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4.5/5
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89%
|
Cronos (1994) |
"
Cronos surprises with its sophisticated and spirited look at a tale straight from the crypt."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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5/5
|
95%
|
Peeping Tom (1960) |
"
Fear, as it turns out, is the most frightening thing in the world, and Peeping Tom makes us feel it palpably as few films have been able to do."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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|
4/5
|
80%
|
The Summit (2013) |
"
A complex and gut-clenching human drama that has the great advantage of all being true."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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5/5
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97%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
Words can do little to convey the visual astonishment this space opera creates. It is a film whose impact must be experienced in 3-D on a theatrical screen to be fully understood."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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3/5
|
——
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Okami kodomo no ame to yuki (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) () |
"
Rather an odd story, told in a one-of-a-kind style that feels equal parts sentimental, somber and strange."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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4/5
|
89%
|
The Trials Of Muhammad Ali (2013) |
"
An intriguing portrait of a man who never wavered no matter what the world threw at him. Which was a lot."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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4/5
|
91%
|
Inequality For All (2013) |
"
Smart, funny and articulate, Robert Reich is the university professor we all wish we'd had. He's so accessible and entertaining he takes a subject that sounds soporific and makes it come alive like you wouldn't believe in "Inequality for All.""
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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4/5
|
——
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First Cousin, Once Removed () |
"
Heartbreaking, haunting and unexpectedly heartening, "First Cousin Once Removed" is an uncommonly moving documentary portrait of a mind in disarray."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 20, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
Despite its strengths, the telling of this counterintuitive tale about the mysterious ways cutthroat competition can enrich lives never manages to be completely convincing."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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4/5
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95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
One of the pleasures of "Enough Said" is watching Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini, two well-known performers only Holofcener would think of putting together, come alive both as individuals and the two halves of a relationship."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 18, 2013
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3.5/5
|
100%
|
Red Obsession (2013) |
"
"Red Obsession" gains interest as it delineates how the production and sale of first-growth Bordeaux has become the biggest of businesses and how the Chinese may or may not fit into the picture."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
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3/5
|
98%
|
Wadjda (2013) |
"
Drawbacks and all, it's heartening to have "Wadjda" around."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
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4/5
|
89%
|
You Will Be My Son (2013) |
"
A strongly acted, character-driven melodrama, concerned with the dynamics of family in general and father-son issues in particular, it presents situations so emotionally supercharged that the whole story could have come straight out of Balzac."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 11, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
75%
|
Populaire (2013) |
"
The less seriously the genial French comedy "Populaire" takes itself, the more amusing it is. Fortunately, with small exceptions, this film doesn't take itself very seriously at all."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
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3/5
|
34%
|
Salinger (2013) |
"
All of this is compelling. But Salerno, as if he's unsure of what he's got, goes to great lengths to heighten the drama with crisp editing, a strong score, frequent sound effects and snappy visuals."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
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4/5
|
88%
|
The Servant (1964) |
"
Glaciers might be melting, the polar caps might be crumbling, but not even the passage of half a century has taken the frozen edge off this brilliantly icy film."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 29, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
46%
|
Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
A crisply enjoyable, professionally executed paranoid thriller of the "everyone is out to get us" variety."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 28, 2013
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4/5
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
You'll feel decadent enjoying it, but everything is so tasty, it would be foolish to object."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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5/5
|
99%
|
Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
"Short Term 12" is a small wonder, a film of exceptional naturalness and empathy that takes material about troubled teenagers and young adults that could have been generic and turns it into something moving and intimate."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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4/5
|
92%
|
Museum Hours (2013) |
"
Difficult to describe but not to enjoy."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
73%
|
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
This is one significant film where less would have been a whole lot more."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
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3/5
|
57%
|
When Comedy Went to School (2013) |
"
For a disorganized film that has trouble deciding what it's about, "When Comedy Went to School" can be a lot of fun."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
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1/5
|
22%
|
The Canyons (2013) |
"
If the creation of self-important tedium were a competitive sport, "The Canyons" would take home the gold."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Although the pulp energy that Blomkamp brings to this material makes it consistently watchable, the film doesn't feel as singular as we would have hoped."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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4/5
