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B-
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Trooper Hook (2011) |
"
A not very convincing social conscience western, but one that has its heart in the right place to get a better take on the racial attitudes of the period."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 7, 2013
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B+
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97%
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Gravity (2013) |
"
An elegant space film, with some of the best photography ever."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 6, 2013
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C-
|
8%
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Runner Runner (2013) |
"
Unremarkable Internet gambling thriller, where every move made is a losing one."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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B
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The Mercenary (Il Mercenario) (A Professional Gun) (1968) |
"
An overtly leftist political pic, that's also a stylish spaghetti western comedy of excessive violence and cruelty."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 4, 2013
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C
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The Desperados (1969) |
"
An unpleasant below average revenge western about an outlaw rebel family ruled by a fanatical sicko father."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 4, 2013
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B-
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Gunsight Ridge (1958) |
"
Routine B-western, shot in B/W and directed in a lackluster way."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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B-
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Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) |
"
Enjoyable hokum."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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C+
|
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Adventures of Kitty O'Day (Kitty O'Day Comes Through) (1945) |
"
Breezy formulaic B-film crime drama that shoots for slapstick comedy, but that only modestly materializes."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 2, 2013
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B-
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Best Man Down (2013) |
"
An indie comedy that seems good enough but never left me feeling I had to see it."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 2, 2013
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B
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
Moody melancholy martial-arts costume drama, five years in the making, that thrives on great fight scenes."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Oct 1, 2013
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C+
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1937) |
"
Slow moving fantasy story."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 30, 2013
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B+
|
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Shen nu, (The Goddess) () |
"
Tragic tale of shame and sacrifice."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 30, 2013
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|
B
|
99%
|
Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
Takes a good whack at exploring the difficulties in treating an at-risk ward of short-term foster-care teenagers."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 29, 2013
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C+
|
82%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson give smashing performances."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 28, 2013
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C+
|
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Samurai Cowboy (1994) |
"
Mired in predictability."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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B
|
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Frameup (1995) |
"
The experimental film is shot in an unusual way... ."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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|
B
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Assured directorial debut of the 26-year-old Ryan Coogler."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 25, 2013
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C+
|
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South of St. Louis (1949) |
"
Western misfire despite a fine cast."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 24, 2013
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B
|
67%
|
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) |
"
The finale bank heist is well-executed and possibly excuses the pic's flaws."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 23, 2013
|
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A-
|
100%
|
A Nous la Liberté (Liberty for Us) (1931) |
"
An engrossing satire on modern society's belief in the new industrialization age, showing the Machine was not mankind's salvation."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 22, 2013
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B
|
81%
|
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) |
"
Lyrical reverie of all feeling and no action."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 22, 2013
|
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B+
|
81%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
A chilling suspense thriller about child kidnappings in rural America that is brilliantly directed by French Canadian director Denis Villenueve."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 21, 2013
|
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A-
|
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The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) |
"
The timing is perfectly executed for its slapstick."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 20, 2013
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C+
|
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Noah's Ark (1928) |
"
A hokey World War I tragic romantic melodrama about man's inhumanity that runs parallel with the biblical story of Noah's Ark."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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C+
|
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Today We Live (1933) |
"
A stilted WWI love triangle story set in England."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 18, 2013
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B-
|
——
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Right Cross (1950) |
"
A dull boxing melodrama."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 17, 2013
|
|
B
|
75%
|
Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) (1990) |
"
A curiously uplifting watch despite such a morose subject-matter."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 16, 2013
|
|
B
|
98%
|
Blackfish (2013) |
"
It builds a compelling case to show the negative results of capturing and confining such noble creatures as the blackfish."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 15, 2013
|
|
C-
|
33%
|
The Family (2013) |
"
Who still thinks Robert De Niro is a great actor?"
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 14, 2013
|
|
C+
|
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Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) |
"
It drowns in its own shallowness."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
C+
|
83%
|
No Way Out (1950) |
"
The pic that launched the career of Sidney Poitier."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
C+
|
33%
|
A Royal Scandal (1945) |
"
Preminger has no ear for comedy. It comes across heavy-handed, while the political intrigue comes only to a small boil"
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 11, 2013
|
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B-
|
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The Proud Rebel (1958) |
"
Mawkish family Western set just after the Civil War."
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 10, 2013
|
|
B-
|
——
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Frontier Pony Express (2009) |
"
Action-packed B-western that's filled with political intrigue."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 9, 2013
|
|
B-
|
——
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Three Mesquiteers () |
"
It does justice to the B-western genre."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 9, 2013
|
|
B+
|
91%
|
In a World... (2013) |
"
It's a well-conceived and acted female empowerment tale that smartly answers its question of why women are rarely hired to do the voice-overs of trailers."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 8, 2013
|
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C+
|
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Gunman From Bodie (1999) |
"
This so-so Ranger episode involves killer rustlers who are land-grabbers and has the three marshals appearing to be strangers, as one goes undercover to infiltrate the gang."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 8, 2013
|
|
B-
|
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Stampede (1936) |
"
A straight-forward routine land-grabber B-western that's both entertaining and forgettable."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 7, 2013
|
|
C+
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
The third Riddick film in the series is not the charm."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 7, 2013
|
|
B-
|
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Ten Tall Men (1951) |
"
Goofy, tongue-in-cheek, escapist adventure film set in the Sahara Desert."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
C+
|
——
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Juarez (1939) |
"
A dull epic directed without inspiration by William Dieterle."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
C+
|
——
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The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) |
"
A breezy romcom that has some charm but falls flat when it tries to also be perceptive."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
B-
|
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Nevada City () |
"
By cracky -- an appealing Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes western."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
C
|
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Isle of Missing Men (2009) |
"
Drowns in a story that can't manage to pass a sobriety test."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 4, 2013
|
|
B-
|
99%
|
Le Havre (2011) |
"
Overly sentimental but warmhearted Marxist message pic."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 4, 2013
|
|
C+
|
——
|
Idaho (1943) |
"
Formulaic Roy Rogers western, that follows the amiable singing cowboy in his pursuit of justice in clearing the name of a reformer judge with an unsavory past."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 3, 2013
|
|
B-
|
——
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Young Buffalo Bill (1940) |
"
You're darn tootin', the usual Roy Rogers' hokum Western is afoot."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 3, 2013
|
|
B-
|
——
|
Under Western Stars (1938) |
"
Roy Roger's first starring vehicle was a big commercial success."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 2, 2013
|
|
A-
|
88%
|
Vincent and Theo (1990) |
"
Shows us the artist's greatness by allowing it to be self-apparent without lecturing us."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 2, 2013
|
|
B-
|
——
|
Sunset Serenade (1942) |
"
Offers a pleasing performance by Rogers."
—
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 1, 2013
|