|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) (1956) |
"
if you missed it as a child, now is the time to make sure you seek it out and watch it."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 9, 2008
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|
5/5
|
83%
|
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 22, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Gojira (1956) |
"
a movie way ahead of its time"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 14, 2004
|
|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
The Dead (1987) |
"
a finely polished jewel and a wonderful way to remember a great director."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 3, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
100%
|
Aruitemo Aruitemo (Still Walking) (2008) |
"
There's also a touch of Bergman-style family angst here, and in the tale of the drowned golden boy and the surviving son, even a little bit of Ordinary People."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 27, 2009
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|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Little Fugitive (The Coney Island Kid ) (1953) |
"
You'll enjoy it from whatever angle you approach it, and you'll want to hand Joey a nickel so he can ride the pony one more time."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 18, 2008
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|
4.5/5
|
91%
|
Biruma no Tategoto (The Burmese Harp) (1956) |
"
Fascinating stuff."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 21, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
100%
|
Late Spring (1949) |
"
the work of a master"
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 2, 2006
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|
4.5/5
|
——
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I bambini ci guardano (The Children Are Watching Us) (1944) |
"
The final minutes of The Children Are Watching Us comprise one of those searing movie moments, with images you'll never forget"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 20, 2006
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|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) |
"
A near perfect blend of comedy, romance, and minor tragedy."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2005
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|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
East of Eden (1955) |
"
as exciting a drama as you're ever likely to see, and ultimately it's the unforgettable Dean that makes it so"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 21, 2005
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|
4.5/5
|
95%
|
Stage Door (1937) |
"
If you love movies, Stage Door is mandatory viewing."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 18, 2005
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|
4/5
|
100%
|
Law of Desire (1987) |
"
a pivotal and unmissable piece of the Almodóvar puzzle, a romp that is Pedro at his young and kinky best."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 3, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Island Etude (Lian xi qu) (2006) |
"
While Island Etude will obviously have special resonance for Taiwanese viewers, anyone can take something away from Ming's grueling, poetic journey."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 27, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Aprčs lui (2007) |
"
a great effort from a great actress who is at the peak of her powers in this, her sixth decade in movies."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 2, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2008) |
"
Well-written, beautifully shot, and meticulously acted"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 30, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
A Jihad for Love (2008) |
"
director Parvez Sharma sets out across the world to find out what it means to be gay and Muslim. In most cases, it means trouble."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 29, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
A Bittersweet Life (Dalkomhan insaeng) () |
"
What's great about all this isn't just the gloriously choreographed violence (among the best I've ever seen) but also Lee Byeong-heon's bravura and surprisingly profound performance"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 10, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Aruku, hito (Man Walking on Snow) (2009) |
"
I don't think I'll ever forget the weird imagery of him making his way along the snow-blasted streets of his miserable town while an eerily slow electronic version of the French Can-Can song plays on the soundtrack."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 9, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Wonderful Town (2007) |
"
Laundry drying in a breeze has never looked so threatening."
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Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 9, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Mon Oncle Antoine (My Uncle Antoine) (1971) |
"
utterly unforgettable"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 17, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Le fils de l'épicier (The Grocer's Son) (2008) |
"
How could a French audience not enjoy such a nostalgic look at a simpler and bucolic way of life?"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 8, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Bushi no Ichibun (Love and Honor) (2007) |
"
the movie has only one sword fight, and it consists of only three or four swings of the blade, but don't let that dissuade you. You won't be bored."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 2, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) |
"
it remains one of the most compelling films of the decade, even if time has tarnished a bit of its sheen."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Avant que j'Oublie (Before I Forget) (2008) |
"
an intense character study"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Carousel (1956) |
"
The fact that Carousel is Rogers and Hammerstein's least accessible and darkest musical is what makes it so compelling"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 30, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Narayama bushiko (Ballad of Narayama) (1984) |
"
a remarkable comedy/drama that lives up to that overused adjective: haunting"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 2, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Blast of Silence (1961) |
"
pure bliss for lovers of cigarettes, fedoras, and big black sedans"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 1, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Dai-Nipponjin (Big Man Japan) (2009) |
"
One minute it's Godzilla Meets Mothra, the next it's Kramer vs. Kramer. Gotta love it."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 5, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) |
"
a great and somewhat Kafkaesque story that Polanski might have enjoyed directing... had it been fiction."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Up the Yangtze (2007) |
"
almost unbearably intimate"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 25, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Tokyo Chorus (Tokyo no kôrasu) (1931) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (I Was Born, But ) (Children of Tokyo) (1932) |
"
Sociology and history aside, I Was Born, But%u2026 is also a romp and never loses its sense of humor."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 4, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
White Mane (1993) |
"
For a 50-minute film, White Mane gives you a whole lot to think about and to remember."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 9, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Come Early Morning (2006) |
"
custom made for Judd; she's brilliant"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 14, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Viva Cuba (2005) |
"
captivating"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 12, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Nanking (2007) |
"
an important historical record"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 11, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
51 Birch Street (2006) |
"
a documentary for every Baby Boomer, and every Boomer parent, to ponder"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
43%
|
Lagerfeld Confidential (2007) |
"
"I'm a complete improvisation," Lagerfeld declares. And it's quite a performance."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 23, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Whole New Thing (2006) |
"
a small-scale film with big emotional payoffs."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Face of Another (I Have a Stranger's Face) (Tanin no kao) (1967) |
"
By the time the movie is over you'll want to rush to a mirror to spend a few minutes staring at yourself."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 19, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Hwal (The Bow) (2007) |
"
How does the guy come up with this stuff?"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 19, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
Wild Tigers I Have Known (2007) |
"
Beautifully, I mean really beautifully, shot"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 18, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Kohayagawa-ke no aki (The End of Summer) (Early Autumn) (1961) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 30, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Early Spring (Soshun) (1974) |
"
If you want to know who Yasujiro Ozu was and what he was all about, this is a great place to start."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 20, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Fires of the Plain (Nobi) (1959) |
"
Kon Ichikawa's Fires on the Plain is another searing anti-war exercise that makes its point simply by showing the suffering and degradation of Japanese soldiers abandoned and left to their own devices in the Philippines as World War II winds down."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 14, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Hei yan quan) (2007) |
"
Some will hate him for his lack of concern for forward momentum and traditional plot. Others, like me, will go ga-ga for his technical achievements and meditative pauses"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted May 10, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
57%
|
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) |
"
peak Taylor, La Liz in all her glorious pulchritude"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 5, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Cha no aji, (The Taste of Tea) (2004) |
"
pure pleasure"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 26, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre) (Orchestra Seats) (2006) |
"
An absolute must for Francophiles and a great choice for anyone who loves a vibrant ensemble dramedy, Avenue Montaigne is a bustling delight, a slice of Parisian artistic life that will have you dialing Air France the morning after you see it."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 15, 2007
|
66%
——
96%
