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5/5
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91%
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Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
"
I think the movie is one of the most hilarious I've ever seen ... But the symbolism and depth of the movie make me appreciate it as a masterpiece."
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Cinematical
Posted Oct 27, 2007
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5/5
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50%
|
Manderlay (2006) |
"
Because von Trier is never narrow in his intent, and his films provoke much discussion, even those who don't enjoy the film are not likely to walk away empty-handed."
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CineScene.com
Posted Oct 15, 2005
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5/5
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94%
|
The Triplets of Belleville (2003) |
"
It may just be the most inventive and imaginative film you see in some time."
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CineScene.com
Posted Jan 28, 2004
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4.5/5
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The Sheik And I () |
"
If the whole thing is a well-constructed machine that's eating itself the entire time, it's still so full of truth that I'm not surprised so many viewers had problems with it."
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Movies.com
Posted Mar 14, 2012
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|
4.5/5
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——
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Vivan las Antipodas! () |
"
Wonderfully mind blowing ... It will literally have you seeing things in a new way."
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Movies.com
Posted Mar 7, 2012
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|
4.5/5
|
100%
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The Imposter (2012) |
"
Highly engaging and suspenseful ... leaves you with much to think about."
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Movies.com
Posted Mar 6, 2012
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|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Armadillo (2011) |
"
One of the best war films in years."
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Movies.com
Posted Oct 25, 2011
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|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Pina (2011) |
"
Magnificent ... beautiful and enchanting ... a sexy, funny and spectacular work."
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SpoutBlog
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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76%
|
Bombay Beach (2011) |
"
A wonderfully unconventional portrait ... part MTV, part PBS and altogether remarkably fresh."
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Movies.com
Posted Oct 5, 2011
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|
4.5/5
|
98%
|
Project Nim (2011) |
"
The first great documentary of 2011 ... James Marsh has done it again."
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Cinematical
Posted Feb 3, 2011
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|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
The Ground Truth (2006) |
"
"The success of The Ground Truth lies in the courageously open and honest interviewees, but it works because of Rob Hall's editing, which not only compiles for us a perfectly evidential collection of footage but does so at a pace that doesn't dilly-dally"
—
Cinematical
Posted Jan 17, 2008
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|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
Blessed by Fire (Iluminados por el fuego) (2007) |
"
For an event rarely thought about outside of its involved countries, the film is a remarkable achievement."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
67%
|
Lunacy (2006) |
"
Wickedly funny and astonishingly conceived, the film is a nonstop cavalcade of shocks, surprises and enchantments. I loved every minute of it."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Cache (Hidden) (2005) |
"
Haneke doesn't just communicate anything to be left up to the viewer; he stacks up many ideas for the viewer to pick through."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
The Road To Guantanamo (2006) |
"
An astonishing tale of survival, a kind of modern Odyssey with a touch of the old mistaken-identity scenario, presented in a pointedly discriminating first-person narrative."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 17, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
81%
|
Vanaja (2006) |
"
I wish that I could also highlight the film as the best thesis film I saw in 2007, but with Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep re-released earlier this year, Vanaja unfortunately has to settle for second place."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 17, 2007
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|
4/5
|
95%
|
First Position (2012) |
"
Magically upbeat and exhilarating in spirit. Particularly noteworthy is the way director Bess Kargman manages to address a few world issues with great hopefulness."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2012
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|
4/5
|
82%
|
Last Call at the Oasis (2012) |
"
Jam-packed with information-filled narratives ... the doc is commended for circumventing fearmongering in favor of engagement and encouragement."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Beware Of Mr. Baker () |
"
Wild, funny and richly textured audio-visual treat of a film ... Appealing to some for the same reasons other foul-mouthed, curmudgeonly subjects make for entertaining docs"
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
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|
4/5
|
100%
|
Under African Skies (2012) |
"
Berlinger's doc expertly captures the debate of the time and where it's at now, 25 years later."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
The Raid: Redemption (2012) |
"
100 minutes of nonstop action. Die Hard seems like such a slow-paced drama now that I've seen The Raid."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 15, 2012
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|
4/5
|
——
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) |
"
A necessary, compelling and very funny introduction to the eponymous artist as well as a good point of access for Americans who know little of China's creative activists."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Becoming Santa (2011) |
"
Surprisingly hilarious without being too mocking nor too cute."
—
Movies.com
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Dragonslayer (2011) |
"
Gorgeous ... see this one on the big screen if you get a chance."
