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A
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77%
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Conan the Barbarian (1982) |
"
Its magnificence stems from the very properties we should be condemning with all our might."
—
Mania.com
Posted May 14, 2012
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|
A+
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
Anyone who presumes to love horror movies needs to see The Cabin in the Woods."
—
Mania.com
Posted Apr 11, 2012
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A
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94%
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The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
How sad that such efforts rarely find the audience they deserve."
—
Mania.com
Posted Feb 17, 2012
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|
A
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79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
As the flabby self-importance of the latest Oscar nominees oozes all over us, The Grey offers a surprising and most welcome respite."
—
Mania.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
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|
A+
|
92%
|
Beauty and the Beast (2012) |
"
The apex of an art form, a justly celebrated classic, and the best animated movie of any sort ever put on screen at any time."
—
Mania.com
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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|
A
|
96%
|
The Muppets (2011) |
"
The Muppets are evergreen; it just took an effort like this to remind us of the fact."
—
Mania.com
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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4/4
|
100%
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The Terminator (1984) |
"
Schwarzenegger said he'd be back, in the line that defined his career here. Truth be told, he really didn't need to: it couldn't get any better than this."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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A
|
95%
|
13 Assassins (2011) |
"
13 Assassins doesn't quite reinvent the wheel, but it certainly reminds us how cool it looks spinning down the highway."
—
Mania.com
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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|
A
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75%
|
Stake Land (2011) |
"
Grim, ferocious and full of cinematic life that puts Stephanie Meyer's calculated soullessness to shame."
—
Mania.com
Posted Apr 22, 2011
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|
A
|
50%
|
Tron Legacy (2010) |
"
The flaws are there, if you choose to look for them, but why on Earth would you want to?"
—
Mania.com
Posted Dec 6, 2010
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|
A
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Only the very best directors can incite such passion, and only films this amazing can fully justify it."
—
Mania.com
Posted Dec 3, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
Back to the Future (1985) |
"
A polished piece of old-fashioned fun that carries on when many of its so-called betters have succumbed to the whims of time."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Oct 21, 2010
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4/4
|
85%
|
The Exorcist (1973) |
"
Its power lies in the slow and gradual way it pulls us in, coupled with director William Friedkin's ability to render every aspect utterly plausible."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Oct 14, 2010
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|
4/4
|
95%
|
Mad Max (1979) |
"
Like all of the best exploitation films, it transcends its limitations while simultaneously embracing them."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Oct 6, 2010
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|
A
|
81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
While this universe may follow blipvert logic, the characters exhibit the same longing, desire, fear and hope that anyone who's ever been in love has experienced."
—
Mania.com
Posted Aug 13, 2010
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|
A
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86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
Nolan hypnotizes us with his elegant dreamscapes, but uses them to draw attention back to the figures at the heart of it all."
—
Mania.com
Posted Jul 16, 2010
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|
A+
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
How does Pixar keep doing it? I think it's voodoo; does anyone else think it's voodoo?"
—
Mania.com
Posted Jun 18, 2010
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A
|
75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
For all of its bleak content, the final equation proves surprisingly optimistic."
—
Mania.com
Posted Oct 30, 2009
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|
A
|
82%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
A peerless exercise in stimulus response."
—
Mania.com
Posted Oct 12, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
"
The moment Judy Garland starts singing in that barnyard, we're all six years old again, with nothing left to do but join her."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Sep 28, 2009
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|
A
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
Aren't the best summer movies supposed to come out before August?"
—
Mania.com
Posted Aug 13, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Repulsion (1997) |
"
Its ability to conjure monsters from its heroine's id remains unparalleled."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 5, 2009
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|
A
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
The most shocking thing about Up--a trick Pixar plays with eerie regularity--is how easy it all seems."
—
Mania.com
Posted May 28, 2009
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|
4/4
|
——
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Caprica (2009) |
"
A quietly brilliant follow up to the equally masterful Battlestar Galactica reboot."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Apr 11, 2009
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A
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
The balance and nuance of this portrait hold realities that perhaps only Rourke can fully understand."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Dec 18, 2008
|
|
4/4
|
89%
|
Planet of the Apes (1968) |
"
Expertly blends adventure, social satire and chilling philosophical meditation to deliver one of the best science fiction movies ever made."
