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4/4
|
90%
|
Cidade de Deus (City of God) (2003) |
"
City of God may offer few solutions and little hope, but its remarkable artistry and heartrending content make it a movie for the ages."
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Posted Dec 27, 2002
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|
4/4
|
73%
|
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001) |
"
A raw and unforgettable portrait of need and sexual repression."
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Posted Jun 15, 2002
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|
4/4
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82%
|
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (At the Height of Summer) (Mua he chieu thang dung) (2000) |
"
Not only great cinema, it also has moments when it is an unforgettable painting or an indelible piece of music capable of provoking an uncontrollable emotional response."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 6, 2001
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|
4/4
|
98%
|
Brazil (1985) |
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
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3.5/4
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100%
|
Lessons of Darkness (1995) |
"
Anchor Bay has packaged two of his (Herzog's) works in the non-fiction genre (though the director prefers the term windows into another world over documentary), and the result will delight his fans and others interested in adventurous movie making."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 4, 2004
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|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) (1964) |
"
A must for cinephiles."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 8, 2003
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3.5/4
|
79%
|
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"
That the real Antwone Fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man is a wonderful thing; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 18, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
Morvern Callar (2002) |
"
A film easy to admire, but difficult to like."
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Posted Dec 13, 2002
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3.5/4
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62%
|
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) |
"
Though some liberties were presumably taken in order to set the action in the present, there is nonetheless the disturbing suggestion that where the Catholic church is concerned, little has changed where much needs changing."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 14, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
His Secret Life (Le Fate ignoranti) (2001) |
"
What is unique about His Secret Life is that an assumption of intelligence, tolerance, and acceptance is already made, and thus the movie can focus on telling a compelling story."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 20, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Secretary (2002) |
"
One of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 19, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
65%
|
Possession (2002) |
"
If Byatt's novel is a savory read for litterateurs, LaBute's film is an equivalent gift to summer moviegoers starved for elegant entertainment."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 15, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Time Out (L' Emploi du temps) (2002) |
"
Cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies, two-lane highways, and roadside cafes that permeate Vincent's days"
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Posted Aug 2, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun) (2001) |
"
As a story about two warring families, it is poignant, beautifully shot, and powerful. As an allegory reflecting on the cycles of violence that threaten all of our futures, it is absolutely necessary."
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Posted Apr 26, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) |
"
Though Mama takes a bit too long to find its rhythm and a third-act plot development is somewhat melodramatic, its ribald humor and touching nostalgia are sure to please anyone in search of a Jules and Jim for the new millennium."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 15, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
41%
|
Big Bad Love (2001) |
"
Arliss Howard's ambitious, moving, and adventurous directorial debut, Big Bad Love, meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 22, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Monsoon Wedding (2002) |
"
Rarely do films come along that are as intelligent, exuberant, and moving as Monsoon Wedding."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 21, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
La Stanza del Figlio (The Son's Room) (2002) |
"
A moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 1, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"
Though director Ron Howard's populist style makes its first third feel simplistic and forced, the film deepens in the final two acts, and proves worthy of its unique and difficult material as the credits roll."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 20, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
70%
|
La Bûche (1999) |
"
Skirts most of the usual pitfalls of the genre while telling a compelling and enjoyable story of love, infidelity, and the ties that bind."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 30, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
In the Bedroom (2001) |
"
Field's direction is amazingly assured for someone on his first time around the track."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 26, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Trembling Before G-d (2001) |
"
A remarkable and moving accomplishment."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 28, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
71%
|
The Town Is Quiet (La Ville est tranquille) (2001) |
"
An excellent film."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 28, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
Waking Life (2001) |
"
As with Slacker, Linklater has made a seminal film which is also bound to develop a cult following, and deservedly so."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 19, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
Va Savoir (2001) |
"
The romantic roundelay plot ... is gossamer thin, but the continual delights on offer make the resulting fabric quite lovely, indeed."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 9, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Joy Ride (2001) |
"
An edge-of-your-seater that will have folks thinking twice before taking a road trip across America."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 5, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
L.I.E. (2001) |
"
An intelligent, honest, and non-prurient work about today's youth."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 7, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Together (Tillsammans) (2001) |
"
Demonstrates -- with skill, insight, and compassion -- that though living and loving with others is often grueling, the joys it offers are incommensurable."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 24, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Innocence (2001) |
"
It is a movie to treasure."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 17, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Amores Perros (2001) |
"
A potent reminder that life is brutal and brief, and that bonds between people are much easier to sever than to tie."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 30, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
Ratcatcher (1999) |
"
Ramsay wisely inserts some moments of grace into the lives of her young characters, and these shifts make for some memorable moments."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 17, 2001
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|
3.5/4
|
81%
|
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
"
A pleasure."
