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6.7/8
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87%
|
Liberty Kid (2008) |
"
What begins as a run-of-the-mill urban drama about two guys from Brooklyn turns into something more epic and resonant."
—
Nerve.com
Posted Jan 10, 2008
|
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8/10
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40%
|
Dead or Alive: Final (2002) |
"
Although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness, those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime."
—
Citysearch
Posted Nov 29, 2002
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|
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85%
|
The Square (2010) |
"
Edgerton, a former stuntman, has genuine filmmaking chops. He can build tension up to almost comical levels, but he also has an eye for more offbeat moments."
—
IFC.com
Posted Apr 8, 2010
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|
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95%
|
The Cove (2009) |
"
An exhilarating experience."
—
Nerve.com
Posted Jul 29, 2009
|
|
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79%
|
La Zona (2007) |
"
Some may sniff at director Rodrigo Plá's deliberately exaggerated style, but it makes no pretensions to authenticity. Indeed, it's just audacious enough to work -- like Crash reimagined by Rod Serling."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
|
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82%
|
XXY (2007) |
"
The Argentine writer-director downplays the clinical angle and avoids easy melodramatic pitfalls."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
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39%
|
Full Grown Men (2008) |
"
Full Grown Men is a lovely, bewitching film with a lot on its mind."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Nov 7, 2007
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|
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87%
|
Times and Winds (Bes vakit) (2007) |
"
An immersive meditation on the unsettling power of nature, creating a world in which its human characters are but one link in a tangled natural order."
—
New York Magazine
Posted May 4, 2007
|
|
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68%
|
The Treatment (2006) |
"
The Treatment is not without its flaws but its sterling cast makes it a real joy to watch."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Apr 30, 2007
|
|
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100%
|
Encounter Point (2007) |
"
It may not break any new aesthetic ground, but Encounter Point might just be the most optimistic film about this conflict you'll ever see."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Nov 13, 2006
|
|
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52%
|
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"
As a story, Wah-Wah is far from perfect, but its wonderful cast brings it a complexity all too rare today."
—
New York Magazine
Posted May 12, 2006
|
|
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84%
|
Ni na bian ji dian (What Time Is It Over There?) (2001) |
"
Both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy, What Time Is It There? may prove to be [Tsai's] masterpiece."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jan 11, 2002
|
|
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86%
|
The Way We Laughed (1998) |
"
It's hard to argue with the stunning lead performances by Enrico Lo Verso and Francesco Giuffrida."
—
Citysearch
Posted Nov 26, 2001
|
|
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80%
|
Lola (2001) |
"
Demy is best known stateside for his wondrous musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, but some consider this, his debut feature, to be his best work."
—
Citysearch
Posted Nov 16, 2001
|
|
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64%
|
Le Battement d'Ailes du Papillon (Happenstance) (The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings) (2000) |
"
Much of Happenstance comes across as a cinematic parlor game. But what a fun game it is."
—
Citysearch
Posted Nov 2, 2001
|
|
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65%
|
Intimacy (2001) |
"
Chereau's unhinged, probing camerawork, combined with the intensity of Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance's performances, makes for a near-hypnotic experience."
—
Citysearch
Posted Oct 19, 2001
|
|
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90%
|
Djomeh (2001) |
"
Has a keen sense of the pace of everyday life."
—
Citysearch
Posted Sep 6, 2001
|
|
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64%
|
O (2001) |
"
Director Tim Blake Nelson brings an invigorating sense of style to this story."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 30, 2001
|
|
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46%
|
Maybe Baby (2000) |
"
A perceptive comedy, punctuated with hilarious appearances from such notable faces as Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 23, 2001
|
|
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90%
|
Together (Tillsammans) (2001) |
"
An astutely written and acted study of human interaction."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 23, 2001
|
|
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95%
|
Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) (1964) |
"
Challenging, to be sure, but also relentlessly entertaining."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 17, 2001
|
|
|
78%
|
Audition (Ôdishon) (1999) |
"
Best enjoyed by not having any expectations going in, other than knowing that [Miike will] knock your socks off."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 8, 2001
|
|
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91%
|
Cure (1998) |
"
Kurosawa takes a reasonably engaging thriller plot and turns it into a mesmerizing masterwork."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 1, 2001
|
|
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89%
|
101 Reykjavík (2001) |
"
A fascinating and sexy performance from Spanish actress Victoria Abril as Lola."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jul 27, 2001
|
|
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82%
|
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (At the Height of Summer) (Mua he chieu thang dung) (2000) |
"
Tackles the problem of happiness in today's world with a poetic succinctness all too rare in movies today."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jul 6, 2001
|
|
|
90%
|
Our Song (2001) |
"
The film is an unpretentious slice of life that allows its characters to maintain their dignity."
