|
76/100
|
92%
|
California Split (1974) |
"
The Odd Couple of poker films"
—
Cinemania
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
80/100
|
96%
|
House of Games (1987) |
"
David Mamet's sometimes baffling, never less than fascinating glimpse into the dark underbelly of this world where it turns out that winning games of chance involve more skill (and con artistry) than luck. "
—
Cinemania
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
75/100
|
98%
|
Croupier (2000) |
"
Clive Owen's breakthrough role"
—
Cinemania
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
71/100
|
65%
|
Rounders (1998) |
"
John Dahl's film is not as sinister or complex as its cinematic cousin, House of Games, but it is fun to see these young Hollywood studs (Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol) strut their stuff. "
—
Cinemania
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
78/100
|
84%
|
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) |
"
A slighter version of The Hustler, on a different sort of felt"
—
Cinemania
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
80/100
|
97%
|
GasLand (2010) |
"
A must-see documentary"
—
Cinemania
Posted May 1, 2013
|
|
77/100
|
96%
|
The Kid with a Bike (2012) |
"
French Loach."
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
86/100
|
94%
|
Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) (1951) |
"
As a contemporary comment on the powerful element of suffering and redemption that is the centre of the Christ story, Diary of a Country Priest is a very interesting and unexpectedly moving experience."
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
85/100
|
76%
|
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"
Affleck manages to strike so many right notes, that by the end of the film, it is easy to forget what a loathsome toady he was at film's start, and you cannot help but feel real pain as Ford's inevitably sad fate unravels before our eyes. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
70/100
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
I do not find fault with these characters as I believe they accurately reflect our so-called post-modern times and they deserve to be laughed at. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
54/100
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
The film does not do even minimal justice to the themes informing the tragedy."
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
62/100
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
Worth taking seriously, but hamstrung by avoiding larger political issues and coming down to a matter of individual conscience. "
—
Daily-Reviews
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
88/100
|
97%
|
Pickpocket (1959) |
"
Pragmatic to the point of being almost mechanical, Pickpocket it is paradoxically saturated with soulfulness. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
65/100
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
I love the work that deNiro and Lawrence do here, but ultimately all they do is prove the old adage that you can cover up a lot of problems with the script by hiring good actors. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
72/100
|
76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
A noir-ish crime drama with a brain, and despite its flaws and inconsistencies, a film worth seeing. Dominik remains a filmmaker to watch. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
73/100
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
I had a good enough time to wish that it had been better. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Feb 3, 2013
|
|
88/100
|
97%
|
La Strada (The Road) (1954) |
"
La Strada has an unmistakable other-ness to it, as it is an early precursor to the sort of magical realism the would take hold in Fellini's late-career efforts."
—
Cinemania
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
50/100
|
60%
|
Reefer Madness - The Movie Musical (2005) |
"
A film you can only appreciate if you view it as pure camp, or make a drinking game out of spotting cliched expressions of mental illness"
—
Cinemania
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
77/100
|
78%
|
Tupac - Resurrection (2003) |
"
Tupac's evolution as an artist showed us a young man who was an activist, involved in the community, who showed signs of becoming a more self-aware and self-critical artist, as his music moved from the political to the personal. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Sep 12, 2012
|
|
81/100
|
97%
|
Giant (1956) |
"
The dust-up in a small diner between Rock and the racist owner proves to be a rollicking knock-em-down, drag-em-out conclusion to an uneven, but satisfying variation on the traditional western. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Sep 12, 2012
|
|
63/100
|
76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
The best horror penetrates beyond external vibe to internal thought-process and the film never truly takes us within the mother's head."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 31, 2012
|
|
73/100
|
78%
|
The Mill and the Cross (2011) |
"
The Mill and the Cross provides a sort of stoner's take on Bruegel's masterpiece, if the stoner happens to be a scholar with expertise in the work of the genius painter. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 31, 2012
|
|
85/100
|
77%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
Much more compelling than the narratively confused Tree of Life, and a welcome return to form for the mad Dane."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 30, 2012