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Posted Dec 28, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
81%
|
The House of Mirth (2000) |
"
A terrific evocation of the author's world and its pitiable main character."
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Posted Dec 22, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
"
The Thompson/Doran commentary is one of the most pleasurable I've listened to."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
50%
|
Summer of Sam (1999) |
"
In a season not known for quality cinema, this Summer is unforgettable."
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Posted Jan 1, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
61%
|
Head On (1999) |
"
Its frank portrayal of gay life is a refreshing foil to the watered-down examples of queer cinema we've seen of late."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Chuck & Buck (2000) |
"
It constantly defies expectations."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 1, 2000
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|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) |
"
...A movie that actually improves with repeat viewings."
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Posted Jan 1, 2000
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|
3/4
|
94%
|
Lost in La Mancha (2003) |
"
An entertaining film in its own right."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 31, 2003
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|
3/4
|
47%
|
Final Destination 2 (2003) |
"
What is most shocking about director David R. Ellis' clever and extremely gory film is that it's one of few horror sequels to outdo the original."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 31, 2003
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|
3/4
|
75%
|
Seom (The Isle) (2000) |
"
Though the controversial Korean filmmaker's latest effort is not for all tastes, it offers gorgeous imagery, effective performances, and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 27, 2002
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|
3/4
|
77%
|
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"
There are many pleasures to be found in Douglas McGrath's Nicholas Nickleby."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 27, 2002
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|
3/4
|
91%
|
Adaptation (2002) |
"
Even though the film doesn't manage to hit all of its marks, it's still entertaining to watch the target practice."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 5, 2002
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|
3/4
|
37%
|
They (2002) |
"
It's a well-crafted, unsettling, and nicely performed fright flick about the terrors that strike in the dark."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 29, 2002
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|
3/4
|
92%
|
Alias Betty (Betty Fisher et autres histoires) (Betty Fisher and Other Stories) (2002) |
"
[Miller] knows that good suspense films don't always need to keep viewers on the edges of their seats; sometimes they can just be concerned with what interesting characters will do next."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 8, 2002
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|
3/4
|
84%
|
Merci Pour le Chocolat (2000) |
"
Though slow-paced and a bit too impenetrable, this film offers a number of pleasures, the best being another fascinating performance by Isabelle Huppert, one of the world's finest actresses."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 17, 2002
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|
3/4
|
65%
|
Brown Sugar (2002) |
"
As the two leads, Lathan and Diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 10, 2002
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|
3/4
|
89%
|
Comment j'ai tué mon père (My Father and I) (2001) |
"
What makes How I Killed My Father compelling, besides its terrific performances, is Fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 19, 2002
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|
3/4
|
62%
|
Moonlight Mile (2002) |
"
Though it sometimes suffers from TV-movie trappings and gets almost unbearably (and unbelievably) sappy at the end, for the most part, the film offers a compelling story."
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Reel.com
Posted Sep 19, 2002
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|
3/4
|
81%
|
One Hour Photo (2002) |
"
One Hour Photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions; it's just too bad it doesn't have more flashes of insight."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 21, 2002
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65%
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