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4/4
|
60%
|
Gerry (2003) |
"
An innovative and unusually artistic experiment."
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Denver Post
Posted Mar 7, 2003
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4/4
|
87%
|
The Quiet American (2003) |
"
This story still seems timely and important. And there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after Greene's story ends."
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Denver Post
Posted Feb 7, 2003
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4/4
|
96%
|
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"
This breezy caper movie becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are."
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Denver Post
Posted Dec 25, 2002
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4/4
|
85%
|
About Schmidt (2002) |
"
About Schmidt winds up being about us all."
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Denver Post
Posted Dec 20, 2002
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4/4
|
65%
|
Tosca (2002) |
"
For movie lovers as well as opera lovers, Tosca is a real treat."
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Denver Post
Posted Dec 6, 2002
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|
4/4
|
89%
|
Far From Heaven (2003) |
"
It's a film that's loving toward all concerned, even when they cause each other pain. And it is overwhelmingly, refreshingly sincere even while being revisionist."
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Denver Post
Posted Nov 15, 2002
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|
4/4
|
92%
|
Bloody Sunday (2002) |
"
Bloody Sunday not only is a classic study in the way things can go devastatingly, violently wrong, but also a lesson in the importance of not letting that happen."
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Denver Post
Posted Nov 1, 2002
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|
4/4
|
88%
|
Late Marriage (2002) |
"
Unfolds in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow."
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Denver Post
Posted Jun 14, 2002
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4/4
|
91%
|
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) |
"
Its vision of the road, the rural highways of Mexico in this case, and of sex is profanely funny, sharply observant and visually eloquent."
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Denver Post
Posted Apr 5, 2002
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|
3.5/4
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69%
|
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) |
"
These are complex characters."
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Denver Post
Posted Dec 13, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) |
"
The film is insightful about Kissinger's background and history."
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Denver Post
Posted Dec 13, 2002
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3.5/4
|
83%
|
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"
Not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved, and Daniel Radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as Harry, but the film conjures the magic of author J.K. Rowling's books."
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Denver Post
Posted Nov 15, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Bowling for Columbine (2002) |
"
At its best, which occurs often, Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine rekindles the muckraking, soul-searching spirit of the 'Are we a sick society?' journalism of the 1960s."
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Denver Post
Posted Oct 25, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
72%
|
Auto Focus (2002) |
"
Schrader, I think, has found an approach that suits the skewed cultural history of his material."
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Denver Post
Posted Oct 25, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
71%
|
The Ring (2002) |
"
It's far better than most gimmicky horror films."
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Denver Post
Posted Oct 18, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002) |
"
The acting is such a delight, with each actress nailing her respective personality type with appropriate flair and finesse, that it breathes with life."
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Denver Post
Posted Oct 4, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Secretary (2002) |
"
It is truly original in its tone, its choices made and paths taken."
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Denver Post
Posted Sep 27, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
Igby Goes Down (2002) |
"
This 'dark comedy' has an amazing amount of heart to go with its darkness."
—
Denver Post
Posted Sep 20, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
81%
|
One Hour Photo (2002) |
"
A thought-provoking, artful accomplishment by writer/director Mark Romanek, who reveals a powerfully understated vision of the haunting loneliness behind the forced cheerfulness of the discount store."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 30, 2002
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|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
24 Hour Party People (2002) |
"
With enough verve and energy, if a not an absolute devotion to truth, to keep you dancing and thinking for days."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 30, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) |
"
For movie lovers, it's like an aging Lancelot reminiscing about Camelot."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 16, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Cockettes (2002) |
"
This expert, heartfelt movie establishes them as being as much a part of swingin' San Francisco as the Grateful Dead or the Beats."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 9, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Minority Report (2002) |
"
Spielberg's realization of a near-future America is masterful. This makes Minority Report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jun 21, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Insomnia (2002) |
"
Nolan and cinematographer Wally Pfister know how to mix riveting action with psychological drama."
—
Denver Post
Posted May 24, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Rain (2001) |
"
A quietly reflective and melancholy New Zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl's life."
