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4/4
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100%
|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) |
"
Utterly engrossing and captivating in its inquisitive scope. Provocative and polarizing, Taxi invites us to eavesdrop on a movement of mistrust and mischievous mayhem"
—
World Voice News
Posted Mar 3, 2008
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4/4
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77%
|
Match Point (2005) |
"
...thoroughly engrossing and provocatively taut...keenly sophisticated, wryly humorous and mischievous...one of Allen's best films in recent memory."
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Movie Eye
Posted Nov 23, 2005
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4/4
|
90%
|
Capote (2005) |
"
...[a] revealing and intensely introspective biopic...an amazing character study of a complex man captivated by his erratic times."
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Movie Eye
Posted Oct 18, 2005
|
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4/4
|
95%
|
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"
...a grandly infectious animated showcase that radiates with genuine wit and warmth. Imaginative, riotous and inherently clever..."
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Movie Eye
Posted Oct 3, 2005
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
Provocatively sharp in its charm and thorough wit. Sideways is articulate and vibrantly realized...beautifully written with emotional insight and intoxicating flair"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 4, 2004
|
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4/4
|
94%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
masterfully compelling...inherently grand, vibrant, inviting and whimsically overwhelming...packs an urgent sense of vitality into this third installment...purely magnetic"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Dec 25, 2003
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|
5/5
|
92%
|
The Deer Hunter (1978) |
"
Cimino's blistering and psychologically gripping account of the Vietnam-era damaged psyche. The Deer Hunter is an astonishingly potent and towering exploration on the war experience to ever be intensely filmed"
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Movie Eye
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
|
98%
|
The French Connection (1971) |
"
Friedkin's frantic and superlative Oscar-winning urban crimebuster caper for which all gritty wannabe cop dramas should be automatically measured in comparison...highly jolting and involving..."
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Movie Eye
Posted May 29, 2003
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5/5
|
100%
|
On the Waterfront (1954) |
"
Kazan's classic golden age drama remains a rousing and riveting piece of cinema for anyone who appreciates intriguing characterizations. This legendary story is more than just a hopeful contender."
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TheWorldJournal.com
Posted May 23, 2003
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A
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97%
|
Spirited Away (2001) |
"
Solidly breathtaking and profoundly entertaining."
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Movie Eye
Posted Jan 15, 2003
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A+
|
81%
|
One Hour Photo (2002) |
"
Undoubtedly this year's most original, involving, and wholly realistic thriller."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Jan 15, 2003
|
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4/4
|
73%
|
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001) |
"
Brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, Haneke's portrait of an upper class Austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt."
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Movie Eye
Posted May 13, 2002
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|
4/4
|
91%
|
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) |
"
Vastly sardonic and intoxicating, Y Tu Mama Tambien is a bristle and unconventionally welcoming eyeopener that refreshingly defines what it means to be an examination of sexual angst while catering to a personalized and undefined rebellion."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Mar 23, 2002
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4/4
|
84%
|
Ni na bian ji dian (What Time Is It Over There?) (2001) |
"
Inherently caustic and oddly whimsical, the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
80%
|
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002) |
"
In writer-director Wes Anderson's brilliantly dysfunctional family comedy The Royal Tenenbaums, he delightfully skewers the indelible psychology of an overachieving bunch...engagingly irreverent and deliriously slick"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Mar 4, 2002
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4/4
|
77%
|
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"
Here's hoping that the Academy Awards recognize this articulate, intensely entertaining gem. A Beautiful Mind would indeed be a terrible thing to waste."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
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4/4
|
91%
|
The Apostle (1998) |
"
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall has directed, produced, and wrote what very well may be the most intensifying, gut-wrenching, powerful and complexed movies that has hit the big screen in ages"
—
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
Both triumphant and vastly disturbing, Van Sant's Milk is a penetrating portrait of an unconventional political figurehead immersed in the chaotic struggles of his defining times"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Dec 4, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
Aronofsky has devised one of the most gritty and intensely authentic sports flicks in recent memory. Rourke is absorbingly raw and reflective...deeply affecting in its razor-like observations"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Dec 2, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
...adventurous and exuberantly triumphant. Clearly, this underdog rags-to-riches saga percolates in originality and blistering spirit...fascinatingly lyrical and mischievous"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 29, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"
[A] thoroughly contemplative and reflective small scale feature. Tender and relentlessly subdued in its low-key poignancy...quaint yet [a] gut-wrenching narrative."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 24, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Visitor (2008) |
"
Uplifting and undeniably winning in its perceptive landscape, The Visitor is no stranger to compelling filmmaking rooted in gentleness and inspirational fortitude"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 19, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
WALL-E (2008) |
"
Triumphant and teary-eyed, WALL-E withstands its mellifluous moments with a welcomed surge of honesty, impishness and introspection...smart, heart-warming and savvy in its observational radar."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Jun 28, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Road to Victory (2007) |
"
Resourcefully intriguing, sentimental and cunningly relevant, Road to Victory juggles its revolving subject matters with effortless candor and consideration."
