, of that relationship we all want, but too often sadly see slip away."
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Film and Felt |
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39/100 |
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(1959) |
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"Benacerraf deserves credit for aiming high with Araya; however, it's a shame the rest of her filmic skillset doesn't match her visual eye."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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66/100 |
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(1983) |
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"A good movie that could have been truly great"
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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53/100 |
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(2009) |
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"For the generation that grew up on female pioneer Gertrude Berg's radio and TV shows, Aviva Kempner's Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg will likely serve as a welcome trip through memory lane."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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81/100 |
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(1954) |
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"Like the other great American films of the 50's, Johnny Guitar breaks through the mold."
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Film and Felt |
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73/100 |
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(1936) |
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"After the Thin Man boasts two things that the original lacks; a much more engaging caper, and a first-rate performance by a shockingly young Jimmy Stewart."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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61/100 |
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(1934) |
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"As charming as its headliners are, The Thin Man is brought down to the merely solid level by its flimsy narrative."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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62/100 |
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(2004) |
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"I suspect that in 20 years, film buffs worldwide will be pointing to The Place Promised in Our Early Days as the introductory work from one of cinema's first-rate directors."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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67/100 |
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(2009) |
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"A biting political satire that tackles rising anti-war sentiments around the globe."
[movie review] |
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Film and Felt |
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