|
|
67/100
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
The Ides of March boils down to a big breast-beating session within the Democratic caucus"
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 25, 2012
|
|
80/100
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
Shame will probably be judged, after McQueen's long career is put into perspective many years hence, a relatively minor work by a gifted filmmaker. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 24, 2012
|
|
91/100
|
95%
|
Before Sunset (2004) |
"
A realistic romance of disillusionment, bitterness and heartbreak. A fine film of, for and by middle age."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 22, 2012
|
|
93/100
|
100%
|
Before Sunrise (1995) |
"
This realistic romance is intelligent, open-hearted and hopeful; the best work of, for and by youth."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 22, 2012
|
|
74/100
|
93%
|
Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
Nostalgic fluff (for all its faux rejection thereof), but it's my brand of fluff"
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 21, 2012
|
|
86/100
|
95%
|
Pina (2011) |
"
The creative marriage of two real artists, Pina and Wim, turns out better than even a Dale Carnegie bred optimist could hope for"
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 21, 2012
|
|
90/100
|
95%
|
El Ángel Exterminador (The Exterminating Angel) (1967) |
"
The comedy is as black as an 8 Ball."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 21, 2012
|
|
80/100
|
86%
|
Meek's Cutoff (2011) |
"
The film is both evocative and provocative; atmospherically and conceptually, respectively."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 21, 2012
|
|
66/100
|
91%
|
City of Life and Death (2011) |
"
Reminiscent of exactly the sort of "important war movie" Hollywood makes."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 20, 2012
|
|
61/100
|
84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
Less Plato than metaphysical Play-Doh"
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
90/100
|
95%
|
Come and See (Idi i smotri) (1985) |
"
Perhaps the most devastating war film ever made. A masterpiece."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
70/100
|
88%
|
Red Road (2007) |
"
Despite some elemental flaws in logic and plausibility, this is a tense and potent film at times that hints at the sort of greatness that we can find to a greater degree in Ms. Arnold's other works, Wasp and Fish Tank."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
87/100
|
100%
|
Day of Wrath (Vredens Dag)(Day of Anger) (2008) |
"
Dreyer goes to the Christian heart of the matter in this film. Damned powerful."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
68/100
|
95%
|
The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) (1956) |
"
The absence of one key scene near the film's end renders the entire thing pablum."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
75/100
|
88%
|
Young@Heart (2007) |
"
Ya gotta love these guys! How could you NOT love these guys?"
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
62/100
|
83%
|
Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e Guilass) (1998) |
"
While the film is at times intriguing, its last act comes close to being a covert confession by Kiarostami that even this much telling of the tale has been a complete waste of time."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
71/100
|
96%
|
Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010) |
"
Just as clever as the work of Sasha Baron Cohen, but not nearly as culturally worthwhile because it is not nearly as politically candid."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
69/100
|
63%
|
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008) |
"
Not without its qualities, the movie ultimately does a disservice to the very people it purports to represent."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
76/100
|
90%
|
The Fighter (2010) |
"
Wahlberg gives a restrained and generous performance, which allows his co-stars Leo and Bale to shine (and win awards)."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
84/100
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
True Grit is as close to Disney as the Coens get. And go figure, this time out, it is meant as a compliment."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
58/100
|
86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
Contrived and manipulative"
—
Daily-Reviews
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
82/100
|
95%
|
Mother (Madeo) (2010) |
"
Hye-ja Kim gives an Oscar-worthy performance. A very good, very cool piece of cinema."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
66/100
|
81%
|
Catfish (2010) |
"
Socially interesting and emotionally affecting, but also highly irritating."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
58/100
|
93%
|
127 Hours (2010) |
"
With all due respect to Franco's strong performance, the director, Danny Boyle hijacked the story for a chance to show off his visual style."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
83/100
|
88%
|
Blue Valentine (2010) |
"
Blue Valentine deserves a wide audience. But it is probably too authentically tragic to get it."
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
|
72/100
|
82%
|
The Trotsky (2010) |
"
Baruchal gives a charming performance, full of intellectual wit and good-natured charisma, but also take-charge sex appeal, albeit of the nerd variety. "
—
Cinemania
Posted Jul 12, 2012
|
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