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3/5 |
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A Nos Amours (1983) |
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James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
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James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
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"a delightfully radical farce about freeing oneself from the controls of social and economic oppression" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
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"the kind of film that ... haunts your thoughts after you leave the theater" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972) |
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"done in a comic spirit that makes what might have been repulsive into the merely creepy bordering on laugh-inducing." | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972) |
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James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"Credit should certainly go to relative newcomer Nicholas Hoult, who manages to strike all the right notes" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"what really keeps the film interesting and intriguing is the presence of Jack Nicholson" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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The Abyss (1989) |
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"a rare film--big-budget Hollywood entertainment on a grand scale that is able to seamlessly incorporate many levels of meaning into an entertaining experience." | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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The Abyss (1989) |
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James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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The Accused (1988) |
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"has a slightly torrid made-for-TV feel to it ..., but is elevated by the superb performances and genuinely empathetic stance its takes" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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The Accused (1988) |
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James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Ace in the Hole (1951) |
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"one of the sharpest and smartest, not to mention cruelest, skewerings of journalism, American culture, and the base human desire to exploit tragedy ever committed to film" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2/4 |
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Across the Universe (2007) |
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"an ambitious mess of a movie that stretches a thin premise across a bold canvas, resulting in moments of near ecstasy mixed with a nagging lack of emotional involvement" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"an absurdist black comedy and brilliantly sustained meta-joke on the modern entertainment industry" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) |
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"a comedy, and a frequently outrageous one, at that; but, it is also a moving film that seeks to bridge differences even as it reaffirms their existence" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
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"a generally a fun movie, especially for those who are familiar with the old cartoons" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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Affliction (1997) |
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"a powerful, bleak family drama about a son's tragic inability to not become his father" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
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James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
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"a film of great power and raw brutality" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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Air Force One (1997) |
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"calculated with statistical precision to function as both a patriotic call to arms and an emotional tear about a man's family in jeopardy" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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Airplane 2: The Sequel! (1982) |
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James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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Airplane 2: The Sequel! (1982) |
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"it works largely on our fond memories of the first movie" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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Airplane! (1980) |
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James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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Airplane! (1980) |
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"grabs you from the opening moments and doesn't let up for 90 minutes" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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The Alamo (2004) |
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James Kendrick | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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James Kendrick | |
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2/4 |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"little more than a well-mounted, but hollow history lesson that is the very antithesis of what its means to be bold" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
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James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
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"a complete work of art that also functioned as a rallying cry for a burgeoning socialist nation under constant threat from fascism in the form of Nazi Germany" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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Ali (2001) |
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"It is admirably made, but it is never deeply moving." | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) |
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James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) |
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"A simple and powerful film of great and quiet beauty." | |
James Kendrick | |
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2/4 |
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Alien Nation (1988) |
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James Kendrick | |
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2/4 |
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Alien Nation (1988) |
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"takes a fascinating sci-fi idea and squanders it on a routine police procedural that is less complex and engaging than a typical one-hour TV show" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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Alien Resurrection (1997) |
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"Jeunet creates some scenes of genuine suspense, and some of the action packs a real punch." | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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Aliens (1986) |
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"the ultimate science fiction war epic" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
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"Sirk handles all of this in both a delicate and a heavy-handed manner that are oddly complementary" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
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James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
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"a beautifully filmed modern Western that moves at a quick pace, but feels clunky and ill-formed" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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All the Real Girls (2003) |
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"an extraordinary ode to the power of first love and its ability to redeem, even when it involves heartbreak that, in retrospect, was inevitable" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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Allegro Non Troppo (1979) |
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"Despite the crudity of some of the animation and the obviously lower budget, Allegro non troppo is an amazing piece of work." | |
James Kendrick | |
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3.5/4 |
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Almost Famous (2000) |
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"More than anything else, Almost Famous is about people who are constantly trying to fill the need to belong." | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"certainly competent as a suspense thriller, but it never achieves any level beyond that" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3.5/5 |
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Amarcord (1974) |
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James Kendrick | |
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2/4 |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"a tepid update of the screwball comedy formula with vaguely satiric overtones" | |
James Kendrick | |
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4/4 |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"a visually extravagant, entrancingly dark comedy about how people fall apart and build walls of angst between each other" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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American Desi (2001) |
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"even when the plot doesn't always satisfy, the movie's general demeanor and tone is humorously rewarding" | |
James Kendrick | |
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2.5/4 |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"an intriguing crime saga that is long on atmosphere and short on momentum" | |
James Kendrick | |
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3/4 |
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American Gigolo (1980) |
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James Kendrick | |
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