—
Cinematical
Posted Nov 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Hell and Back Again (2011) |
"
Just as necessary and cinematic as Restrepo ... brilliantly structures the story of a Marine's homecoming so that the war footage functions like flashback sequences."
—
Movies.com
Posted Oct 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
God Bless America (2012) |
"
If you have any complaints about current American culture, this is a comedy for you."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
A feel good movie of the highest order, upbeat and positive, more of a really well done yet piece-of-cake puff profile than a great film."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Make Believe (2011) |
"
Really believes in its characters, and that's one of the best things a film can do. "
—
SpoutBlog
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Life in a Day (2011) |
"
A spellbinding montage depicting a day in the life of the planet Earth."
—
Cinematical
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
The Mill and the Cross (2011) |
"
I was engrossed with every shot, traveling through the mise-en-scene as thoroughly as I would a still artwork. "
—
SpoutBlog
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Submarine (2011) |
"
Definitely my favorite coming of age movie in a long time."
—
SpoutBlog
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Sound of My Voice (2012) |
"
Hat's off to Marling and Batmanglij for giving us a film about the making of a documentary that doesn't have to be reflexively presented as if it were that documentary"
—
SpoutBlog
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Boxing Gym (2010) |
"
Boxing Gym is very busy and it would take a few viewings to notice everything and everyone going on in the backgrounds. "
—
Cinematical
Posted Oct 24, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2010) |
"
Like a good non-fiction film should, Living in Emergency simply presents its observations. Then you get to decide for yourself if you feel bad, glad, mad or willing to add"
—
Cinematical
Posted Jun 4, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
The Art Of The Steal (2010) |
"
An arousing David versus Goliath narrative with a fascinating ensemble of protagonists ... and villains."
—
Cinematical
Posted Feb 26, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
53%
|
The Promotion (2008) |
"
Such an insightfully hilarious and beautifully bittersweet movie about the American and human spirits that I wish Steven Conrad had always been directing his scripts."
—
SpoutBlog
Posted Mar 14, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Then She Found Me (2007) |
"
Then She Found Me is a smart, mature film that allows a certain freedom for the way its characters act, react, talk to each other and merely be."
—
SpoutBlog
Posted Mar 14, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Cidade dos Homens (City of Men) (2007) |
"
Similar to City of God, though on a slightly lesser scale, City of Men presents a plot that is equally tragic and exciting."
—
Cinematical
Posted Feb 29, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) |
"
What's most tragic, in terms of this story being presented cinematically, is that Dilawar is very much like the traditional wrong-man film character."
—
Cinematical
Posted Jan 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Control (2007) |
"
At least Control does right by the doting wife, typically given the shaft in these movies as simply victim and toss-away, here played as heartbreakingly courageous by two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton (third times the charm?)."
—
Cinematical
Posted Oct 11, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
The Last Winter (2007) |
"
It features a supernatural threat, but it doesn't need one, because the film works so brilliantly as simply a psychological mood piece."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 20, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
51%
|
Down in the Valley (2005) |
"
Jacobson examines the life and death of the western and its incompatibility with the youth of today ... a fascinating, yet slightly off-balance, mix of tribute and scrutiny."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Men at Work (2006) |
"
Although steeped in allegory, political or otherwise, the film is perfectly enjoyable, and quite hilarious, in its literal sense."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Day Break () |
"
Maintains its intrigue amidst an existential style that normally results in slow and drearily dull cinema."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Beyond the Call (2006) |
"
An extremely inspiring film that is also hilarious, exciting and heartwrenching."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
60%
|
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"
A humorous, but more importantly illustrative, documentary about the weight of the media -- especially the comedic media -- on the last presidential election."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Duck Season (Temporada de patos) (2006) |
"
Duck Season is definitely worth seeing, but mostly it is worth seeing past, into the future of a promising new filmmaker."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 17, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Evil (Ondskan) (2006) |
"
On the surface it seems very familiar ... and not altogether inaccessible to American audiences, but it also has the depth and substance we expect from our imports."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 17, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (2005) |
"
A phenomenal outline of [Melvin Van Peeble's] prolific and varied life."
—
Cinematical
Posted Sep 17, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
On the Outs (2005) |
"
Consider it the little film that could ... On the Outs constantly overcomes its own narrative problems, rising above many weaknesses by overshadowing them with effective strengths."
—
CineScene.com
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
85%
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