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A
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90%
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
Assured, strikingly well acted, and grippingly directed -- the best American narrative debut of 2011."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Nov 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
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92%
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Drive (2011) |
"
A hypnotic and mesmerizing mash-up of Friedkin, Mann and Lynch. In case there were any remaining doubts, after having danced around and avoided it for several years, Ryan Gosling is now taking the bullet train to stardom."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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A
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91%
|
Tabloid (2011) |
"
A wonderfully crafted and incredibly entertaining nonfiction film with all the wily narrative surprise of a tawdry B-movie run amok."
—
Shockya.com
Posted Jul 18, 2011
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A
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100%
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Raw Faith (2011) |
"
As holistic a portrait of religious devotion and engagement as exists in recent memory... a film of utterly sincere uplift."
—
Shockya.com
Posted Jul 7, 2011
|
|
A
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97%
|
Queen Of The Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (2011) |
"
See it, and you'll never look at those little creatures buzzing about in quite the same way."
—
Shockya.com
Posted Jul 4, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
Buck (2011) |
"
A deeply humanistic film -- rendered with grace, compassion and an unfussy aptitude -- that makes a persuasive and heartrending case for the boundless capability of human healing."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Jun 15, 2011
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|
5/5
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96%
|
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) |
"
Herzog has previously worked as a conjurer of elemental dread and awe, delving into man's relationship with what he views as the unforgiving harshness of the world. This film shows that same sense of questioning has existed for all of humankind."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted May 3, 2011
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|
5/5
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98%
|
Inside Job (2010) |
"
A clear-eyed, calmly reasoned wake-up call that reveals the 2008 financial collapse to be both a crime of greed and a systemic failure, a de-pantsing of American capitalism to the rest of the world."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Oct 12, 2010
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|
5/5
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81%
|
Countdown to Zero (2010) |
"
Coolheaded yet still frightening, Lucy Walker's sobering film makes a strong case, in non-polemical fashion, that political myopia is perhaps helping ink humankind's eventual obituary."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Aug 26, 2010
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|
5/5
|
93%
|
The Kids Are All Right (2010) |
"
Rich and funny, a film that doesn't condescend or strike a single false note, and one whose structure and detail work together in lockstep."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Aug 26, 2010
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|
5/5
|
93%
|
The Tillman Story (2010) |
"
Those with an interest in the intersection of media, politics and American aggression will find the movie gripping on that level, but it's also deeply affecting in ways both specific and broad."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Aug 12, 2010
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|
A
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Locating a winsome blend of peppy ensemble adventure and nostalgic reflection, Toy Story 3 is the type of film adults might goad their just-as-eager children into seeing again."
—
Screen International
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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|
A
|
91%
|
Up in the Air (2009) |
"
Up in the Air exists at the perfect intersection of snappish fun, modulated gravity and sociocultural relevance, which makes for a funny and poignant work that arrives at all its emotional moments honestly."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Dec 18, 2009
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A
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95%
|
The Cove (2009) |
"
Unapologetically subjective, and a piece of social activist cinema all the way, but also thrilling and truly heartbreaking, The Cove is pieced together like a Steven Soderbergh heist flick, not some staid non-fiction film."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Aug 28, 2009
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|
A
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
The Hurt Locker is so taut, and skillfully focused on character, that it could be retro-engineered into a stageplay and still retain most of its dramatic punch."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Jun 25, 2009
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A
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79%
|
Office Space (1999) |
"
A comedy about authority and the searing resentment that its lazy application engenders -- the dialogue is rich, the details spot-on and the laugh-out-loud factor as high as just about any comedy of the 1990s."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Mar 9, 2009
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A
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94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
Locates the lamplight of human desire, and proves that it burns all across the world, no matter circumstance, ethnicity or religion..."
—
Shared Darkness
Posted Jan 28, 2009
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|
10/10
|
96%
|
WALL-E (2008) |
"
The pole position in the race for the next Best Animated Feature Oscar has clearly been staked out."
