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5/5
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96%
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Waltz with Bashir (2008) |
"
Every scene fizzes and crackles with creative charisma as we are carried on an emotional journey of epic proportions."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
5/5
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91%
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
"
Mo'Nique isn't just a box-office draw here, she is a snarling, disaffected she-demon..."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
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5/5
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96%
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Breathless (À bout de souffle) (By a Tether) (1961) |
"
The film that launched the French New Wave, Breathless remains an outstanding testament to the great ideals of fun filmmaking that infused the movement."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
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|
5/5
|
95%
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Mary and Max (2009) |
"
Everyone and everything is bursting with a hyper-real life that is pitched perfectly to the tragi-comic tone of the story."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
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WALL-E (2008) |
"
This film deserves the Oscar. It deserves every Oscar. And a Nobel Prize for brilliantness. And I bet it would win it too if I hadn't just made it up..."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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94%
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In the Loop (2009) |
"
Avoid the latest Apatow/Rogen template trash and give this a go, I promise you will not be disappointed."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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92%
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Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
"
When a film makes me smile this much (you can't see, but it's a big smile), for this long (about a week) you know it's a great one."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
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4.5/5
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97%
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Burma VJ: Reporter i et Lukket Land (Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country) (2008) |
"
No matter how many times anyone tries to appropriate shaky camera techniques, they'll never recreate anything as real as a reporter fleeing heavily armed police."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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76%
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Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Never has a title been so true, so funny, and so simple as that of Kick-Ass."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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96%
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Restrepo (2010) |
"
Everything about the way this film is shot, edited and packaged scream of a desire to show the war exactly as it is."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
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95%
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The Arbor (2011) |
"
This film, which may seem like a niche-interest documentary at first glance, is rich in structural and stylistic innovation of great importance to the genre."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
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4/5
|
100%
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Man on Wire (2008) |
"
The pains of the public eye are acknowledged just as much as the joy this artistic endeavour brought people."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
87%
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) |
"
Style over substance, no doubt, but when you've got this much style who cares?"
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
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4/5
|
91%
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Gomorrah (Gomorra) (2008) |
"
It is a full and frank indictment of a system that has not just failed but utterly decayed and is breeding more and more criminals."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
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The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (2010) |
"
The most amazing silliness I've seen in ages."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
"
An important and intriguing film that must be seen to be believed."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"
Sure Burn After Reading is disjointed, fragmented and frustrated. But that's the point."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
Che: Part One (The Argentine) (2009) |
"
The quality of the film is more than a testament to Mr Del Toro's acting skills, it is a reminder that Hollywood can make great films without 'selling out'."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
57%
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My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) |
"
I'm absolutely convinced that the pickaxe is the ideal weapon for a 3-D horror."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Watchmen (2009) |
"
This is not just a great superhero film, it's an important political debate."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
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4/5
|
94%
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Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) |
"
If you don't already love the underground world of masochistic movies, this will be a real eye-opener."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) |
"
As a child who loathed the wholesomeness of Disney and wholeheartedly embraced the madcap antics of Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy Duck this film was perfect for me."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
Star Trek is a welcome return to the flippant, big-budget bonanza that exists purely for the spectacle,"
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
97%
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Animal Kingdom (2010) |
"
Writer/director David Michôd pumps the plot full of tension through layers of increasingly dangerous and volatile characters until it's almost unbearable."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) (2007) |
"
Hector's insane time-travel journey is an excellent example of high-concept sci-fi."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
48%
|
Antichrist (2009) |
"
It's audacious, gruesome and pushes to the extreme limits of acceptable cinema content: but it is never any of those things to exclude ordinary viewers."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Sin Nombre (2009) |
"
It's a drama, a romance and a thriller, but make no mistake - Sin Nombre pulls no punches in delivery a raw, powerful film that shrugs aside genre convention."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Mesrine: Part 1 (Killer Instinct) and Part 2 (Public Enemy #1) () |
"
Together, these two films represent a thinking-man's gangster movie. They contain the self-reflection and real-life grit, but without ponderous self-indulgence."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Fish Tank (2010) |
"
The film is remarkable for its depth. It's not drilling in a message about the hopelessness of poverty, nor is it stylising the lifestyle of those living on council estates."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Wasting Away (2007) |
"
After watching this, my faith in low-budget innovation was instantly restored."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
We Live in Public (2009) |
"
There's insight galore amidst this screwball tale, and many a profound implication for the lives we lead today."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
[Rec] 2 (2010) |
"
It doesn't quite maximise the potential of all of its ideas, but it nonetheless provides a horror experience that's up there with the best of recent years..."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Umi ga kikoeru (I Can Hear the Sea) (The Ocean Waves) () |
"
An interesting, amusing, and cleverly composed story of first love..."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
It may not change the world, but it'll certainly provide enjoyment to many millions of people all over it."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
The Informant! (2009) |
"
A first class examination of corporate greed, the fluidity of reality, and man's constant need to portray himself as the hero."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff (2011) |
"
Watching and listening to Cardiff, it is impossible not to be entranced by his knowledge, his excitement and his enthusiasm."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2011) |
"
This really is the best way to experience the life of a musician, and it makes for mesmeric viewing."
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What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Dog Pound () |
"
Intense scenes of violence build to a conclusion that will leave you shaken."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Edge of the World (2000) |
"
In this, his first independent feature film, Powell sets the tone for the rest of his career as he packs the narrative with innovations."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) (2011) |
"
An egalitarian experience that is at once experimental and recognisably real."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Cyrus (2010) |
"
An amazing human drama played out by actors at the peak of their profession: and who could want more than that?"
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Delicatessen (1991) |
"
Like a light-hearted Brazil it conjures up imagery of such impact, and such resonant subject matter that it will (...) affect audiences for generations to come."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
The first 30 minutes of the film, where this concept is really milked to the max, easily makes for some of the funniest comedy of the year."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Buried (2010) |
"
The genius of this film is that it never once betrays its concept."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The Kids Are All Right (2010) |
"
What it lacks in grandstanding and pandering to the 'issues', this film more than makes up for with its great story, rounded characters and genuine sense of fun."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The American (2010) |
"
If you want to see a carefully paced, well-designed and beautifully shot suspense-thriller that hits all of its marks, then you could do far worse than The American."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
44%
|
The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
Gondry's biggest success is recognising that superheroes can still be funny, and embracing that in every part of this film."
—
What Culture
Posted Feb 1, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
59%
|
Izgnanie (The Banishment) (2007) |
"
For all of its ingenuity, and the incredible, drawn-out events that conclude the film, there is a high risk that this film alienates its audience."
—
What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
43%
|
Blindness (2008) |
"
Give this one a go guys, you'll see the world anew."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
A little more sour to go with the sweet would have made Milk one of the greats."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
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