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PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN
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• Chicago Reader
• Chicago Tribune
• EmanuelLevy.Com
• Hollywood Reporter
• Screen International

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" Greengrass sacrifices character and plot to a chilling impressionistic stylization." -- Chicago Reader
Posted Mar 11, 2008
 
Bloody Sunday (2002)92%
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" The movie is jaunty and stylish and is blessed with some fun stretches." -- EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Aug 8, 2007
 
Stardust (2007)76%
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" The movie is jaunty and stylish and is blessed with some fun stretches. It features some stunning uses of the Scottish locations, particularly sweeping, aerial camera work that floats and rises above the evocative mountain landscapes." -- EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Aug 1, 2007
 
Stardust (2007)76%
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" Dark, malevolent, and serious, this Harry Potter was designed by its new writer, director, and composer as a waking nightmare." -- EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Jul 4, 2007
 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)77%
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" Padilha allows neither easy answers nor ironic commentary, producing on both sides of the conflict a world of inconsolable grief." -- Chicago Reader
Posted May 8, 2007
 
Bus 174 (2003)100%
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3.5/4
 
" Captures in unadorned style the energy and emotions binding a Dominican family in Manhattan's Washington Heights section." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Jun 12, 2003
 
Manito (2003)94%
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2.5/4
 
" Rarely solemn or dull, and Takita holds its disparate parts together fairly well." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted May 1, 2003
 
Onmyoji (2001)50%
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3.5/4
 
" It is the work of a remarkable new talent." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Apr 17, 2003
 
Japon (2003)79%
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3/4
 
" This is magnetic, beautiful stuff." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Apr 3, 2003
 
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)70%
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3/4
 
" The movie belongs to the women, and they perform with attitude and power." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Mar 20, 2003
 
Down and Out with the Dolls (2003)52%
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2.5/4
 
" On its own terms, Amen is a memorably prickly film." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Mar 6, 2003
 
Amen (2003)67%
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2.5/4
 
" The form is ravishing, though the content suffers by comparison." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Jan 9, 2003
 
Baraka (1994)88%
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3/4
 
" Cold, nervy and memorable." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 21, 2002
 
My Father and I (2002)89%
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3/4
 
" Consummate actor Barry has done excellent work here." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 21, 2002
 
Interview with the Assassin (2002)66%
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3.5/4
 
" A boisterous, occasionally deft but also finally strained and uneven work." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 14, 2002
 
His Secret Life (2002)74%
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3.5/4
 
" Daring and beautifully made." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 14, 2002
 
Quitting (2002)77%
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3/4
 
" A fascinating examination of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery made by a proper, middle-aged woman." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 31, 2002
 
Satin Rouge (2002)83%
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3/4
 
" A disturbing and frighteningly evocative assembly of imagery and hypnotic music composed by Philip Glass." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 24, 2002
 
Naqoyqatsi (2002)48%
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4/4
 
" This is a movie about the world at war with itself, and the result is riveting, sublime and unforgettable." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Sep 26, 2002
 
A Grin Without A Cat (2002)100%
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3/4
 
" A gem, captured in the unhurried, low-key style favored by many directors of the Iranian new wave." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Aug 29, 2002
 
Secret Ballot (2002)82%
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3.5/4
 
" It does what the movies were meant to do: move, dance and swirl in the popular imagination." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Jul 25, 2002
 
Devdas (2002)88%
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" Extremely well acted by the four primary actors, this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Feb 7, 2002
 
Second Time Around (2002)29%
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3/4
 
" This is a movie that is neither sentimental nor cheap; it never takes itself too seriously, and it has faith in the intelligence of its audience." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Dec 20, 2001
 
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)75%
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" Miike is brilliant at transforming the mundane and familiar ... into something sinister and eerie." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 29, 2001
 
Audition (2001)76%
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" While Come Undone has some explicit material, what makes it a mature and special work is its embrace of the knotty and unfamiliar." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 1, 2001
 
Come Undone (2001)77%
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" A film of clarity, feeling and electric intensity." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 25, 2001
 
Our Lady of the Assassins (2001)77%
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" A film that has an extraordinary cumulative power." -- Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 18, 2001
 
La Ciénaga (2001)86%
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" A dedication to great women performers." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 11, 2001
 
All About My Mother (1999)97%
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" ... a great deal of fun." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 11, 2001
 
Kikujiro (2000)59%

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