|
2.5/4
|
84%
|
Blue Caprice (2013) |
"
If Moors and Porto were aiming for gun-debate relevance, they've failed; "Blue Caprice" has nothing to say about a society plagued by violence, nor does it focus on mental illness as a probable cause."
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Seattle Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
My Lucky Star (2013) |
"
It's hardly original, but as the plot bounces from Singapore to Hong Kong and the lavishly gaudy Venetian Resort in Macao, "My Lucky Star" plays out like a sparkling, brightly lit travelogue with Zhang as a bubbly tour guide."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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|
2.5/4
|
——
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Snake & Mongoo$e (2013) |
"
A flawed but essential film for its target audience."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
I Declare War (2013) |
"
"I Declare War" captures the awkwardness of preadolescence as well as any film since "Stand By Me.""
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Rewind This! (2013) |
"
Johnson's savvy authority ensures that "Rewind This!" will leave many film-and-video lovers begging for more."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Reality Bites (1993) |
"
Ryder and Hawke bring crucial authenticity to their roles with effortless appeal. You'll find yourself wanting more of these characters than the movie gives you."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 28, 2013
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|
3.5/4
|
——
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Persistence Of Vision () |
"
Sometimes it feels like you're rattling around in the fever-dreaming brain of the animator. It's glorious."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
André Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013) |
"
"André Gregory: Before and After Dinner," is an insightful documentary/love letter directed by Gregory's second wife, Cindy Kleine, who married Gregory when she was 39 and he was 63."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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|
2/4
|
69%
|
Cliffhanger (1993) |
"
The fact that so much money was lavished on such a thick-headed project represents the height of fiscal ineptitude, but this is the kind of roller-coaster ride for which eager audiences will gladly check their brains at the turnstiles, so go figure."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 3, 2013
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|
4/4
|
94%
|
Dave (1993) |
"
It's impossible to say whether Dave will play as wonderfully over the decades as it does right now, but this smooth-as-silk comedy could not be more timely, or connect more hopefully with our current national consciousness."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
The Secret Garden (1993) |
"
While drawing superb performances from her young leads, Holland has masterfully contrasted the garden -- a place where melodic robins seem almost conversant -- with the dread of Misselthwaite."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
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|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) |
"
With Eastwood as Kincaid and Meryl Streep as Francesca, this carefully observant love story turns Waller's pop-lit passion into screen art."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
93%
|
Jurassic Park (1993) |
"
Jurassic Park is an astonishing success in one sense and one sense only: It is the monster of all monster movies, guaranteed to challenge weak bladders, flutter heartbeats and win automatic Oscars for the [tech crew]."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Speed (1994) |
"
A riotously enjoyable locomotive of action, Speed is driven by a premise of such crystalline purity that its ridiculousness becomes part of the fun."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993) |
"
A powerful portrait of emotional endurance, propelled by the outstanding performances of Bassett and Fishburne, both of whom lend a crucial dimension to the gradual redundancies of Kate Lanier's otherwise insightful screenplay."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 29, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
The Fugitive (1993) |
"
The film is little more than a well-oiled machine that serves a strictly limited function, but like a precision timepiece, it is a thing to marvel at, even under close scrutiny."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 29, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Free The Mind (2013) |
"
If you focus on its fascinating subject matter and the dramatic revelations presented here with irrefutable impact, "Free the Mind" qualifies as a pioneering inquiry at the outermost boundaries of neuroscience."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
47%
|
Maniac (2013) |
"
Frodo Baggins as a psycho-killer? Why not?"
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Laurence Anyways (2013) |
"
For all of its transgender drama, "Laurence Anyways" remains a love story, pure but not so simple. "
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
A Band Called Death (2013) |
"
If you're looking for a 96-minute jolt of joy, look no further than this uplifting, well-made documentary ..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
House Arrest (1996) |
"
To the slim degree that it qualifies as a comedy, House Arrest is a comedy with rank amateur pathos, and it's totally out of touch with its own superficially treated emotions."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
Pieta (2013) |
"
After being subjected to disturbing scenes of abject cruelty, rape and torture, my reactions shifted from squeamish revulsion to a reluctant yet growing appreciation for Kim's thematic ambition."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
17%
|
3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994) |
"
3 Ninjas was a surprising box-office hit with the Saturday matinee family crowd, earning the highest cost-to-profit ratio of that year and instantly mandating this all-too-unnecessary sequel."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
12%
|
Surf Ninjas (1993) |
"
Oh, gee, have I given too much away? Is there something in this lyrical narrative that can't be detected in the first five minutes?"
