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4/4
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91%
|
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"
Like the orginal Airplane! or an early Mel Brooks film, it's destined to be quoted, revisited and cherished for years to come."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2006
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4/4
|
74%
|
Monster House (2006) |
"
So fresh, innovative and fun, you can't believe it wasn't written by Brad Bird and directed by Robert Zemeckis."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 17, 2006
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4/4
|
90%
|
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) |
"
Demme continues to make concert films not because he's a fan, but because the concerts are inherantly cinematic and make perfect sense."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 11, 2006
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|
4/4
|
91%
|
United 93 (2006) |
"
This is a great movie for many reasons, but its greatness is almost beside the point."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2006
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4/4
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70%
|
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) |
"
A moving and celebratory rock-doc that proves itself worthy of its subject."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 28, 2006
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4/4
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70%
|
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"
Like Eternal Sunshine and Gilliam's Brazil, it demands to be seen more than once and is impossible to sum up in one review."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 24, 2006
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4/4
|
61%
|
The New World (2005) |
"
The New World carries the sense of discovery that comes with seeing a densely layered work of art for the first time, a work that speaks personally to one's heart and mind."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 18, 2006
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4/4
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67%
|
Yôkai daisensô (The Great Yokai War) (2005) |
"
It's like a live-action Hayao Miyazaki film. It's an indescribable, hilarious and insane piece of work that also has a refreshingly old-school feel to it."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 15, 2006
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4/4
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84%
|
King Kong (2005) |
"
Again, Jackson proves himself an unbeatable showman with the soul of a poet. He crafts and composes his action sequences like symphonies, with the most eye-popping crescendos."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 15, 2006
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4/4
|
86%
|
Junebug (2005) |
"
As curiously odd, profound and beautiful as its title."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 28, 2005
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4/4
|
64%
|
Buy It Now (2005) |
"
But It Now accomplishes so much in one hour that I wouldn't be surprised if media arts teachers across the country used it as a springboard for class discussion."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 2, 2005
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4/4
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85%
|
Batman Begins (2005) |
"
Artful, daring and wise, it's one of the best anti-summer popcorn movies ever made."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 2, 2005
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4/4
|
78%
|
Sin City (2005) |
"
Time will tell if Sin City is more than its moment, but at the moment, it's definitely one of the most interesting films on the planet."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2005
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4/4
|
100%
|
Twist of Faith (2004) |
"
It daringly uses the medium break down the barriers between the subject and the audience for a topic that lends itself to dark secrecy. It's almost too devastating to watch."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 25, 2005
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4/4
|
81%
|
Friday Night Lights (2004) |
"
My favorite film of 2004."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2005
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4/4
|
72%
|
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"
That rare adaptation that not only captures the spirit of the books and the author's distinct voice, but also has an identity all its own."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 27, 2004
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4/4
|
92%
|
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
The most profoundly moving platonic love story of the year. It may be time to wheel out another batch of Career Achievement Awards for Mr. Eastwood."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 27, 2004
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|
4/4
|
96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
Sideways is a movie that knows us a little too well, which has always been Payne's specialty."
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 7, 2004
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|
4/4
|
55%
|
Undertow (2004) |
"
Green again establishes himself as an indisputable filmmaking talent and the best of his generation."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 22, 2004
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|
4/4
|
99%
|
Moolaadé (2004) |
"
Like Africa itself, "Moolaadé" will leave you in shock, a little breathless and grateful to have basked in its suffering as well as its joy."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 19, 2004
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|
4/4
|
91%
|
Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
"
The best male bonding film since Last Orders and the best romantic comedy since Love Actually. Oh, and it's a great zombie flick, too."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2004
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4/4
|
67%
|
Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"
A 'Stupid Comedy' that gleefully celebrates the absurd and actually trusts its audience to be smart."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 8, 2004
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|
4/4
|
91%
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"
The best book in the series is now the best film in the series. We all have a better movie in our heads, but I had a blast seeing what lurked inside Curon's."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 4, 2004
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|
4/4
|
90%
|
Io non ho paura (I'm Not Scared) (2003) |
"
A beautiful, exciting and challenging film about survival and a child's cold realization that adults don't always have the right answers."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 2, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
56%
|
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) |
"
Dante's third unqualified masterpiece. A freeform outburst of satire and mayhem that stays true to the spirit of the old time Warner Brothers Looney Tunes."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 16, 2003