—
Citysearch
Posted May 25, 2001
|
|
|
94%
|
Sous le sable (Under the Sand) (2001) |
"
A full-bodied, gripping film about the nature of trauma, memory and moving on."
—
Citysearch
Posted May 4, 2001
|
|
|
90%
|
Eureka (Yûreka) (2001) |
"
While director Shinji Aoyama's style is understated, meditative and deliberate, he manages to grab the viewer from the very beginning, and rarely lets go."
—
Citysearch
Posted May 4, 2001
|
|
|
88%
|
Once Upon a Time in China (2001) |
"
Aided immeasurably by the acrobatic skills of its brilliant star, Once Upon A Time in China delivers the kinetic goods."
—
Citysearch
Posted Apr 26, 2001
|
|
|
96%
|
With A Friend Like Harry (2001) |
"
Strange, exhilarating."
—
Citysearch
Posted Apr 19, 2001
|
|
|
62%
|
The Claim (2000) |
"
With this wide, beautiful canvas, Winterbottom may well have produced his masterpiece."
—
Citysearch
Posted Apr 19, 2001
|
|
|
34%
|
The Center of the World (2001) |
"
Center of the World shows much but leaves many things unsaid. Somehow, that seems perfect."
—
Citysearch
Posted Apr 18, 2001
|
|
|
87%
|
Nico and Dani (Krámpack) (2000) |
"
Full of pleasant surprises."
—
Citysearch
Posted Feb 1, 2001
|
|
|
67%
|
The Big Blue (Le Grand bleu) (1988) |
"
It's the ultimate film about losing your innocence."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
D+
|
42%
|
BASEketball (1998) |
"
Their incessant, obscene banter is meant to be endearing; their total lack of presence makes it simply annoying."
—
Entertainment Weekly
Posted Mar 25, 2008
|
|
|
79%
|
The Great Debaters (2007) |
"
In the stacked-deck world of Robert Eisele's script, this team has an uncanny ability to grab the hindsight-friendly side of every issue."
—
New York Magazine
Posted Dec 17, 2007
|
|
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71%
|
The Farewell (2002) |
"
The author's devotees will probably find it fascinating; others may find it baffling."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jan 18, 2002
|
|
|
33%
|
Dog Run (1996) |
"
Consisting of little more than episodes, impressions and stock misfit characters."
—
Citysearch
Posted Oct 19, 2001
|
|
|
23%
|
Dancing At The Blue Iguana (2000) |
"
The result is a very believable strip club, inhabited by cardboard-thin protagonists who come across as caricatures more than actual people."
—
Citysearch
Posted Oct 19, 2001
|
|
|
86%
|
La Ciénaga (2001) |
"
Seems designed only to shock and depress, a film devoid of much insight or humanity."
—
Citysearch
Posted Oct 4, 2001
|
|
|
80%
|
Season of Men (2001) |
"
Alternately tedious and compelling."
—
Citysearch
Posted Sep 28, 2001
|
|
|
53%
|
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"
This comedy overdoes the lightheartedness and in-jokes so much that the audience might not care about it all that much, either."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 23, 2001
|
|
|
43%
|
All Over The Guy (2001) |
"
Badly acted and humorless."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 17, 2001
|
|
|
74%
|
Under the Sun (Under solen) (2000) |
"
Full of predictable plot machinations."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 3, 2001
|
|
|
12%
|
Original Sin (2001) |
"
What starts off as a sleazy melodrama with intriguing co-star chemistry quickly gets bogged down in piled-up plot twists."
—
Citysearch
Posted Aug 2, 2001
|
|
|
71%
|
New York Beat Movie (Downtown 81) (2001) |
"
Presents a smug, self-satisfied vision of its own world."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jul 13, 2001
|
|
|
53%
|
Let It Snow (2001) |
"
Brings little new to the table."
—
Citysearch
Posted Jun 22, 2001
|
|
|
89%
|
The Road Home (Wo de fu qin mu qin) (2001) |
"
Even the director's most ardent admirers won't be ready for the soapy goo he delivers here."
—
Citysearch
Posted May 24, 2001
|
|
|
53%
|
The Golden Bowl (2000) |
"
A distracted, emotionless affair."
—
Citysearch
Posted Apr 26, 2001
|
|
|
61%
|
Recess: School's Out (2001) |
"
Can't help but betray its Saturday morning origins."
—
Citysearch
Posted Feb 15, 2001
|
67%
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