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4/4
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100%
|
4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle (Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle) (1987) |
"
One of Eric Rohmer's most enchanting movies, this episodic seriocomedy is a delightfully well-observed look at a city girl-country girl friendship that transcends movie stereotypes and clichés."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 30, 2003
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4.5/5
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74%
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Songcatcher (2001) |
"
In this exceptional film, mercifully free of the usual warm and fuzzy movie sentimentality, director Maggie Greenwald and her fine cast shatter most hillbilly stereotypes."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Jul 30, 2003
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4.5/5
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33%
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Dog Run (1996) |
"
The characters are real and fleshed-out, and we care about what happens to them."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Oct 18, 2001
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4.5/5
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85%
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
"
A comic masterpiece."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Dec 15, 2000
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3.5/4
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96%
|
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) |
"
A witty romantic comedy with a sardonic edge."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Feb 3, 2009
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82/100
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54%
|
Body of Lies (2008) |
"
If you're looking for a high-tech, old-fashioned racist B-western, you've come to the right place, pilgrim."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 8, 2008
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4/5
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88%
|
A Mighty Wind (2003) |
"
Smart with heart is a rare combination. Add funny and you're down to about five filmmakers worldwide, and one of them is Christopher Guest."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Apr 16, 2003
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4/5
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97%
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Spirited Away (2001) |
"
Creating a rare story-world that follows a consistent logic yet allows for most anything to happen, Miyazaki again proves himself to be more genii than filmmaker."
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TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Sep 20, 2002
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4/5
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71%
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The Lady and the Duke (2001) |
"
Fascinating melding of celluloid and digital video."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 9, 2002
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|
4/5
|
77%
|
Ice Age (2002) |
"
... no matter your age, this is one great Age to be at."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Mar 15, 2002
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4/5
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29%
|
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) |
"
Think of it as the anti-Pearl Harbor. Relying more on story and character than special effects, this moving adaptation of Louis de Bernières novel achieves everything that Michael Bay's empty spectacle could not."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Aug 17, 2001
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4/5
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89%
|
Shrek (2001) |
"
Fast, irreverent and magnificently animated and acted."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 17, 2001
|
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4/5
|
94%
|
Sous le sable (Under the Sand) (2001) |
"
Rampling, working in French, remarkably delivers what is perhaps her deepest, most effortlessly nuanced performance."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted May 3, 2001
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|
4/5
|
63%
|
Chocolat (2000) |
"
This latest fable from director Lasse Halström is culinary redemption ascribed to the gods."
—
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Posted Dec 15, 2000
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|
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62%
|
Raavanan (Villain) (2010) |
"
Dark, psychologically trenchant modern retelling of the ancient epic The Ramayana, with a police inspector's wife held captive in a jungle by a near-mythic tribal leader."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 18, 2010
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|
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67%
|
The Karate Kid (2010) |
"
Formulaic but savvy reboot of the four-film series makes for a solid children's movie, bolstered by exotic locales and a genuinely talented young star."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 11, 2010
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|
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58%
|
Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010) |
"
A fitting fourth film in the animated series, Shrek Forever After is a mature story of romance and regret, and yet hilarious enough for kids and grownups alike."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 24, 2010
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|
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82%
|
Kites (2010) |
"
Bollywood's widest U.S. release to date, hitting 215 stateside screens, is ironically atypical: a romantic melodrama in English, Spanish and Hindi, with nary a dance number."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 19, 2010
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|
|
74%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
In a refreshing and unexpected turn, the sequel to Iron Man doesn't find a changed man. Inside the metal, imperfect humanity grows even more so, as thought-provoking questions of identity meet techno-fantasy made flesh."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 10, 2010
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|
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
The second comic-book movie based on a Mark Millar series is less ridiculous, more grounded and more fun than Wanted. Wanted was wanting. Kick-Ass kicks ass."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 5, 2010
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|
|
86%
|
Lbs. (2010) |
"
Lbs. look and feel has an unassuming confidence that's all the more remarkable for this being a first feature, when new filmmakers usually can't resist being flashy in an attempt to be memorable."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
|
98%
|
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
"
Beautifully animated CGI adventure for youngsters has dragons and Vikings and characters with names like Snotlout. A decent little coming-of-age tale with parts more excellent than the whole."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Mar 25, 2010
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|
|
73%
|
Children Of Invention (2010) |
"
Heartfelt but dramatically tepid tale of two kids who must fend for themselves after their single mom goes missing."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Feb 26, 2010
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|
|
——
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Veer (2010) |
"