—
ReelzChannel.com
Posted Jun 25, 2008
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) |
"
Piercingly demonstrates how technological advancement occurs only when it aligns with monied interests, and argues persuasively for the idea that we all deserve better."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Sep 17, 2006
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|
A
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88%
|
Metropolitan (1990) |
"
A gem of contemplation trumping limited means."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2006
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A
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——
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Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Fourth Season (2005) |
"
Great family entertainment, and still definitely worth exploring if you haven't had the chance."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Feb 7, 2006
|
|
A
|
84%
|
King Kong (2005) |
"
Alongside the adrenalized rushes, Jackson and his colleagues locate the humor, affection and heartbreak in its big story."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 7, 2005
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|
A
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——
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Arrested Development - Season 2 (2009) |
"
A show that works on every level on which it chooses to operate."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 28, 2005
|
|
A
|
77%
|
Big Fish (2003) |
"
Burton's masterfully rendered, deeply felt Big Fish is his most emotionally resonant work..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 28, 2005
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Titanic (in 3D) (2012) |
"
A movie near peerless in its melding of structure, historical detail, inherent drama and romantic melodrama."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 27, 2005
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) |
"
Clooney's film makes the powerful point that public watchfulness and accountability... are an integral part of a robust, working democracy."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 7, 2005
|
|
A
|
94%
|
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) |
"
[If you know it] only as the namesake source for one of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughters [you] should bury [your] secret shame with [a] viewing of this film classic..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 6, 2005
|
|
A+
|
100%
|
Toy Story (1995) |
"
A joyful marriage of art, technology and brilliantly workshopped storycraft, Toy Story is a cinematic gem that will indisputably stand the test of time."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2005
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A
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Duke Ellington - The Big Band Feeling () |
"
Ellington is as smooth as ever..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 11, 2005
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A
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——
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Miles Davis - The Cool Jazz Sound (2004) |
"
Mesmerizing... for anyone remotely familiar with or interested in the trumpet legend."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 11, 2005
|
|
A
|
97%
|
Jules and Jim (1962) |
"
It's the test of time that most matters, and here Jules and Jim passes with flying colors, remaining as audacious and enthralling today as it was upon first release."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jul 25, 2005
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|
A
|
75%
|
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"
A true rarity -- the sort of Hollywood blockbuster-in-waiting for which you can wholeheartedly root."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jul 19, 2005
|
|
A
|
100%
|
Jaws (1975) |
"
Remains one of the most enduring suspense movies of all time..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 23, 2005
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Hoop Dreams (1994) |
"
Its lessons and insights are universal in their heartache."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 19, 2005
|
|
A
|
——
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Seinfeld - Season 4 (2005) |
"
This was the year that... really saw the show hit full creative stride..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 19, 2005
|
|
A
|
97%
|
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"
Will likely make you mad as hell."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Apr 29, 2005
|
|
A
|
91%
|
The Corporation (2004) |
"
A dry and irreverent but nonetheless lethal indictment of the runaway apple cart of American commerce."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Apr 19, 2005
|
|
A
|
97%
|
Apollo 13 (1995) |
"
A great movie, a real-life drama that tugs at the heartstrings and reminds you of the extraordinary cooperation that humankind is capable of in moments of great duress."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Apr 5, 2005
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|
A
|
100%
|
The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
"
The potential outlandishness of the scenario is tempered by topnotch wordplay and, most of all, recognizably human characters and reactions."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Mar 3, 2005
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Raging Bull (1980) |
"
De Niro locates the bruised, battered humanity in [La Motta]..."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
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A
|
93%
|
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) |
"
It's a movie that careens wildly through the barricades that normally, politely cordon off narrative cinema from the rest of 'real' life."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 26, 2005
|
|
A
|
94%
|
Short Cuts (1993) |
"
Absolutely, unflinchingly real and affecting."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 17, 2005
|
|
A
|
100%
|
M (1931) |
"
Brooding and atmospheric, M has at its core all the salaciousness of ripped-from-the-headlines entertainment."
—
Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 16, 2004
|
|
A
|
95%
|
Before Sunset (2004) |
"
A verbose, invigorating gem. There hasn't been a brighter, better, more spry and alive relationship picture in years."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted Jul 13, 2004
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) |
"
A sort of existential love story in reverse... a white-hot starburst of extravagant emotionalism..."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted May 3, 2004
|
|
A
|
74%
|
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"
A terrifying, perfectly executed piece of grade-A horror that transcends its genre roots even as it resolutely nourishes them."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted May 3, 2004
|
|
A
|
98%
|
The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) |
"
Startlingly forceful - an extremely intimate, sympathetic and provocative personal biography as well as an illuminative audit of human fallibility. One of 2003's best films."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted Jan 9, 2004
|
|
A
|
94%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
...achieves a resonance not frequently matched in cinema of any genre -- its boundless fraternity and hopefulness make it truly something special."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted Jan 9, 2004
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"
Winning, invigorating entertainment for the entire family -- technically brilliant, attentive to detail, and precisely tuned between story and character."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted Jun 2, 2003
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Spellbound (2002) |
"
Funny, heartwarming, mildly shocking and most of all suffused with a blisteringly vital humanity. To watch Spellbound is to become wrapped up in and coddled by the fascinating variety of American life."
—
Entertainment Today
Posted May 19, 2003
|
68%
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98%
