|
4/4
|
96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
It's a joy to watch comedy unfold so naturally, the laughs gently teased out from our growing knowledge of the characters, their imperfections, doubts and, yes, emotional pain."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 22, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
76%
|
Team America - World Police (2004) |
"
Consistently hilarious."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 15, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Before Sunset (2004) |
"
It tells of a love affair so heady it generates goose bumps, yet the story unfolds with such unfailing honesty that its characters become people we know, their actions and words a reflection of our own experiences."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 2, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
89%
|
In America (2003) |
"
It's a wistful yet penetrating film, shot through with magic realism and life-affirming humor, that gets you deep down where you live."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 26, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
56%
|
The Polar Express (2004) |
"
Devoid of 21st-century irony, this visually stunning, action-packed yuletide treat is sweet and, yes, magical in a way that will enchant kids and give older viewers a twinge of nostalgia."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 10, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
The Machinist (2004) |
"
Anderson gives The Machinist a sickly noirish look that contributes to the creeping horror -- but it's the emaciated Bale's spectral presence that leaves the imprint."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 22, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"
By ensuring that the focus remains on the captivating Moreno, Marston gives life to a pawn in an ugly game."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 16, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
70%
|
Dogville (2003) |
"
A stunning display of a filmmaker adventuring on the far side of what's possible."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 26, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2004) |
"
It is crammed to the gills with a fine selection of the beloved comic's best work, with talking-head commentary serving to deepen and enrich the enjoyment."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 13, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
Big Fish (2003) |
"
There are quirks aplenty in Big Fish, but spirited performances from a talented cast, led by a standout Finney as the slippery-fish raconteur, help domesticate the wall-to-wall weirdness."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 10, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
The Station Agent (2003) |
"
The powerfully understated charmer, The Station Agent, is nothing more - and nothing less -- than the quiet study of a gently unfurling friendship between three misfits."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 9, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) |
"
Harks back to the screwball comedies of Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges -- and owes much of its pizzazz to the spark-plug pairing of George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 10, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Thirteen (2003) |
"
Hunter and Reed are excellent, but it's the scarily talented 15-year-old Wood whose scorching, star-making performance drives Thirteen."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 25, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
To Be and to Have (Etre et Avoir) (2003) |
"
One of the year's most engaging films."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 19, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
28 Days Later (2003) |
"
An unsettling and thought-provoking vision of a post-apocalyptic future."
—
New York Post
Posted Jun 26, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
The Man Without a Past (2002) |
"
Sublime, with a touch of the ridiculous."
—
New York Post
Posted Apr 4, 2003
|
|
|
59%
|
Love the Beast (2009) |
"
Bana's easygoing manner and a lingering sense of nostalgia build a mellow mood overall, while shrewd editing by Conor O'Neill and a rocking Aussie soundtrack pump up the volume on the race sequences."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 3, 2009
|
|
|
55%
|
Australia (2008) |
"
The most expensive Australian film ever made is rousing and passionate."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 18, 2008
|
|
|
88%
|
The Black Balloon (2008) |
"
Young love triumphs in a terrific Australian indie that deals with autism in an authentic, unsentimental way."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 6, 2008
|
|
|
50%
|
Gone (2007) |
"
First-time director Ringan Ledwidge conjures up an effectively creepy mood to accompany three young backpackers on an ill-fated road trip across the Aussie desert."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 13, 2007
|
|
|
69%
|
Opal Dream (2006) |
"
This is another tale about dreamers, transplanted to the Australian opal-mining hub of Coober Pedy, where the frenzied quest for the rainbow-colored gemstones creates a modern-day gold rush atmosphere."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 7, 2006
|
|
|
69%
|
The Book of Revelation (2007) |
"
The premise is provocative but the film lingers too long on the scenes of imprisonment, turning them into a kind of soft-porn performance art and leaving the emotional aftershocks less satisfyingly explored."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 16, 2006
|
|
|
40%
|
The Silence (2009) |
"
Eloquent direction lifts this beyond a genre whodunit."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 13, 2006
|
|
|
48%
|
Macbeth (2006) |
"
This is Shakespeare as action film -- furiously paced and unapologetically cinematic. If the baroque sets and costumes often overwhelm the acting, it's unlikely the hipsters will mind."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 13, 2006