Quasi-historical epic of a tribal leader who takes on the British and a treacherous Indian king in the 19th and early 20th centuries is a grand and expansive blend of Braveheart, Lawrence of Arabia and the Tarzan legend."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jan 26, 2010
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|
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——
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Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year (2009) |
"
David-and-Goliath workplace drama from India goes unexpected places, and hits satisfying chords."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 14, 2009
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|
|
45%
|
Until the Light Takes Us (2009) |
"
Rough-hewn documentary of the heavy-metal subgenre black metal and the disaffected Norwegian youth culture that spawned it finds yin-and-yang exemplars to tell the story."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 9, 2009
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|
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60%
|
Paa (2009) |
"
A would-be tearjerker without the singing-dancing musical numbers of typical Bollywood fare seen in the U.S., the lackluster Paa is for die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fans only%u2014of which there is no small number."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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|
|
86%
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) |
"
Feast your eyes: This delectable animated feature, based on the famed children's book, crackles with cleverness, dry wit, kinetic slapstick and absurd humor for all ages%u2014and offers possibly the most dimensional 3D yet."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Sep 16, 2009
|
|
|
75%
|
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2008) |
"
You can't help but love the Loaf, and that spills over into most anything he does."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 9, 2009
|
|
|
37%
|
X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) |
"
Last year's Iron Man leads to this year's adamantium man: The first spin-off of the X-Men movies has heart, action and Shakespearean-style tragedy, and uncompromisingly plays for keeps."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 30, 2009
|
|
|
28%
|
Chatham (The Golden Boys) (2009) |
"
Picturesque if plodding indie romantic comedy about three salty dogs in 1905 Cape Cod who bring in a would-be bride to keep house."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 16, 2009
|
|
|
80%
|
An Unlikely Weapon (2008) |
"
Documentary about the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and celebrity-portrait photographer Eddie Adams, whose image of a 1968 street execution in Saigon became an icon of the Vietnam War."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 10, 2009
|
|
|
34%
|
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"
Not a spoof, not a satire, just an imaginary story with echoes of It Came from Outer Space and other 1950s drive-in classics, Alien Trespass is a paragon of dry humor."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 3, 2009
|
|
|
34%
|
Knowing (2009) |
"
Once you get past the typically and needlessly convoluted way otherworldly beings communicate with us, this "Twilight Zone"-like tale tantalizes%u2014and delivers three extraordinary disasters that alone are worth the price of a ticket."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Mar 20, 2009
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|
|
——
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13B (2009) |
"
J-horror-styled supernatural thriller from India doesn't have the gore or intensity of the real thing, and for many in the mainstream, that's a relief. Low-budget-looking but effective, with a great central gimmick."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Mar 6, 2009
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|
|
——
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Billu Barber () |
"
A small Indian village gets upturned with excitement when a big Bollywood film comes to shoot, and the townsfolk think their local barber is great buddies with the star."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Feb 19, 2009
|
|
|
75%
|
Luck by Chance (2009) |
"
The Player meets All About Eve in this seriocomic satire of the Bollywood film industry%u2014by a first-time director whose collaring of over a dozen major Hindi stars for cameos speaks well of its biting accuracy."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Feb 2, 2009
|
|
|
49%
|
Donkey Punch (2008) |
"
Good little calling-card movie from a first-time feature director: a violent psychological study of seven randy young Brits on a borrowed yacht, an accidental death during rough sex, and the fallout that follows."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jan 21, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Chandni Chowk To China (2009) |
"
Less a Bollywood bonbon than a pan-Asian fusion dish, this combination of Indian musical and Chinese chopsocky is, nonetheless, delicious fun."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 15, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Dostana (2008) |
"
Big, colorful, delightfully dumb Bollywood "gateway" movie could be a perfect crossover vehicle for U.S. audiences."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 29, 2008
|
|
|
——
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (A Couple Made by God) (A Match Made in Heaven) (2008) |
"
Smart, colorful and well-acted Bollywood romantic comedy succumbs to sentimental wish-fulfillment toward the end, but could still teach Hollywood rom-coms a thing or two."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 19, 2008
|
|
|
64%
|
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"
Sitcom-like sequel to the 2005 movie about clueless New York zoo animals bungling in the jungle, this story about a lion king is no Lion King but a perfectly funny diversion that improves on the original. And the penguins are still psychotic."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Nov 7, 2008
|
|
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Takes the expectations attached to superhero movies and subverts and reverses them in unexpected ways."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jul 16, 2008
|
|
|
84%
|
Kabluey (2007) |
"
Subtle, strange and off-kilter without becoming self-consciously quirky."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jul 14, 2008
|
|
|
87%
|
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) |
"
A pleasantly old-fashioned, all-ages diversion."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jul 10, 2008
|
|
|
100%
|
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (A Litle Love, a Little Magic) (2008) |
"
A tearjerker-comedy family film that doesn't make you want to puke."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jul 3, 2008
|
|
|
87%
|
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo kakeru shojo) (2007) |
"
Tweens and early teens, as well as anime fans, will enjoy this."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 18, 2008
|
|
|
83%
|
Blue Planet (Il pianeta azzurro) () |
"
A real moviemaker's movie."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 13, 2008
|
|
|
——
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Bhoothnath (2008) |
"
Bhoothnath (Ghost Lord) has all the hallmarks of wacky family comedies the world over, although with some admirably dark and serious spots as well."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 14, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Tashan (2008) |
"
Crowded with dizzying visuals, dry humor, cartoonishy violent set-pieces that play like Indian spaghetti Westerns, and gorgeously shot musical numbers."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 7, 2008
|
67%
——
98%
