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71%
|
The Method (El Metodo) (2007) |
"
If only the writing matched the film's style and acting."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
63%
|
Sulanga Enu Pinisa (The Forsaken Land) (2005) |
"
With little dialogue and long takes depicting Sri Lanka's desolate landscape and even more desolate people, The Forsaken Land comes close to being unbearable to watch."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 10, 2006
|
|
1/4
|
38%
|
God's Sandbox (Tahara) (2005) |
"
The film falls into a melodramatic and soapy love story that makes you cringe as much as the horrific scenes of the brutal circumcision."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 18, 2005
|
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1/4
|
——
|
Garrincha - Estrela Solitária (Garrincha: Lonely Star) (2006) |
"
What a shame such a rich and tumultuous life gets such poor treatment."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 12, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
69%
|
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2004) |
"
Nothing in it -- plot, dialogue or character development -- reaches today's standards of filmmaking."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 1, 2004
|
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——
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Miss Entebbe () |
"
Here was the making of a dark thriller that unfortunately director Omri Levy doesn't know how to sustain."
—
Miami Herald
Posted May 6, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
51%
|
In Praise Of Love (Éloge de l'amour) (2002) |
"
The best indication of the film's pretentiousness comes from recurrent images of a book with blank pages, as if to point out that Godard has nothing to say, but so what? Let's throw in a few images and people will come anyway."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Dec 6, 2002
|
|
1/4
|
71%
|
Princesa (2001) |
"
[L]ed by the wooden, unattractive Ingrid de Souza as Fernanda, the film has no place to go but down."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 15, 2002
|
|
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64%
|
Le Battement d'Ailes du Papillon (Happenstance) (The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings) (2000) |
"
Ultimately feels like tiny films glued together by events that often test plausibility."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jan 17, 2002
|
|
|
70%
|
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine (2001) |
"
The slow-moving film fails to capture the depth and intensity of what it means to battle political censure and depression."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 8, 2001
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|
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——
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El Arte De Morir (2003) |
"
After The Others, The Art of Dying feels like the designer bags you buy at the flea market."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 8, 2001
|
|
|
71%
|
Bread and Tulips (2001) |
"
It's all very sweet, but the film goes in too many directions."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 11, 2001
|
|
|
12%
|
The Girl (2001) |
"
Unfortunately, what you'll remember most are a pretty face and the hot and steamy sex scenes. That is not enough."
—
Miami Herald
Posted May 31, 2001
|
|
1.5/4
|
17%
|
Nina () |
"
Everything in this film is as fake as a copied painting. We've seen it all before, and we've seen it done better."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Feb 4, 2005
|
|
1.5/4
|
4%
|
Modigliani (2004) |
"
Despite some nice shots of scenes converting into well-known art, Modigliani is plainly, badly directed."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Feb 4, 2005
|
|
1.5/4
|
53%
|
Km. 0 (Kilometer Zero) (2001) |
"
One shallow film, that quickly returns to where it started: Zero."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 20, 2003
|
|
2/5
|
——
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Carol's Journey (El Viaje de Carol) (2002) |
"
If nothing else, watching the photogenic Clara Lago as Carol, the engaging Juan Jose Ballesta as Tomiche, the veteran Alvaro de Luna as Amalio and the talented Rosa Sarda as Maruja make up for some of the mistakes."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 4, 2005
|
|
2/4
|
83%
|
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias) (2006) |
"
Mauro's character is underwritten, but Michel Joelsas delivers a believable, pained lad capable of still being a child."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2008
|
|
2/4
|
33%
|
O Jerusalem (2007) |
"
In trying to be sensitive to such a controversial issue, O Jerusalem glazes over important events settling for mediocrity while giving a history lesson more appropriate for high school."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
57%
|
Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (...And They Lived Happily Ever After) (2005) |
"
This is an affair to forget."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 9, 2005
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
A Dona da História (2004) |
"
Filho seems to lose the thread of where he's going with the story."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jun 17, 2005
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
Ginger & Cinnamon (2003) |
"
It's a summer love story without heat and a coming-of-age story that never matures."
