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10/10
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96%
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The Social Network (2010) |
"
The Social Network sets out to show you the genesis of a modern Rockefeller, Carnegie or Vanderbilt. In the 21st century, information is the new oil, the new steel. What hasn't changed is the mentality of the tycoon. "
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BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Sep 30, 2010
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10/10
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99%
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Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
A Pixar film is the closest thing you have to a guarantee in Hollywood. Name even one other cinematic enterprise in which you can take your seat, brazenly certain of complete fulfillment. "
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jun 18, 2010
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10/10
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91%
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The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) (2010) |
"
How often do you see a movie about which you have not a single complaint, about which you cannot find a single fault, about which you have nothing but phosphorescent praise?"
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Apr 16, 2010
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10/10
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85%
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A Single Man (2009) |
"
A Single Man is one of the most beautiful things you will set eyes on all year."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 24, 2009
|
|
10/10
|
90%
|
Hunger (2009) |
"
That a film this masterful is the product of a first-time filmmaker is astonishing. The harrowing, contemplative Hunger is, without question, one of the gutsiest, most self-assured initial films ever made."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Mar 19, 2009
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|
10/10
|
100%
|
Man on Wire (2008) |
"
Man on Wire is absolutely breathtaking, a documentary as life-affirming as it is artistically intoxicating."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 5, 2008
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|
4/4
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
Slumdog Millionaire is, quite simply, one of the best films of 2008."
—
Christianity Today
Posted Nov 13, 2008
|
|
10/10
|
61%
|
The New World (2005) |
"
The New World is a thing of wild beauty, untamed and feral yet luxurious, sumptuous and lavish all at the same time."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
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10/10
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91%
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United 93 (2006) |
"
This is not a film you go to for enjoyment, but because you have a duty to endure it."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
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|
10/10
|
91%
|
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"
There Will Be Blood is the sort of film you stumble out of, desperately searching for an adjective that is both descriptive enough to encompass your experience and distinctive enough to convey your stratosphere-bound senses."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Feb 28, 2008
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4/4
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94%
|
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) |
"
An awe-inspiring film suffused with reverence and wonder . . . with the power to coax tears and goosebumps from even the most jaded viewer."
—
Christianity Today
Posted Sep 7, 2007
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|
9/10
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
Unlike nearly every adaptation Hollywood produces, the Harry Potter films, taken individually or as a whole, are worthy-epically worthy-of their literary source material."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jul 18, 2011
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|
9/10
|
84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
When I compare my own cinematic ambitions in light of a film like this, I cannot help but level an accusatory finger back at myself and cry aloud, "You, sir, are a fraud.""
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jun 1, 2011
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9/10
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73%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
Damon and Blunt have such palpable chemistry from their very first scene that we utterly believe he would spend an entire movie vaulting obstacles to be with her. This is a pulse-pounding mix of science fiction, philosophy and theology."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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9/10
|
90%
|
The Illusionist (L'illusionniste) (2010) |
"
Charming and graceful, The Illusionist tells a gorgeous tale of love and loss with delicate whimsy and tender humor."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 11, 2011
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|
9/10
|
93%
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Another Year (2010) |
"
We might be tempted to think Leigh's pessimistic camera is relentless (it is) and even cruel (it is not). Leigh is not out to dash hope, but he does call things as he sees them--choose what you do in life and whom you do it with wisely. "
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jan 21, 2011
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|
9/10
|
88%
|
Blue Valentine (2010) |
"
Blue Valentine is an agonizing film, a raw, soul-shattering dissection of a marriage's end. This is not a film for incurable romantics whose perceptions of love are informed by romantic comedies. "
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jan 7, 2011
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|
9/10
|
51%
|
Tron Legacy (2010) |
"
Watching Tron: Legacy is like witnessing a thermonuclear explosion from inside the mushroom cloud-white hot, dazzlingly intense and indescribably overpowering-pop art unlike any you've ever seen before."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 17, 2010
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|
9/10
|
94%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
A beautifully crafted, sturdily constructed, sublimely written story shimmering with robust humanity and impish wit."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 17, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
Tangled is easily Disney's best traditional animated feature since The Lion King. The film has an old-fashioned feel-unrepentantly sentimental, unashamedly sincere, an unapologetic fairytale-in short, an instant classic. "
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Nov 24, 2010
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|
9/10
|
93%
|
127 Hours (2010) |
"
127 Hours is one of the great survival stories and easily one of the most inspirational, triumphal things you will ever see. You will walk out of the film not depressed, but elated."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Nov 12, 2010
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|
9/10
|
93%
|
The Tillman Story (2010) |
"
You will leave The Tillman Story enraged, not because the movie is bad but because it does its job so superbly well-moving you out of both your seat and your apathy."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Sep 2, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
97%
|
Animal Kingdom (2010) |
"
While the events Animal Kingdom unfolds are, in the grand scheme of criminal lore, comparatively inconsequential, while you're watching it, they feel as primal and as visceral as any of cinema's greatest crime epics."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Aug 27, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
Inception is the most astonishing thing you will see all year. It may be one of the most astonishing things you will ever see."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
81%
|
I Am Love (2010) |
"
I am Love, easily one of the most sensual films I have ever seen, is ravishing, an operatic melodrama of stunning beauty and luxuriant texture."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jun 25, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
"
Do you hear that sound Pixar? It's How to Train Your Dragon, a lavish, thrilling, emotionally resonant film, nipping at your heels. The other studios are finally waking up to the gauntlet Pixar threw down more than 15 years ago."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Mar 26, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
92%
|
Ponyo (2009) |
"
While the animation in Ponyo is simplistic, even crude by many people's standards, there is no denying the film's dazzling color palette, masterful attention to detail and dizzying imagination."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Mar 19, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
While its cinematic impact may not quite rise to the hubristic heights some have speculated, it is as bold and audacious a step in that direction as cinema has ever seen."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
91%
|
Up in the Air (2009) |
"
Of every film that came out this year, I didn't see a single one more assured, more confident, more utterly comfortable in its own skin than Up in the Air."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Dec 4, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
89%
|
Red Cliff (Chi Bi) (2009) |
"
Many people see Red Cliff as Hong Kong actioneer John Woo's return to form. I'm not one of them. John Woo has never once made a film I've liked. Until now."
