|
5/5
|
60%
|
Year of the Dragon (1985) |
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Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 18, 2003
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
On the Waterfront (1954) |
"
Brando and Kazan achieve career bests in this alternately thrilling and moving drama."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Sep 3, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Jackie Brown (1997) |
"
Achieves the soulful edge lacking from Tarantino's previous efforts. Forster and Grier's performances deserve to join the short-list of all-time greats."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 27, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
75%
|
Going My Way (1944) |
"
Crosby and Fitzgerald work pure magic together."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
82%
|
The Driver (1978) |
"
An all-time great action movie. Hill's existential musings are made palpable with the soulful performances by O'Neal and Adjani."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Wages of Fear (1953) |
"
One of the most suspenseful films ever made."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
La Dolce Vita (1960) |
"
Fellini's best film, in which the fragility of the characters is not overwhelmed by the director's decadent indulgences."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) |
"
Brilliant performances by Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, and James Wong Howe's glowing black and white photography, are the perfect compliments to the rapid-fire screenplay."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (Pixote) (Pixote, the Law of the Weakest) (1981) |
"
A harrowing film about a destitute youth living in Brazil."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) |
"
A great thriller set in the bowels of the New York City subway system. It's influence on contemporary films has yet to be fully appreciated."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Day for Night (1973) |
"
One of the great tributes to the art of moviemaking, Truffaut has never made a film as warm or generous."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Saturday Night Fever (1977) |
"
Travolta's breakthrough performance and John Badham's vibrant NYC locations make this a far more enlightening story of youth and rebellion than the mere kitsch of the film's contemporary reputation."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2002
|
|
A+
|
82%
|
O Lucky Man! (2007) |
"
Courts brilliance by tempering its cynicism with a hefty dose of protracted, but never quite gullible, innocence in its main character."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted May 17, 2002
|
|
A
|
98%
|
The Last Waltz (2002) |
"
Not just perhaps the greatest concert film ever made, but one of the best films ever made, period."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2002
|
|
A
|
91%
|
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) |
"
For those willing to listen and learn, Y Tu Mamá Tambičn is a haunting experience."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 14, 2002
|
|
A
|
89%
|
Galaxy Quest (1999) |
"
A pure joy from start to finish."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2002
|
|
A
|
72%
|
Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) (2001) |
"
The first movie in about three years that knows exactly how to whip serious ass."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Feb 6, 2002
|
|
A
|
92%
|
Ghost World (2001) |
"
A masterpiece that is the most astute film about post-teenage distress since Mike Nichols's The Graduate"
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 26, 2001
|
|
A
|
71%
|
Made (2001) |
"
Takes so many surprising turns that it quickly begins to look less like a high-concept comedy and more like a brutally funny, incessantly caustic docu-drama."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 8, 2001
|
|
A
|
95%
|
Not One Less (Yi ge dou bu neng shao) (2000) |
"
A masterpiece of simplicity."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2001
|
|
A
|
76%
|
Bossa Nova (2000) |
"
[Barreto] finds the right tone for every scene, be it light or heavy, funny or dramatic."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2001
|
|
A
|
69%
|
Keeping the Faith (2000) |
"
Norton's presence is what gives the film its edge."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2001
|
|
A
|
61%
|
Return to Me (2000) |
"
[Hunt] chooses early emotional depth to fulfill later parts of the movie--a master stroke, as it turns out."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2001
|
|
A
|
100%
|
Gimme Shelter (1970) |
"
Concepts of viewing that are often dealt with subconciously are brought to a blinding light by the Maysles Brothers."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 23, 2001
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Croupier (2000) |
"
It's a real surprise to watch Hodges examine the humanity of his characters instead of just having them run around and kill each other."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2001
|
|
A
|
96%
|
Yi Yi (2000) |
"
Effortlessly weaves a rich tapestry of personal emotions and grand-scale dramatics."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2001
