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A
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94%
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The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
"
Hilarious, harrowing and heartbreaking, The Squid and the Whale is one of the best movies of the year."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 17, 2005
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A
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93%
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Nobody Knows (Dare mo shiranai) (2004) |
"
One of those rare, unexpected movies that gets to you in a way you've never been gotten to before. Never mind tears. It leaves you with a stunned heart."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Feb 24, 2005
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A
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96%
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La Dolce Vita (1960) |
"
The circus that became the '60s was ushered in cinematically by La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini's masterwork about the so-called 'sweet life' on Rome's teeming Via Veneto."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 23, 2004
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A
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100%
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I Vitelloni (1953) |
"
Offers us the rare chance to witness a filmmaker becoming a master filmmaker, as well as the birth of an important relationship with composer Nino Rota."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 10, 2004
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A
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77%
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Big Fish (2003) |
"
Mostly confined to bed throughout the film, Finney pulls us to him with a flawless combination of theatrical skill and movie-star radiance."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 25, 2003
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A
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71%
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Cold Mountain (2003) |
"
One of the most intelligent and caring book-to-screen transitions ever made."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 24, 2003
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A
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94%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
With The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Peter Jackson brings his epic series to a glorious finish. And in doing so, he's made the greatest movie trilogy in cinema history."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 16, 2003
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A
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92%
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School of Rock (2003) |
"
The School of Rock may be the best 'inspirational teacher' movie ever made."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 2, 2003
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A
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97%
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Spirited Away (2001) |
"
Miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid, that the only possible complaint you could have about Spirited Away is that there is no rest period, no timeout."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 4, 2002
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A
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92%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
"
Whatever it is that makes great movies stand apart from great theater or great literature, this film has it."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 18, 2001
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A
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92%
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Memento (2000) |
"
Christopher Nolan's extraordinary film is a brainteaser and a heartbreaker."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 7, 2001
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A-
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97%
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Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection (2007) |
"
Charles Burnett's timeless and poetic Killer of Sheep is one of those 'found' films that never should have been lost in the first place."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 10, 2007
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A-
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96%
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Mafioso (1964) |
"
The film ripens in an unanticipated way, nimbly shifting from near farce to something quite a bit darker."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 26, 2007
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A-
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93%
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The Lives of Others (2006) |
"
Poised between Kafka and Tom Cruise, The Lives of Others is the sort of movie that constantly engages you. You never know what's going to happen next, and it's all done with a precision and intelligence that's rare in movies these days."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 1, 2007
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A-
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87%
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Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
While Glenn Close played her Fatal Attraction character's 'I will not be ignored' psycho-obsession out front and out loud, Dench does it as subtext, making it all the more insidious, frightening ... and fascinating."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 11, 2007
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A-
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54%
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The Good Shepherd (2006) |
"
[Robert De Niro has] made one of the best pictures of the year."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 21, 2006
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A-
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95%
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Casino Royale (2006) |
"
Die-hard fans may miss Q and Miss Moneypenny or the boys-and-their-toys gadgets or even the smirky tone. But in their stead is a riveting picture that, for all its globetrotting glamour and eyepopping action, demands we take this new Bond seriously."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 16, 2006
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A-
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97%
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L'Armée des ombres (Army in the Shadows) (1969) |
"
This memorable movie movingly pays tribute to those who chose not to remain silent, to those ordinary men and women who chose to do extraordinary things... from the shadows."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 21, 2006
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A-
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76%
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"
Killer cast, killer clothes, killer laughs. And best of all, you don't have to know the difference between Donna Karan and Donna Summer to delight in the film's wicked workplace politics."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 29, 2006
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A-
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81%
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
"
A Prairie Home Companion is as heartwarming as a plate of Powdermilk Biscuits, as unexpected as a slice of rhubarb pie and as wistful as a chorus of Red River Valley."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 8, 2006
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A-
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84%
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"
... a feel-good movie that also feels genuine, even when it's at its most rah-rah."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 27, 2006
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A-
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92%
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Fateless (2006) |
"
Many of the images in Fateless are familiar, but they're presented so unsparingly, so uncloaked by emotion, they become freshly potent."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 25, 2006
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A-
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77%
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Match Point (2005) |
"
Match Point is Woody Allen's best picture in more than a decade -- an excellent character piece/social study that evolves into a suspense thriller with an O. Henry twist."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 19, 2006