|
93%
|
Our Children (2013) |
"
This is a taut psychological study, based on a true story, of the complexities of personal power relationships that begins with the kind of shattering revelation that would be the conclusion of most films."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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2/5
|
69%
|
Cliffhanger (1993) |
"
Cliffhanger no doubt makes for a great coming attraction, but as a two-hour movie its claims are much more problematic."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 3, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Dave (1993) |
"
Though replete with amusing situations and clever lines, its strongest suit is the delicately pitched comic performances of its actors, most especially star Kevin Kline."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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|
5/5
|
96%
|
Unforgiven (1992) |
"
The Western is back. With a vengeance. Saddle up or get out of the way."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 2, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
Rising From Ashes (2013) |
"
Its story line is as positive and affirmative as the title indicates, but it turns out there are dramas going on in this documentary that you wouldn't initially suspect."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
78%
|
Europa Report (2013) |
"
"Europa Report" is a Grade A version of a B picture, a streamlined science fiction story that smartly tells a familiar tale without breaking the bank."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
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|
2/5
|
64%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
Though individual set pieces are well done, the film inevitably leaves an empty taste behind it once it's done."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
85%
|
The Secret Garden (1993) |
"
Rather than a fresh breeze, it's the stale air of gilded calculation, the uncomfortable feeling that things are excessively "just so," that overhangs much that is genuinely appealing about this film."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
The Lion King (2011) |
"
Even with its flaws, this latest Disney animated feature once again delivers what its audience wants. Too bad flesh and blood films can't be this consistent."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Speed (1994) |
"
Action directing is a put-up-or-shut-up game, a skill that can't be faked or finessed; even a 10-year-old can tell if you've got it or not. And on the evidence of the invigorating Speed, Jan De Bont has definitely got it."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 30, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
95%
|
In the Line of Fire (1993) |
"
Every part of this film trades so heavily on Eastwood's presence that it is impossible to imagine it with anyone else in the starring role."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
|
What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993) |
"
Though the picture rightfully belongs to Bassett, a final word must be said about Fishburne, who never fails to make Ike seem human if not defensible. Even in defeat, he is remarkably compelling."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 29, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Fugitive (1993) |
"
The Fugitive is a super-adrenalized stemwinder, a crisp and jolting melodrama that screws the tension so pitilessly tight it does everything but squeak."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 29, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
"
More elaborate than the original, but just as shrewdly put together, it cleverly combines the most successful elements of its predecessor with a number of new twists to produce one hell of a wild ride."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 29, 2013
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|
5/5
|
97%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
It's a mind-bending film, devastating and disorienting, that disturbs us in ways we're not used to being disturbed ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
"The Wolverine" is an erratic affair, more lumbering than compelling, an ambitious film with its share of effective moments that stubbornly refuses to catch fire."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
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|
5/5
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Made with assurance and deep emotion, "Fruitvale Station" is more than a remarkable directing debut for 26-year-old Ryan Coogler. It's an outstanding film by any standard."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
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|
4/5
|
72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
In a field rife with impostors and poseurs, Del Toro, like his mentors, is the real deal. It's good to have him working his magic again."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 10, 2013
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|
1.5/5
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
The real problem with the new "Lone Ranger" is that, for those who are familiar with the multibillion-dollar "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, there is little fresh or exciting about what we have here."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 3, 2013
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4/5
|
64%
|
A Rage in Harlem (1991) |
"
Duke and company have been true to Himes' brash, blaspheming spirit, and that is no small thing."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 1, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
23%
|
Dying Young (1991) |
"
Yes, it is good to see how much of a difference actors can make with flimsy material, but wouldn't it be nice if they had something with more than the emotional weight of a Twinkie to work on?"
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 1, 2013
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|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Attack (2013) |
"
Though it's never less than involving, it grows in stature as it unfolds and ends as a more subtle and disturbing film about love, loss and tragedy than we might initially expect."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
78%
|
A Cop (Un Flic) (2013) |
"
Though not among Melville's classics, "Un Flic" is a pleasure to experience."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
50%
|
White House Down (2013) |
"
"White House Down" is a hoot and a half, a shameless popcorn entertainment that is preposterous and diverting in just about equal measure."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Reservoir Dogs (1992) |
"
Tarantino's palpable enthusiasm, his unapologetic passion for what he's created, reinvigorates this venerable plot and, mayhem aside, makes it involving for longer than you might suspect."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 26, 2013
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