—
Sci-Fi Movie Page
Posted Nov 6, 2008
|
|
A+
|
99%
|
L.A. Confidential (1997) |
"
Everything Angelinos love and hate about their city is here, as well as anything a movie fan could possibly wish for."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 14, 2008
|
|
A+
|
74%
|
Dark City (1998) |
"
The experience of Dark City is one that no film lover should miss... seen now as it was intended after 10 long years of wandering in the shadows."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 10, 2008
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|
A
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Nolan is clearly on the title character's wavelength and understands how a crisis of such magnitude might affect good men trying to do the right thing."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 17, 2008
|
|
A+
|
96%
|
WALL-E (2008) |
"
Not only does it provide further proof of Pixar's unprecedented brilliance, but it may have actually elevated their game to a whole new level."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 26, 2008
|
|
A+
|
——
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Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 - Volume Two (2008) |
"
While diehard fans don't need a reason to rush out and grab it, this second collection proves especially inviting for more casual viewers."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 21, 2008
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|
A
|
91%
|
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"
An Old Testament bellow of ferocity and pain that seduces us on so many levels you'd swear you could see the fourth wall tumbling down around our ears."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Dec 29, 2007
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|
A
|
66%
|
Wristcutters - A Love Story (2007) |
"
It focuses on its own unique voice, and trusts that those who want to hear it will follow."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 30, 2007
|
|
A
|
95%
|
No End in Sight (2007) |
"
Its message should be dispassionately studied by anyone who presumes to care about the future of this country."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 26, 2007
|
|
A
|
91%
|
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"
You never quite grasp just how bad most comedies are until you see one as good as Hot Fuzz."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 18, 2007
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Children of Men (2006) |
"
Children of Men works as a science-fiction parable, as a social commentary, as an action film, and as a character study. But mostly it works as pure cinematic experience."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Dec 24, 2006
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|
A
|
76%
|
The Prestige (2006) |
"
The Prestige earns high praise as a terrific historical thriller, but also because it grasps the medium's links to this subject so uncannily well."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 19, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection () |
"
A terrific DVD package of Indy's trilogy of adventures. Do eveyone a favor, boys, and leave it at three."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted May 1, 2006
|
|
A+
|
91%
|
United 93 (2006) |
"
A testament as inescapable as the memorial now going up at Ground Zero."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Apr 27, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
Last Tango in Paris (1972) |
"
Ah, for the days when real grown-ups made erotic films."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Dec 9, 2005
|
|
A
|
72%
|
Syriana (2005) |
"
This is how agenda filmmaking is supposed to work: respecting its audience enough to stimulate their minds, rather than telling them what to think."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Dec 7, 2005
|
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A
|
95%
|
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"
These characters are as reliable as they come, and the fans all know that they'll never let us down."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 6, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) |
"
They don't make adventure movies like this anymore. Connery and Caine have rarely been better."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 29, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) |
"
Great, grand piece of modern noir, with a unique twist that rethinks the genre even as it honors its finest elements. Great performances all around."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 29, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Network (1976) |
"
It's creepy how prescient this one-time satire turned out to be."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 26, 2005
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Grizzly Man (2005) |
"
Transcendent and absorbing, depicting our place in the universe with ferocious honesty and unflinching strength."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 20, 2005
|
|
A
|
91%
|
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004) |
"
A long stare into an abyss from which no comforting answers can emerge."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 31, 2005
|
|
A
|
85%
|
Batman Begins (2005) |
"
It knows what this character is about, and crafts an ode to everything that 65 years worth of fans have come to love."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Jun 12, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The African Queen (1951) |
"
One of the very best, both for Bogart and Hepburn."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 3, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) (1920) |
"
Wiene's expressionistic masterpiece is required viewing for lovers of the gothic and the weird."
—
Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Feb 2, 2005
|
68%
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