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A-
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72%
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Syriana (2005) |
"
A gripping and daringly complex movie about How Things Get Done these days in the blood-drenched world of oil, politics and religion."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 8, 2005
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A-
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88%
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"
Goblet of Fire is indisputably the best movie in the franchise thus far."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 17, 2005
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A-
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68%
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North Country (2005) |
"
North Country is the most riled-up movie of the year."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 20, 2005
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A-
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83%
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The Constant Gardener (2005) |
"
[Fiennes] gives an Oscar-worthy portrayal, holding us with his quivering half-smile and his wounded eyes."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 30, 2005
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A-
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92%
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Saraband (2003) |
"
A stunning and complex final bow from a stunning and complex artist."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 11, 2005
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A-
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82%
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Hustle & Flow (2005) |
"
One of those terrific out-of-the-blue movies that come along every so often."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 21, 2005
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A-
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94%
|
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"
March of the Penguins is an astonishing and irresistible documentary set in the frozen no-man's-land of Antarctica."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 5, 2005
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A-
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81%
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Layer Cake (2005) |
"
It has more heft than the Ritchie movies."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
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A-
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80%
|
Cinderella Man (2005) |
"
It's hard to guess how much of the beautiful science Academy members can take, but let's worry about that next February."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
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A-
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80%
|
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 3D (2013) |
"
Same logo. Same starry-night spacescape. Same music. Same crawl. Same everything. Only different. And so much better."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 17, 2005
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A-
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97%
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"
Gibney's research is impressive, as is his ability to clarify a complex bit of shady business into something (semi) comprehensible to those who don't know a day trader from a daytripper."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 28, 2005
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A-
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95%
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Lost In Translation (2003) |
"
[Murray] can still do more with a raised eyebrow than anyone since Groucho Marx, but he's mellower and sometimes slightly poignant."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 7, 2005
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A-
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88%
|
House of Flying Daggers (2004) |
"
An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 13, 2005
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A-
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90%
|
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"
Cheadle gives one of the best performances (if not the best) of last year -- an Oscar-worthy portrait of a man who kept his head clear and his humanity intact in the midst of a man-made hell."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 7, 2005
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A-
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91%
|
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
The picture uses the familiar boxing milieu -- the dingy gym, the late-night training sessions, the build-up to the Big Bout -- as background for a far more intimate and surprising love story between a surrogate father and a surrogate daughter."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 6, 2005
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A-
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83%
|
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"
The film reminds us not only of the many uses of enchantment, but of the exhilarating magic of the words, 'Let's pretend.'"
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 18, 2004
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A-
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96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
The acting is superb, from the free-spirited Oh to the compassionate Madsen to the irresponsible Church. The standout is Giamatti."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 11, 2004
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A-
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81%
|
Friday Night Lights (2004) |
"
You'll be surprised -- and thrilled -- by how completely this film engages you."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 7, 2004
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A-
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83%
|
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"
The statistics, the footage, the accumulation of facts are staggering -- or, at the very least, fascinating."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 24, 2004
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A-
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90%
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"
More magical than its cinematic predecessors."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 3, 2004
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A-
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93%
|
Super Size Me (2004) |
"
Super Size Me can be frivolous and slightly smug, but it certainly puts the question of America's health squarely on the table -- and in a wonderfully entertaining way."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 27, 2004
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A-
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84%
|
Elf (2003) |
"
It's the sort of holiday treat even a Grinch would love."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 6, 2003
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A-
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87%
|
Mystic River (2003) |
"
Eastwood has handed Penn the role of a lifetime, and the actor scorches the screen with his anguish and angry vengefulness."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 16, 2003
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A-
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63%
|
Cabin Fever (2002) |
"
Taken on its own repellently coarse and shocking B-movie terms, it's every bit as infectious in its way as the gross-out virus it depicts."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 12, 2003
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A-
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87%
|
The Quiet American (2003) |
"
Caine, who also starred in one other Greene adaptation, 1983's The Honorary Consul, is the essence of almost all the author's misfits -- a practiced cynic masking an aching romantic."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 2, 2003
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A-
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77%
|
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"
Much like the horse it celebrates, Seabiscuit outruns its problems and comes home a winner by a nose."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 25, 2003
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A-
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84%
|
Swimming Pool (2003) |
"
A delectable and daring psychological drama."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 16, 2003
|
87%
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