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Chavez: Inside the Coup (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised) (2003) |
"
Like 9/11 and Gimme Shelter, this movie puts the viewer into the middle of the danger and without compromise. Quick, tight and thorough, this documentary plays more like an action movie. A masterpiece."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2003
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|
4/4
|
95%
|
Lost In Translation (2003) |
"
It's that perfect movie that you watch in order to feel that you may not be alone in the world after all. It works like a dream."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2003
|
|
4/4
|
60%
|
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
"
An amazing accomplishment. George Miller brings the same approach to this sequel as he did with the Mad Max trilogy: Don't re-make, re-invent. A work of genius."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 7, 2003
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|
4/4
|
96%
|
Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) (2003) |
"
Like the subject of Mother Nature herself, you could complain and fixate on certain nagging elements, but if you do it too much you might miss the over-all beauty of it. Best to just let the movie, and nature, work its magic on you."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 14, 2003
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4/4
|
98%
|
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"
Pixar's masterpiece. It feels dizzy with color and drunk on its own otherworldly creation. Sure, it derives most of its splendor from what actually exists on our ocean floors, but that doesn't make it any less wondrous."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 14, 2003
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|
4/4
|
71%
|
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"
It gives you fuel for self-reflection, sadness to last a lifetime, plenty of food for thought once the tears subside and joy in knowing that great American cinema is alive and kicking. Brilliant."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 1, 2003
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|
4/4
|
87%
|
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) |
"
An emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes, with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 25, 2003
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|
4/4
|
79%
|
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) |
"
The fact that Confessions looks absolutely gorgeous and unique is merely icing on the cake. Clooney and Kaufman spin this yarn for all its worth, and in this day and age it's worth quite a lot."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 25, 2003
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|
5/5
|
78%
|
25th Hour (2003) |
"
It does for post-9/11 angst what Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities did for '80s Wall Street Yuppie greed. Spike Lee is still making Do The Right Thing, and we could certainly use a movie like that right now."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 21, 2003
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|
4/4
|
91%
|
Adaptation (2002) |
"
The Nicholas Cage we once knew and loved is back, and I couldn't be happier. All those years of acting school has brought Streep to mimicking a dial tone. Hilarious!"
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 19, 2002
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|
4/4
|
71%
|
Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy (1999) |
"
Meeting People Is Easy feels like a hangover with a great soundtrack. It's not for all tastes, but for those who crave experimental filmmaking, it's a must."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2002
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|
4/4
|
92%
|
Bloody Sunday (2002) |
"
Bloody Sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made. It's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing can't possibly be enough."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 26, 2002
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|
4/4
|
79%
|
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) |
"
This is not your stupid fratboy's Adam Sandler. This is Romantic Comedy done right for a change and is one of the year's very best films."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 18, 2002
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|
4/4
|
88%
|
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco (2002) |
"
Alternately hilarious and sad, aggravating and soulful, scathing and joyous. It's a masterpeice."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 4, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
The Decalogue (2000) |
"
Amongst the greatest stories ever told. No serious film scholar can afford to miss it."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 21, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
City Lights (1931) |
"
City Lights, when watched today, has the feel of an old, personal story being passed down another generation. The ending is, to say the least, sublime."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 21, 2002
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|
4/4
|
89%
|
After Hours (1985) |
"
One of Scorsese's very best films. A dark parable of The Wizard of Oz, with neurosis to spare."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 20, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Minority Report (2002) |
"
The best movie of its kind since 'Brazil.' Lucas, take notes. This is how you use special effects."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 21, 2002
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|
4/4
|
93%
|
About a Boy (2002) |
"
On my island, this is a great movie. Full of wonderful humor and performances, with just the right balance of sadness."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 26, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
You Can Count On Me (2000) |
"
...feels as natural as a conversation between two people who have known each other their whole lives. One of the year's best."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
40%
|
Vanilla Sky (2001) |
"
One of the year's best...after the second or third viewing."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
80%
|
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002) |
"
Takes a sad song and makes it the best film of 2001. Real genius."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
89%
|
The Road Home (Wo de fu qin mu qin) (2001) |
"
"The Road Home" takes the subject of love and presents it in its purest form. A stunning and beautiful meditation"
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
84%
|
The Others (2001) |
"
Hey, Shymalan, De Bont...This is how you make a haunted house/ghost story! "
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Memento (2000) |
"
Christopher Nolan has written an ingenious script, the likes of which you can't believe a single human being can write. Bring a friend. You'll want the company afterwards."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 25, 2002
|
68%
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