—
Christianity Today
Posted Nov 25, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
Breathtaking in the totality of its harrowing vision, The Road is an unflinching contemplation on the astonishing duality of the human animal."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Nov 25, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
91%
|
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
"
Precious is one of the most harrowing films you will ever see, with one of the most monstrous villains in movie history. Yet it earns both a levity and a hope that somehow never feels out of place, an almost impossible balancing act to pull off."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Nov 13, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
89%
|
A Serious Man (2009) |
"
A Serious Man is exquisitely, perhaps even flawlessly, realized. If one were to say that the Coens have stopped evolving as filmmakers, it is only because one cannot improve upon perfection."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Oct 8, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
83%
|
Bright Star (2009) |
"
[O]ne of the finest films about the life of an artist ever made."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Sep 24, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
87%
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) |
"
I loved, loved, loved this movie! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is easily the best non-Pixar animated film to come out in our post-Pixar world."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Sep 17, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
A piece of bravura filmmaking, a scrumptiously over the top revenge fantasy that melds high comedy with tragic melodrama for pure hypnotic effect. I've never enjoyed a Tarantino movie more."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Sep 3, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
87%
|
500 Days of Summer (2009) |
"
You are wrong sardonic, omniscient narrator. This is a love story. I am in love with this film."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
67%
|
Away We Go (2009) |
"
It's been a long time since I've genuinely not wanted a film to end. For me, Away We Go is the year's first contender for Best Picture."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
Do you think Pixar ever gets tired of the monotony of good press? If they do, they better get over it. Up is a spellbinding gem, powered by pure whimsy and so deeply moving you forget entirely that you're watching animation."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted May 28, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
Intellectually compelling and emotionally heartrending, Milk is one of the most profound and inspiring presentations of an American political leader I have ever seen."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Let the Right One In (2008) |
"
Let the Right One In can safely be called a classic, even before its name is pulled from the theater marquee."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Nov 25, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Do not worry about going in with unrealistic expectations. Your expectations pale in comparison with what The Dark Knight is prepared to deliver."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Jul 18, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
96%
|
WALL-E (2008) |
"
You have heard it said that there are but two constants in the universe: death and taxes. It's time a third constant was added to the list: Pixar can do no wrong."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Jun 27, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
89%
|
The Visitor (2008) |
"
The film addresses the timely issues of post-9/11 immigration and incarceration, but avoids polemics by keeping the focus solely on the human cost of our government's policies."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Apr 18, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
52%
|
Funny Games (2008) |
"
Watching "Funny Games" is pure torture. It's not that the film is bad, mind you. Far from it. "Funny Games" is a work of unmitigated genius. But it is, most certainly, not for the faint of heart."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Mar 13, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
77%
|
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) |
"
A delicious spring release in a season usually reserved for the year's celluloid flotsam, "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" can already be declared to be one of the year's most enjoyable films."
—
Colorado Springs Gazette
Posted Mar 7, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
78%
|
Munich (2005) |
"
Munich is one of those rare films that transcends art and taps directly into the consciousness of a hate-battered world."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
93%
|
An Inconvenient Truth (2006) |
"
Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, may just be the scariest movie you will see this year."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
Charming, moving, warm and brilliantly hysterical, Little Miss Sunshine is easily the funniest thing I have seen in a theater in years."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
93%
|
The Departed (2006) |
"
The Departed heralds Martin Scorsese's return to the top of his game and simultaneously secures for the film a place in the pantheon of the very best of American crime cinema. Welcome back to Scorsese's mean streets."
—
BrandonFibbs.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
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