—
Denver Post
Posted May 17, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
About a Boy (2002) |
"
Although the plot devices that bring Will and Marcus together are complicated, they never seem strained or artificial."
—
Denver Post
Posted May 17, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) |
"
Watching Dogtown is like discovering a secret history of America."
—
Denver Post
Posted May 3, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Monsoon Wedding (2002) |
"
It glows and sings with color and music, and with the humanity of its characters."
—
Denver Post
Posted Mar 8, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
79%
|
Iris (2001) |
"
The performances in Iris -- by Judi Dench as the older Murdoch and Jim Broadbent as her husband, John Bayley, and by Kate Winslet as the younger Murdoch -- are so good that the film is completely compelling."
—
Denver Post
Posted Feb 15, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Monster's Ball (2001) |
"
Monster's Ball shows that convincing acting and a detailed, developed sense of place can make a story not only believable but moving."
—
Denver Post
Posted Feb 8, 2002
|
|
|
95%
|
End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"
[A] compelling film."
—
Denver Post
Posted Oct 19, 2004
|
|
|
94%
|
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) |
"
The most sincere and heartfelt camel movie in years, maybe ever."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 16, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"
It elicits laughs and the kind of rousing, root-for-the-underdog enthusiasm that translates well in any culture."
—
Denver Post
Posted Mar 28, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Willard (2003) |
"
[Glover] is fascinatingly, compellingly weird."
—
Denver Post
Posted Mar 14, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Adaptation (2002) |
"
Kaufman's carefully constructed screenplay emphasizes so many layers of duality, it's beyond gimmick. It's a world view."
—
Denver Post
Posted Dec 20, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) |
"
Overall, this is a juicy movie but certainly not a trashy one."
—
Denver Post
Posted Nov 29, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Standing In The Shadows of Motown (2002) |
"
The movie lets us realize this Sound, still so alive and vibrant today, was created by flesh-and-blood people, each of whom has a compelling story to tell."
—
Denver Post
Posted Nov 22, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
The Emperor's Club (2002) |
"
If you stay with the story's overly familiar arc, there is an unexpected plot twist that redeems the film, and makes a valuable point."
—
Denver Post
Posted Nov 22, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
All or Nothing (2002) |
"
Leigh makes these lives count. And he allows a gawky actor like Spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range."
—
Denver Post
Posted Nov 15, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
8 Mile (2002) |
"
Making the city look grimy and lonely, dark and wasted but still alive with people who care, the film gets you rooting for the guys who want to make 'Mo' (short for Motown) a major player."
—
Denver Post
Posted Nov 8, 2002
|
|
|
77%
|
Quitting (2002) |
"
It further declares its director, Zhang Yang of Shower, as a boldly experimental, contemporary stylist with a bright future."
—
Denver Post
Posted Oct 11, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
Moonlight Mile (2002) |
"
Rewarding for what it attempts and often achieves."
—
Denver Post
Posted Oct 4, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
47%
|
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"
A shrewdly observed, relatively subtle and gentle satire that exudes genuine empathy and understanding for all its varied characters."
—
Denver Post
Posted Sep 20, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
53%
|
Blood Work (2002) |
"
A vital, exciting work."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 9, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) |
"
It's refreshing to see a kids' action movie in which the most crucial 'special effect' is a rubber band."
—
Denver Post
Posted Aug 7, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
Tadpole (2002) |
"
Although it's short, Tadpole has a long-lasting effect."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 26, 2002
|
|
|
86%
|
Lovely & Amazing (2001) |
"
It's amazingly perceptive in its subtle, supportive but unsentimental look at the Marks family."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 19, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) |
"
At its best, it almost makes you feel proud to have been a Soviet communist, -- even if you weren't."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 19, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Stuart Little 2 (2002) |
"
Significantly better than its 2002 children's-movie competition."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 19, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Road to Perdition (2002) |
"
It is an impressive accomplishment on its own artful terms, with strong performances by Hanks, Newman, Jude Law, Stanley Tucci and others elevating it above an exercise in style."
—
Denver Post
Posted Jul 12, 2002
|
67%
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