—
Movie Eye
Posted May 1, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Road to Victory (2007) |
"
Resourcefully intriguing, sentimental and cunningly relevant, Road to Victory juggles its revolving subject matters with effortless candor and consideration."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Feb 2, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
Once (2007) |
"
Carney's Once is definitely not enough...thoroughly inspirational, lyrical, charming and cheeky...a winning spark that ignites the lovelorn imagination."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Dec 15, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
Starting Out in the Evening (2007) |
"
Wagner's penetrating narrative is poetically stimulating in its smart approach to its dialogue-driven excellence and standout performances."
—
World Voice News
Posted Dec 15, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Control (2007) |
"
[An] intimate look at a tragic footnote in entertainment. A moody yet strangely melodic concoction about creativity and confusion in an overwhelming abyss of artistic isolation"
—
World Voice News
Posted Oct 8, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"
Sprawling, intriguing and handsomely shot, Yuma builds its gruff tension while being reminiscent of the frothy frontier flicks from yesteryear."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Sep 7, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Hairspray (2007) |
"
...[a] refreshingly jubilant spin on filmmaker Waters' classic tongue-in-cheek tune-maker Hairspray...spirited pizzazz and a peppy ode to retro-artistic sentimentality"
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Aug 31, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Gwoemul (The Host) (2007) |
"
Wickedly sardonic and fiercely fiendish in its perky presentation...a smart and simmering creature feature that crackles with percolating weirdness and wonderment."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Mar 11, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Zodiac (2007) |
"
[An] absorbingly sadistic psychological whodunnit. Fixating in its gripping hold, Zodiac is convincingly haunting in its head-scratching mode."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Mar 3, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"
A gripping tale of nightmarish voyeurism and the psychological abyss that elevates von Donnersmarck's European nail-biter. [A] sleek and intrusive communist caper."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Feb 6, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
Deliciously devilish. Skillfully executed in terms of acting, directing and writing...one caustic, taut tale about indiscretion and the ill-advised ways of broken people."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Jan 26, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Children of Men (2006) |
"
Immensely thought-provoking and chillingly insightful...a resilient sci-fi fantasy that dares to contemplate the fate of mankind's chaotic impulsiveness."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Casino Royale (2006) |
"
...a pulsating actioner wedged in edginess and slick wit. Intense, provocative, complicated and daringly impish...all add that much to this hard-edged "Bond"-ing brouhaha."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 23, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
The Departed (2006) |
"
...riveting and fearless in its intriguing scope. The Departed beats us upside our heads with a flashy fury that stings more caustically than an avenging queen bee."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Oct 10, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Half Nelson (2006) |
"
No one can deny the quiet rage and intensifying disbelief...absorbing and structured in its haunting desperation of addiction and social alienation."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Aug 26, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
Amusingly caustic [and] satirically droll...Little Miss Sunshine is a ray of off-kilter sliced slapstick waiting to burst at the seams."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Aug 21, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
United 93 (2006) |
"
Intense, numbing and disturbingly surreal...perhaps one of the most confrontational and courageous piece of significant entertainment...lingering [with] potent inquisitiveness."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Apr 30, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"
...the gritty funnyman (Chappelle) invites us all to his specialized big event where the conscientious laughter and lyrics are symbolically joined at the soulful hip."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Mar 5, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"
Exquisitely shot and vast in its emotional take on forbidden love, Brokeback Mountain is compassionate and compelling in its risqué examination of perceived manhood."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Dec 12, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"
Overall, Goblet is a feistier, darker and more suspenseful extension of a cherished film franchise that oddly prospers with cinematic age."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Nov 20, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
"
In Baumbach's compelling coming-of-age portrait of stark domesticity, The Squid and the Whale is ruthlessly savvy as an introspective showcase of self-reflection"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Oct 26, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) |
"
...an ambitiously earnest and well-informed biopic. Clooney's Good Night, And Good Luck is perceptive, manipulating, and cleverly crafted..."
—
Movie Eye
Posted Oct 11, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
A History of Violence (2005) |
"
Robustly gripping in its lingering moodiness, A History of Violence is an unsettling meditation that spotlights the subtlety of savagery"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Oct 1, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
The Constant Gardener (2005) |
"
...[an] astoundingly gripping conspiracy thriller...there is an unblinking complexity about the socio-political climate that smothers this fetching African campus"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Sep 18, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
Sin City (2005) |
"
...a swaggering and ultra-violent flashy film noir with a sordid imagination...[a] colorful crime fantasy that radiates with lurid edginess"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Apr 10, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005) |
"
Unforgivable Blackness will stand as an absorbing microscope in reference to resilient black manhood in all its vulnerability and vitality."
—
TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jan 26, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
Eastwood is the ultimate sparring partner when it comes to his latest prize-winning knockout Baby...displays its badge of cynicism and quiet despair"
—
Movie Eye
Posted Jan 24, 2005
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