|
|
|
65%
|
Jindabyne (2006) |
"
A coiled and enigmatic psychodrama that cements Australian director Ray Lawrence's standing as a fine, if not prolific, filmmaker."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 20, 2006
|
|
|
73%
|
Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (Legend of a Fighter) (2006) |
"
Witty choreography juices the pedestrian plot."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 15, 2006
|
|
|
98%
|
Ten Canoes (2007) |
"
An enchanting fable rich in authenticity and shot through with unexpected humor."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 20, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Brother to Brother (2004) |
"
An intelligent and entertaining exploration of racial and sexual politics that brings alive the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, and draws parallels with African-American identity crises of today."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
Undertow (2004) |
"
Undertow conforms to many of the tropes of a formula thriller but, aided by an evocative Philip Glass score and Tim Orr's beautifully naturalistic cinematography, it transcends the genre."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 22, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
Lightning in a Bottle (2004) |
"
Lightning is a joyous, toe-tapping celebration of a musical style born of sorrow."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 22, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Being Julia (2004) |
"
[Bening] pulls out all the stops playing a limelight-loving stage diva in 1930s London, and her vivacious performance should guarantee her a spot on Oscar's list of Best Actress nominees."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 15, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
Stage Beauty (2004) |
"
Claire Danes and Billy Crudup certainly spark a terrific chemistry on screen."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 8, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
"
Amid the pandemonium there's a sense of truly rigorous soul-searching."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 1, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
The Yes Men (2004) |
"
Subversively funny."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 24, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
48%
|
Silver City (2004) |
"
Sayles' unabashedly partisan film moseys along in an unhurried fashion, encompassing myriad story lines yet taking the trouble to fully develop each of its many characters."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 17, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Reconstruction (2004) |
"
Uber-hip technique triumphs over substance in Reconstruction."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 10, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"
Unvarnished and raw as the punk pioneers whose turbulent trajectory it traces, End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones is a true fan's nirvana."
—
New York Post
Posted Aug 20, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
Open Water (2004) |
"
Wrings every possible drop of tension out of a simple premise and a micro budget."
—
New York Post
Posted Aug 6, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Festival Express (2003) |
"
Its famous passengers celebrate with delirious joy the pure, unadulterated magic of music."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 30, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
Garden State (2004) |
"
Braff proves himself a master of modulation, keeping a sure grip as the film's tone shifts like quicksand from humor to pathos and back."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 28, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"
A classy if over-caffeinated sequel."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 23, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Metallica - Some Kind of Monster (2004) |
"
An astonishingly intimate look at the disconnect between the hard-partying image that earned the band the nickname Alcohollica and the behind-the-scenes reality."
—
New York Post
Posted Jul 9, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
The Corporation (2004) |
"
There's no danger of falling asleep in this lecture."
—
New York Post
Posted Jun 30, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Bukowski: Born into This (2003) |
"
As a thorough examination of what made this boozing, brawling womanizer tick, Born Into This can't be beat."
—
New York Post
Posted Jun 4, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Control Room (2004) |
"
The zippily edited doc is relentlessly entertaining, with plenty of drama and even a few moments of dark humor."
—
New York Post
Posted May 21, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) |
"
A couple of the sketches in the middle drag lifelessly, but the best ones -- usually revolving around a sharp satire of celebrity -- buoy the whole."
—
New York Post
Posted May 14, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Super Size Me (2004) |
"
An entertaining look at America's obesity epidemic and a lively exploration of personal versus corporate responsibility."
—
New York Post
Posted May 7, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
The Mudge Boy (2003) |
"
Hirsch ... gives a brave, affecting performance."
—
New York Post
Posted May 7, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Knafayim Shvurot (Broken Wings) (2002) |
"
Grief is never ordinary, so while the bereaved Israeli family at the center of first-time writer-director Nir Bergman's delicate tone poem may be unremarkable, their suffering is singular."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 12, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
53%
|
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004) |
"
A cheerfully trashy, dead-on spoof of the B-movie genre."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 20, 2004
|
68%
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98%
