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5/5
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81%
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Last Tango in Paris (1972) |
"
Brando's eerily unaffected performance is one his most mesmerisng."
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Posted Aug 20, 2004
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5/5
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97%
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Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955) |
"
Ray's debut is still one of his best."
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Posted Aug 20, 2004
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5/5
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Tretya meshchanskaya (Bed and Sofa) () |
"
An innovative silent movie that changed the way sex and women's roles are portrayed onscreen."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 23, 2004
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5/5
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86%
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The Story of Qui Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si) (Qiu Ju Goes to Court) (1992) |
"
One of Zhang Yimou's finest moments."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 23, 2004
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5/5
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86%
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Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) |
"
Douglas is wonderfully slimy as a scheming reporter in one of Wilder's most accomplished films."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 23, 2004
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5/5
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96%
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King of the Hill (1993) |
"
Soderbergh's most underrated film and easily his most affecting."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 11, 2004
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5/5
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100%
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Greed (1924) |
"
Von Stroheim's groundbreaking film is still intriguing."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 9, 2004
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5/5
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82%
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Alphaville (1965) |
"
This cold war allegorical sci-fi film is imaginatively made and proves that sometimes the most mundane images can become dazzling in the right context."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Apr 29, 2004
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5/5
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100%
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The Last Picture Show (1971) |
"
Sad, haunthing and completely unforgettable. The most authentic depiction of small town life I've even seen put on the screen."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Mar 9, 2004
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4/4
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98%
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The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) |
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Morris uses McNamara's long life and firsthand experience to indicate how technology has made the ethics of war much more difficult to tread."
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Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 27, 2004
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5/5
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100%
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957) |
"
Marlene Dietrich, Billy Wilder, Agatha Christie: What's not to like?"
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jan 4, 2004
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5/5
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100%
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The Third Man (1949) |
"
This handsomely shot black-and-white thriller hasn't aged one bit. Terrific writing, direction and acting never go out of style."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Dec 29, 2003
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5/5
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87%
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To Live (Huozhe) (1994) |
"
As is typical with Zhang's films, this one is gripping and leaves you with admiration for the brave souls who survive under totalitarian rule."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Nov 19, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Contraband (1940) |
"
A first-rate, cleverly photographed WWII thriller from the great pair of Powell and Pressburger."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Nov 5, 2003
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5/5
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86%
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Breaking the Waves (1996) |
"
Watson's mesmerising performance propels this sad but weirdly uplifting look at sex, spirituality and guilt."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Oct 27, 2003
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10/10
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Looney Tunes - Golden Collection: Vol. 1 (2003) |
"
Despite the abundance of goodies, the biggest joy of the collection is the ability to freeze-frame the original cartoons themselves."
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Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 27, 2003
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5/5
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90%
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The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (Othello) (1952) |
"
Welles gives the Shakespeare classic a visceral punch that's often missing from theatrical adaptations."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Sep 24, 2003
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5/5
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97%
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Ran (1985) |
"
Kurosawa's reworking of Shakespeare's "King Lear" is an engrossing film that has offers jaw dropping spectacle and genunie dramatic muscle."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Sep 24, 2003
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5/5
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92%
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Blade Runner (1982) |
"
This sci-fi entry is grim, but compelling and features breathtaking visuals. The director's cut is far superior simply because it lacks the annoying voiceover and trusts its audience with the story."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Sep 15, 2003
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5/5
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97%
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A Little Princess (1995) |
"
A truly captivating children's film that never got its due in the theaters."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 28, 2003
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5/5
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93%
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Lásky Jedné Plavovlásky (The Loves of a Blonde) (A Blonde in Love) (1966) |
"
Milos Forman's breakthrough film is a haunting picture of life during the Communist era."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 28, 2003
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5/5
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Un Chien Andalou/Land Without Bread () |
"
The first film is as engrossing as it is fantastic, and the second is a scathing indictment of how rural Spaniards were neglected in the early 30s."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 27, 2003
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5/5
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86%
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River's Edge (1987) |
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One of the most chilling portraits of misguided youth put to film."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 27, 2003
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5/5
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92%
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Salaam Bombay! (1988) |
"
Mira Nair's feature debut is a moving and powerful look at people for whom survival itself is a major achievement."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 2, 2003
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5/5
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95%
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012) |
"
Imaginitive set pieces and a quick pace make this a wonderful debut for the series."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jul 2, 2003
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5/5
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96%
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Mona Lisa (1986) |
"
Hoskin's is engrossing in one of Neil Jordan's best movies."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 24, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) |
"
A solid and moving adaptation of the Steinbeck novel."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 16, 2003
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5/5
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98%
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Brazil (1985) |
"
An imaginitive and haunting post-Orwellian reimagining of 1984."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 8, 2003
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5/5
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97%
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GoodFellas (1990) |
"
A highly disturbing but mesmerising look at the joys and dangers of life in the mob. One of Scorsese's best."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 7, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Force of Evil (1948) |
"
A gripping thriller with a terrific performance by Garfield. It seems only the good peformers and directors got blacklisted (in this case Garfield and Polonsky)."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Jun 7, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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I Know Where I'm Going! (1947) |
"
Another charming entry from Powell and Pressburger."
