Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
A lovely and hilarious reminder that the bittersweet days at the tail end of youth are as potent a topic as ever." — About.com Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| There Will Be Blood (2007) | "
Destined to take its place among such ageless tragedies of American avarice as The Godfather, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Scarface, and yes, Citizen Kane." — About.com Posted Dec 15, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Host (2007) | "
With unflappable confidence, Bong Joon-ho grafts droll humor and sly political commentary onto the DNA of a classic Hollywood creature feature." — About.com Posted Mar 6, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Shortbus (2006) | "
Shortbus has the potential to become one of the films that redefine audience expectations, a watershed that divides other movies with similar themes into before and after. It's that good." — About.com Posted Oct 2, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Inland Empire (2006) | "
A fertile and overwhelming work of art." — About.com Posted Oct 1, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
Helen Mirren's commanding performance as Elizabeth II is richly rewarding, allowing a multitude of angles for both ridicule and empathy." — About.com Posted Sep 30, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 70%
| Lemming (2006) | "
Supremely creepy." — About.com Posted May 17, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Darwin's Nightmare (2006) | "
Like the terrible brainchild of Naomi Klein and David Lynch, it combines bizarre sights with jaw-dropping revelations, a striking cast of characters with global awareness." — About.com Posted Aug 3, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Paradise Now (2005) | "
Abu-Assad makes it possible to understand how a person, driven by desperation, hatred, and shame, might end up committing the most heineous acts." — About.com Posted Oct 28, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) | "
Lucas pays off the most elaborate setup in film history." — About.com Posted May 8, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Downfall (2005) | "
Downfall is not only terrific cinema, it is also a history lesson, a gripping psychological study, and a dire warning." — About.com Posted Feb 17, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Festival Express (2004) | "
Exhuberant, outrageous, and seriously smokin'.... an instant classic." — About.com Posted Jul 28, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) | "
To dismiss Fahrenheit 9/11 as "Anti-American propaganda" is doing the movie, the issues, the troops, and the country a grave disservice." — About.com Posted Jun 18, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| The Five Obstructions (2004) | "
To see how Leth discovers ways to use the devilish obstructions to his advantage is nothing short of thrilling." — About.com Posted May 27, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Control Room (2004) | "
At once a clear-eyed document of the war, an inquiry into the way events become filtered into news, and a complex, surprising portrait of the personalities behind the scenes." — About.com Posted May 16, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Bon Voyage (2004) | "
Just about perfect." — About.com Posted Mar 20, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2004) | "
A devastating documentary." — About.com Posted Oct 7, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Man Without a Past (2003) | "
One of the warmest and funniest films of the year." — About.com Posted Oct 8, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Dogville (2003) | "
Make of the provocation what you will, but don't miss this completely unique and extraordinary movie by one of the world's most adventurous directors on top of his game." — About.com Posted Oct 7, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Bloody Sunday (2002) | "
The immediacy is overwhelming...an extraordinarily powerful film." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Spirited Away (2002) | "
The wonders never stop." — About.com Posted Oct 8, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Kandahar (2001) | "
I would have recommended "Kandahar" at any time; current events make it a must-see film." — About.com Posted Oct 16, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | "
One of the most devastating anti-war films ever made, animated or otherwise." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | "
Showcases Miyazaki's delightful iconography of spirits, demons, and wood sprites at its most gentle." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Das Boot (1982) | "
The greatest submarine movie ever made." — About.com Posted Jun 4, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Solaris (1972) | "
Meditative cinema." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 99%
| Battle of Algiers (1966) | "
A timelessly powerful film." — About.com Posted Jan 6, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| A Hard Day's Night (1964) | "
That Lester and the Beatles got away with the irreverent and superb Hard Day's Night is, by today's standards, a miracle." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Secret Sunshine () | "
There's more truth and wisdom in Secret Sunshine than I've seen at the movies in a long time." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
A fascinatingly complex film with intoxicating cross-currents of cynicism, tragedy, and absurdity." — About.com Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Sicko (2007) | "
Sicko is Michael Moore's most mature work to date and almost certainly his best film." — About.com Posted Jun 22, 2007 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Rescue Dawn (2007) | "
Dieter Dengler's jungle ordeal is bursting with the themes that have defined Herzog's career, and it's one hell of a story." — About.com Posted Jun 14, 2007 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| A Mighty Heart (2007) | "
The movie's frantic bustle releases into an explosion of grief when Mariane finds out what we already know." — About.com Posted Jun 13, 2007 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) | "
Makes its argument with compulsively watchable vigor and wit." — About.com Posted Sep 1, 2006 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Capote (2005) | "
Moodily seductive." — About.com Posted Oct 3, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Howl's Moving Castle (2005) | "
Dazzlingly imaginative, carefully observed, and suffused with a rare generosity of spirit." — About.com Posted Jun 10, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Bowling for Columbine (2002) | "
Perhaps a world as outrageous as ours deserves a filmmaker as blunt as Michael Moore." — About.com Posted Oct 14, 2003 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Who - The Kids Are Alright (1979) | "
This is not a film about rock'n roll, it is rock'n roll." — About.com Posted Oct 8, 2003 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) | "
A sublime cinematic experience." — About.com Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
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