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
16%
|
The Super Mario Bros. (1990) |
"
Unfortunately, the highlights are sporadic."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
Greetings From Tim Buckley (2013) |
"
Algrant's desire to reunite father and son through music is admirable, but "Greetings from Tim Buckley" is too meandering and ethereal to have any lasting impact."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
6%
|
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) |
"
It is numbingly bland, homogenized and deflated by an utter lack of original wit or charm. Worst of all, it is subtly but conspicuously condescending to its target audience."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
0%
|
Wagons East! (1994) |
"
With credits that include such garbage as Hot Dog... The Movie, director and former hockey player Peter Markle displays an utter lack of comic sensibility."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
In the Army Now (1994) |
"
Being an appealing, shallow goof-off can wear thin, and Shore seems incapable of carrying a movie, even when it's a 90-minute knock-off like this."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
9%
|
Milk Money (1994) |
"
This pleasant, unassuming little comedy manages to overcome its many potential shortcomings."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Eden (2013) |
"
Cruelty, bloodletting and death are evident throughout (frequently occurring just outside the frame), and Griffith's laudable discretion actually intensifies their impact."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
Visually and sonically hypnotic, it's an intensely sensory blend of internal monologue and unsettling mystery, draped over a thin skeleton of plot approached so obliquely that it seems almost inconsequential."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
"The Sapphires" feels like a movie you've already seen, but it's nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable, like a pop song that's no less infectious when you know every word."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Room 237 (2013) |
"
"Room 237" is an act of uncommon devotion to cinema, embracing the notion that movies are best defined by what happens to us as we watch them - how our own beliefs and experiences dictate our interpretation of what we've seen and heard."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
——
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The Men Of Dodge City () |
"
Plenty of Northwest indie cred doesn't stop "The Men of Dodge City" from being an endurance test."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
Like Someone in Love (2013) |
"
A Rorschach test of our own responses to the intimate drama unfolding before us."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
38%
|
The ABCs of Death (2013) |
"
It's a feast for fans of the genre and a guaranteed ordeal for everyone else."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
In Another Country (2013) |
"
By the time its third story kicked in, "In Another Country" lost me."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
Hoult and Palmer carry "Warm Bodies" with a delightful conviction their characters' forbidden, "Romeo and Juliet"-like bond can be played like other movie romances, albeit with an obvious twist."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
|
100%
|
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action (2013) |
"
They may be short on humor, but they compassionately illuminate the state of our world, our frailties and foibles, and our capacity to survive the challenges that life throws at our feet."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
|
95%
|
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation (2013) |
"
Each in its own way, these shorts are masterworks that will stand the test of time."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
By the time it fades to black, "Gangster Squad" has squandered most of its early promise."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Mekong Hotel () |
"
Compared with Weerasethakul's acclaimed features, it feels cobbled together and improvised, which for the most part it was."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 6, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Café de Flore (2012) |
"
A forgettable film."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 22, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Tales of the Night (2012) |
"
Six mostly engaging fairy tales are digitally rendered with silhouetted characters performing in front of vivid, colorful backgrounds."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
The Other Son (2012) |
"
A thoughtful bridging of a cultural divide."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
36%
|
Least Among Saints (2012) |
"
This quietly affecting indie film, about a Middle East war vet and the 10-year-old boy he takes under his wing, gently pulls the heartstrings while making dramatic missteps along the way."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Vulgaria (2012) |
"
"Vulgaria" is certainly crude, but most of its amusing vulgarity is discreetly held off screen."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
65%
|
Solomon Kane (2012) |
"
It's hardly original (and Max von Sydow is wasted in brief scenes as Kane's father), but "Solomon Kane" is worthy of big-screen appreciation."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Sep 27, 2012
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