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Nitrate Online
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
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The Panama Deception (1992) |
"
A sobering look at how Noriega went from the US payroll to jail."
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Nitrate Online
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Robin Hood (1922) |
"
Still impressive sets and stunts have kept this from getting stale."
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Nitrate Online
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
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90%
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Network (1976) |
"
A hilarious and disturbingly prophetic look at the silliness of TV news."
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Nitrate Online
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
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86%
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Fearless (1993) |
"
Bridges is terrific in this gripping look at surviving disasters."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
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95%
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The Filth and the Fury (2000) |
"
A stylish, and engrossing look at the brief punk error."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Apr 18, 2003
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5/5
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83%
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Avalon (1990) |
"
A moving look at what has been lost as families have adapted to American life."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Apr 18, 2003
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5/5
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96%
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) |
"
Caine and Connery are terrific in this rousing adaptation of the Kipling story."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Apr 9, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Gimme Shelter (1970) |
"
This look at the Rolling Stones' disastrous concert at Altamont is so chilling it will prevent anyone from ever looking back at the 1960s with rose-colored glasses."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Mar 28, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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White Heat (1949) |
"
Cagney's scariest performance anchors a gripping and somewhat kinky thriller."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Mar 28, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Fury (1936) |
"
While marred by a pat ending, Fritz Lang's examination of lynch mobs is still terrifying."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Mar 14, 2003
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5/5
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91%
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Edward Scissorhands (1990) |
"
Tim Burton's finest achievement. It has an emotional wallop to go with his visual wizardry."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Feb 3, 2003
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5/5
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85%
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Tender Mercies (1983) |
"
Duvall won an Oscar for this one, and it's still a moving and fascinating flick."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Feb 3, 2003
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5/5
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97%
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
"
Easily the best of the Star Wars saga, sad but thrilling."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Feb 2, 2003
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5/5
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97%
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966) |
"
May lose some of its jolt on the small screen, but this flick features some of Clint Eastwood's and Sergio Leone's finest moments."
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Nitrate Online
Posted Feb 2, 2003
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5/5
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93%
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The King of Comedy (1983) |
"
Probably Martin Scorsese's most overlooked movie, this eerie parody of celebrity culture features what may be Jerry Lewis' best performance."
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Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 2, 2003
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5/5
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100%
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Plein soleil (Purple Noon) (Blazing Sun) (Full Sun) (Lust for Evil) (1996) |
"
A fascinating earlier version of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' that features a much different murderous protagonist."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 19, 2002
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5/5
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83%
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Olivier, Olivier (1992) |
"
Rarely has domestic dystunction been more intelligent and absorbing."
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Kansas City Star
Posted Dec 17, 2002
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5/5
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95%
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Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man with a Movie Camera) (1929) |
"
The most exhilarating mind trip you can have without taking drugs."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Dec 17, 2002
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5/5
|
100%
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The Bank Dick (1940) |
"
Fields' last major film is fantastic."
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Lawrence Journal-World
Posted Nov 29, 2002
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