|
|
A
|
83%
|
The Legend of Drunken Master (Jui kuen II) (Drunken Fist II) (1994) |
"
Beats Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at its own game of high-flying huzzah, and with relative ease."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2001
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love) (2001) |
"
Works brilliantly on both an emotional and an intellectual level."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 18, 2001
|
|
A
|
90%
|
Cast Away (2000) |
"
Hanks has little besides his body at his disposal, and the actor still creates one of the most poignant and tragic characters ever committed to celluloid."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Dec 18, 2000
|
|
A
|
97%
|
Stop Making Sense (1999) |
"
A distinct collaboration between Demme and the band, it hits with equal force on visual and aural fronts."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Boys Don't Cry (1999) |
"
It's the kind of movie that manages to shake viewers at the very foundations of their expectations for what kind of power film holds."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A
|
96%
|
The Insider (1999) |
"
[Michael Mann is] the most agile, consistent, and powerful filmmaker in contemporary American film--in short, he's the best."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A
|
83%
|
Magnolia (1999) |
"
Magnolia achieves a blinding grace in how its juxtaposition of the many storylines begins to confront and examine universal truths."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A
|
62%
|
Man on the Moon (1999) |
"
Ranks as the year's preeminent achievement in sly, subversive storytelling and post-entertainment deconstruction."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A
|
50%
|
Summer of Sam (1999) |
"
A sprawling wasteland of inflammatory tabloid moviemaking, it's more white-hot and frenetic and honestly emotional than any other movie this year."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A+
|
97%
|
The Iron Giant (1999) |
"
A wonderfully made and emotionally touching film that takes its place next to Dumbo and Pinnochio as one of the three or four greatest animated films ever made."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A-
|
82%
|
The Rookie (2002) |
"
Packs an unexpected emotional punch that most conventional movies don't have."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Apr 3, 2002
|
|
A-
|
82%
|
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (At the Height of Summer) (Mua he chieu thang dung) (2000) |
"
Has a rapturous mood about it that evokes vague recollections of dreams you've had but are quickly forgetting upon waking up."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jul 8, 2001
|
|
A-
|
89%
|
Himalaya (L'Enfance d'un Chef) (Caravan) (1999) |
"
Valli never lets the immense rawness of the film oppress the grace found in its gripping character-driven firmament."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jun 24, 2001
|
|
A-
|
51%
|
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"
Impressions of love, loss, dedication, and perseverance transcend cinematic boundaries and actually mean something."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2001
|
|
A-
|
71%
|
Humanité (2000) |
"
It's loaded with pretension, and it comes dangerously close to being little more than an exasperating stunt--and in the end that's what's so great about it."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 23, 2001
|
|
A-
|
81%
|
Wonder Boys (2000) |
"
Wonder Boys becomes about nothing and about everything in unison--the sheer randomness of its twists mirrors the boredom and inevitability of life's challenges."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2001
|
|
A-
|
88%
|
Two Family House (2000) |
"
Michael Rispoli is so perfect in each and every scene that you can't even imagine him playing any other parts, much less somebody else playing his."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2001
|
|
A-
|
71%
|
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) |
"
[Has] moments so great that they nearly deserve a round of spontaneous applause."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A-
|
50%
|
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"
Taken as a whole, Any Given Sunday is probably the most purely enjoyable movie that Stone has ever made."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
A-
|
57%
|
Deep Blue Sea (1999) |
"
The emotional edge in Harlin's direction [is] unquestionably as impressive as his action expertise is."
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
Jules and Jim (1962) |
"
Jules and Jim is sad yet humorous, breathless yet contemplative, universal yet hermetic."
—
Slant Magazine
Posted May 30, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Three Colors: White (Trzy kolory: Bialy) (Trois Couleurs: Blanc) (1994) |
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Jan 18, 2003
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Laura (2005) |
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2002
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Executive Decision (1995) |
—
Matinee Magazine
Posted Dec 1, 2002
|
67%
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