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10/10
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96%
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Raising Victor Vargas (2003) |
"
These teens are not off-putting nor rude and crude, as so many movies like to make teens out to be. They are human ... the movie gives much respect to the intelligence they have inside."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 27, 2003
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10/10
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85%
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Donnie Darko (2001) |
"
No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jan 12, 2003
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10/10
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96%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
"
For those who value a steady build to utter intensity, The Two Towers is a grand achievement."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 23, 2002
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|
10/10
|
91%
|
Adaptation (2002) |
"
Great movie. It's hilarious and mind-boggling."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 8, 2002
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10/10
|
89%
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Far From Heaven (2003) |
"
Made with a lot of love -- love for Sirk, love for detail, and love for the power of the movies."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 18, 2002
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10/10
|
79%
|
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) |
"
As a singular character study, it's perfect. It's also the year's sweetest movie."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Oct 20, 2002
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|
10/10
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97%
|
Spirited Away (2001) |
"
Watching Spirited Away is like watching an Eastern imagination explode."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Sep 22, 2002
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10/10
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92%
|
Minority Report (2002) |
"
Packed to the gills with juicy movie ingredients."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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10/10
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98%
|
Manhattan (1979) |
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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|
10/10
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96%
|
Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012) |
"
A movie like Monsters, Inc. is a treasure."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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10/10
|
98%
|
Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
"
The best thing about watching old movies is discovering the ones that feel so modern that, with a few touches here and there, barely altering the original product, they could actually fit right in with the quality movies of today."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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10/10
|
98%
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Annie Hall (1977) |
"
I love how honest this movie is. It's raw, it's awkward, and it's ugly, but it's all right there and right on."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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|
10/10
|
100%
|
Rear Window (1954) |
"
What a great movie."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
|
|
10/10
|
97%
|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) |
"
Beautiful and elegant; marvelously shot and directed; touching, humorous, and thrilling, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the movie of the year."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
|
|
10/10
|
92%
|
Memento (2000) |
"
The movie is a trip."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
|
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10/10
|
93%
|
In the Bedroom (2001) |
"
Deeply affected me."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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10/10
|
99%
|
L.A. Confidential (1997) |
"
It demands that the viewer pay attention, not assuming for one second that its audience may consist of dummies. That audience is rewarded with an environment oozing with atmosphere."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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|
10/10
|
89%
|
Spider-Man (2002) |
"
Raimi and his team couldn't have done any better in bringing the story of Spider-Man to the big screen."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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|
10/10
|
92%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
"
By the time its three hours were over, I found myself out of breath."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 12, 2002
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Marwencol (2010) |
"
Speaks to the addictiveness, the catharsis, the unpredictability, and the eternity of the creative process."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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|
9/10
|
92%
|
Vincere (2010) |
"
The events occur not to tell a narrative, but to illustrate an emotional progress."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 2, 2011
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|
9/10
|
92%
|
Dogtooth (Kynodontas) (2010) |
"
A kind of ingenious horror show you just can't take your eyes off of."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Feb 2, 2011
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|
9/10
|
71%
|
Somewhere (2010) |
"
If Somewhere dealt only with a successful actor living in catatonic disillusionment at the state of his life, it might not be so special. But this movie boasts a particularly lovely grace note."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Dec 21, 2010
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|
9/10
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
It's a kind of revelation to see how well the story of True Grit fits the sensibilities of the Coens."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Dec 21, 2010
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|
9/10
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
A psychological thriller painted with bold colors on a dark canvas ... At its center is Natalie Portman giving the best performance I've seen from her."
—
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Dec 2, 2010
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9/10
|
79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
Yates has been building his version of this world for two movies now, and he rightfully doesn't let up."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
94%
|
My Winnipeg (2007) |
"
Presented with such dreamlike flourish and humor that watching the movie is extremely entertaining."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 1, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
"
Sanders and DeBlois have given DreamWorks Animation their best entry to date."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Oct 27, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
85%
|
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"
Thanks to Linklater and McKay, we get a rendition of Welles that gives vital pulse to the man, the myth, the legend."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Sep 25, 2010
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|
9/10
|
85%
|
The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009) |
"
A direct and simple human lesson -- that negative reinforcement creates negative consequences."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 17, 2010
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|
9/10
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
The first of [Nolan's] films that I would call flat-out fun."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 15, 2010
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9/10
|
96%
|
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (2008) |
"
The overall effect of Denis's movie duplicates that unique and wonderful Ozu effect."
—
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted May 1, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
90%
|
Hunger (2009) |
"
A poetic, almost abstract take on very real, tangible material -- a fitting artistic approach to a surreal, extreme experience most human beings will not have on their own."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 3, 2010
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|
9/10
|
94%
|
In the Loop (2009) |
"
Obscenely merciless, skewering policy-makers in both the British and U.S. governments for the game-playing, spin-doctoring, self-serving entities they are."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jan 10, 2010
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|
9/10
|
83%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
I'd rank being stuck in a big quiet house at night as one of life's most easily unnerving experiences, and this movie capitalizes on it."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jan 10, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
[Bigelow] may have finally given the Iraq War its definitive identifying film."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 15, 2009
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|
9/10
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
I'm starting to wish every auteur would go and make his or her own stop-motion animated flick; what a fantastic experiment that could be."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 13, 2009
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9/10
|
96%
|
Food, Inc. (2009) |
"
It's a harsh feeling, but Food, Inc. does its job in just getting out the information that most of us probably want to ignore and shouldn't."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 28, 2009
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|
9/10
|
87%
|
500 Days of Summer (2009) |
"
At last, here's a movie that takes the wimpy, tortured, hopelessly-in-love boys from the other movies and tells them to grow up."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 24, 2009
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|
9/10
|
49%
|
Human Nature (2002) |
"
[Kaufman and Gondry] dive right into the subject [of sex] to lay bare the pain of it, and to have us laugh at it."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Sep 8, 2009
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|
9/10
|
89%
|
Coraline (2009) |
"
Anytime one of these [stop-motion animated films] turns up, and turns up well, we should show gratitude for the treasure."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Feb 5, 2009
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|
9/10
|
85%
|
Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
"
The undercurrent of love fights with the overcurrent of resentment in Rachel Getting Married, a movie incredibly alive, honest, and messy."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jan 13, 2009
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|
9/10
|
96%
|
Waltz with Bashir (2008) |
"
Animation turns out to be the perfect medium to show this ... It's an outstanding marriage of form and content."
—
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Dec 24, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
The absolute key to the movie's success is that it's mainly one actor playing one man in a way that we can join him inside his skin, and that's all the movie needs to be about, just pure pathos."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 17, 2008
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|
9/10
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
The time is right for Milk."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 12, 2008
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9/10
|
94%
|
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) |
"
After it's through, a lot will have been said about friendship, injustice, and both faith in and letdown from the legal system, along with the intriguing thought that moral fortitude provides both its own punishments and rewards."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 9, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
100%
|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) |
"
A comprehensive movie, an everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask film, engaging, paced well, informative, and professionally polished."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
9/10
|
96%
|
Nanking (2007) |
"
Some of the stories and images here are simply, shakingly unforgettable ... The punch it delivers to the gut of viewers indicates the documentary makes the kind of impact it was seeking."
—
Window to the Movies
Posted Dec 12, 2007
|
|
9/10
|
93%
|
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) |
"
Diving Bell, though uncompromising in its own way, comes across as aggressively watchable."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Nov 29, 2007
|
|
9/10
|
95%
|
No End in Sight (2007) |
"
For anyone who's wondering why we're still stuck in Iraq, give this quick 100-minuter a whirl and get filled in."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Nov 25, 2007
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