—
Miami Herald
Posted May 27, 2005
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
Bright Leaves (2004) |
"
A weightless film. Worse still, McElwee's languid tone makes his journey lack conviction."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
41%
|
Zhou Yu's Train (2004) |
"
Beautiful to look at but aimless as a broken compass."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 24, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Empathy (2004) |
"
Empathy, despite its entertaining and insightful dialogue, can also be a bore."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jun 4, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
Sin Ton Ni Sonia () |
"
'Sin ton ni son,' is a Spanish language phrase meaning without rhyme or reason, and obviously Sin ton ni Sonia has neither."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 22, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
52%
|
The Holy Land (2003) |
"
Fails to capture the anguish and struggles of an ultra-Orthodox Jew adapting to a more secular world."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 16, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
Emerald Cowboy (2003) |
"
Though the story is engaging, the writing and acting are as unsophisticated."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 26, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
33%
|
Casomai (If by Chance) (2003) |
"
A film that starts dark enough to be memorable but soon disintegrates into a farce."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 20, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
40%
|
House of Fools (2003) |
"
It may be based on a true story, but another filmmaker told it before -- and better."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Aug 22, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
Tiger of Santa Julia () |
"
Cinematography spoils El Tigre's fun."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Apr 25, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
73%
|
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002) |
"
A disappointment."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Apr 4, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
24%
|
God Is Great, and I'm Not (Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite) (2002) |
"
The plot grows thin soon, and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 21, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
51%
|
The Man from Elysian Fields (2001) |
"
Too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 11, 2002
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
El Nido Vacío (Empty Nest) (2008) |
"
Empty Nest doesn't offer anything new in the style Ingmar Bergman made so famous, but the film captures your heart thanks to the fine acting of its two main characters and Burman's deft hand."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 12, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) |
"
You have to like James and his outlook on life. It may not be glamorous, but it's one that eventually allows James a higher lever of satisfaction."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Dec 7, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
Music Within (2007) |
"
Salawich's film is entertaining and leaves you with warm feelings from learning about this man who turned adversity into good for so many others."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
84%
|
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) |
"
What the film does well is to make us part of the problem: After all we demand the lowest prices in everything we buy and that probably means it was made in China."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 19, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
75%
|
Lady Chatterley (2007) |
"
The beautiful scenery complements the intimate scenes even as the story becomes something we've all seen and read in so many books and films. Yet, its candid conversations about sexuality are what places Lawrence's protagonist in a class by herself."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Aug 31, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
30%
|
Goya's Ghosts (2007) |
"
Captures the essence of the period -- an intriguing, backward era in Spain -- but without the emotional impact that such a film requires."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Aug 24, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
David & Layla (2007) |
"
Humor and politics finally converge in what the story is all about: finding the good in those different from you. It's a happy ending that can be enjoyed by all."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
64%
|
Vitus (2007) |
"
A good example of making the differences work for you. Deep down, this is a film about childhood dreams and the determination to make those dreams come true. With such a positive message, you can't help yodeling on your exit from the theater."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
100%
|
Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965 (2007) |
"
The filmmakers want to cover all aspects of the individuals involved and the film sometimes digresses into side cases. Yet, as history goes, it is hard to present such an important event without showing the monumental evidence."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Apr 13, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
Family Law (Derecho de Familia) (2006) |
"
Full of subtle dark humor that won't make you bend with laughter but certainly may cause you to giggle."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Brother's Shadow () |
"
Brother's Shadow is an enjoyable film about family matters. Each member of the cast owns his role and the story, despite its lapses, seems real."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Jan 19, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"
Whether one agrees with his point of view or not, it's a message worth hearing."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Nov 10, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
88%
|
Something Like Happiness (Stestí) (2005) |
"
Honest and incisive, a film without a message, just telling it like it is."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 27, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Clean (2005) |
"
Cheung makes her character work, despite a weak plot and script, both by director Assayas."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 13, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
95%
|
49 Up (2006) |
"
This long documentary is captivating. Not because you're peeking at lives of real people, but because it captures the way time heals all wounds and how people find a way out of deep holes if they are determined to do so."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Oct 5, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
La Petite Jérusalem (Little Jerusalem) (2006) |
"
This beautiful tale of two sisters living in Sarcelles, a low-income Parisian suburb of mostly new immigrants, presents the darker side of religion while offering a candid view of an Orthodox Jewish family struggling to stay together."
—
Miami Herald
Posted Sep 15, 2006
|
75%
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