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3/5
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98%
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An American in Paris (1951) |
"
Never the triumph that it really should have been, largely because of a thin script and the flyaway Caron, this is still good, colorful fun."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 16, 2005
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1/5
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58%
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California Suite (1978) |
"
Dire: good actors playing the worst versions of one-dimensional Neil Simon joke machines."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 16, 2005
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4/5
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78%
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Caravaggio (1986) |
"
Remarkably true to Caravaggio's visual aesthetic while expanding Jarman's own repertoire of tones and ideas."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 16, 2005
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3/5
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78%
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Maryam (2002) |
"
Smarter in its message than its execution, this is still a thought-provoking rental."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 16, 2005
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3/5
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64%
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The Sum of Us (1995) |
"
A second look reveals everything wrong with the movie, but on first pass, it's well-performed and enjoyably crafted."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 19, 2005
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2/5
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51%
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Waking the Dead (2000) |
"
An enticingly adult drama that frustratingly loses the nerve to follow its richest threads."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 19, 2005
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3/5
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63%
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Sister My Sister (1995) |
"
Missable but intriguing expansion of the story that inspired Genet's The Maids."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 19, 2005
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5/5
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83%
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Kuroi Ame (Black Rain) (1989) |
"
A stunning, humane, but difficult film about the human aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Mar 1, 2005
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3/5
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100%
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These Three () |
"
Overheated but well-acted adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play The Children's Hour."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Mar 1, 2005
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4/5
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100%
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Atlantic City (1980) |
"
Poignant, atmospheric mood piece with pristine performances by Lancaster and Sarandon."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Dec 13, 2004
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0/5
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63%
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Executive Decision (1995) |
"
Laughably, inexcusably, abjectly awful. How can I even count the ways?"
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Nov 6, 2004
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3/5
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65%
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Steel Magnolias (1989) |
"
For all its violations of good taste and critical criteria, I laugh and cry every time, and I'll never let it go. So sue me."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Nov 2, 2004
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4/5
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97%
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Back to the Future (1985) |
"
Technically, no film is impossible to like, but this techno-romantic comedy comes about as close as you can get."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Nov 2, 2004
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3/5
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87%
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Awakenings (1990) |
"
I remember this film, which I saw 13 years ago, as a squishy article redeemed by two strong performances; I am not inclined to go back for a second opinion."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Nov 2, 2004
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5/5
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97%
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The Thin Man (1934) |
"
Elegant, frisky, funny, sly... what else are you looking for, exactly?"
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Oct 22, 2004
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2/5
|
96%
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On the Town (1949) |
"
Disappointingly flat musical; if you're after a Kelly/Sinatra pairing, you'll do better with Anchors Aweigh (and even that is no masterpiece)."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 25, 2004
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3/5
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77%
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I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) |
"
Never as compelling as its central performance, it's still a very good film - and after all, that's a hard performance to live up to."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 25, 2004
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3/5
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92%
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Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988) |
"
Admirably off-putting performance by Streep in a reasonably involving Australian court drama."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Sep 25, 2004
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1/5
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14%
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The Scarlet Letter (1995) |
"
For anyone who's ever wondered why Hawthorne left out the mute servants, red cockatoos, and rolls in the proverbial hay. As Hawthorne himself would say: "Ignominious!""
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 31, 2004
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4/5
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69%
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The Fox and the Hound (1981) |
"
The most charming of Disney features of the 1980s, with two appealing protagonists and a worthy story."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 31, 2004
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3/5
|
97%
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Cinderella (1950) |
"
Far from the peaks of Pinocchio or Sleeping Beauty, but still a solidly enjoyable Disney venture."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 31, 2004
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4/5
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68%
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Time Regained (1999) |
"
Moody, opulent, and just decadent enough, Ruiz's film is elegant all over and perverse around the edges, just as it should be."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 30, 2004
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4/5
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89%
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The Book of Life (1998) |
"
Anything touched by PJ Harvey is bound to be worth the trouble; even better, Hartley has made one of his better, least grating films."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 29, 2004
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4/5
|
93%
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Mask (1985) |
"
A modest film by most stretches, but exquisite acting by Cher, Stoltz, and Laura Dern make it truly special."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 29, 2004
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4/5
|
92%
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Bound (1996) |
"
A masterful neo-noir, with bright and shiny colors and contrasts, deliciously camp acting, and a killer plot."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 29, 2004
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5/5
|
93%
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Persona (1966) |
"
There are so many stunning monologues and unforgettable set-pieces in Persona that even at a modest 80 minutes, it feels fuller on the surface than most movies twice the length."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 28, 2004
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3/5
|
100%
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Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) (1954) |
"
Impressive and ambitious, but seriously - am I the only person alive who finds it overwrought and patience-testing?"
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 28, 2004
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5/5
|
100%
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On the Waterfront (1954) |
"
Not a flawless film, but so very fine that you'll remember what works--the terrific lead performance, the great support from Cobb and Saint, the evocative photography, the expertly chosen locations--more than what doesn't."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 28, 2004
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4/5
|
——
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L'Homme blessé (The Wounded Man) (1983) |
"
A bleak and grotty film, turgidly stereotypical in its view of homosexual life - but it's exceptionally well-acted, and consistent in its point of view."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 17, 2004
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4/5
|
97%
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Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
"
Never as coherent as you want it to be, but the images are often indelible."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 13, 2004
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5/5
|
100%
|
Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932) |
"
Sublimely creepy, and a surrealist surprise from this usually ascetic director."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 13, 2004
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3/5
|
88%
|
If These Walls Could Talk (1996) |
"
Overly earnest but admirable short films about important issues."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 13, 2004
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4/5
|
100%
|
Time to Live and a Time to Die () |
"
Moving and memorable, and more accessible than some of the director's other work"
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Aug 12, 2004
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3/5
|
100%
|
Harry and Tonto (1974) |
"
I remember it being better than I expected, but at the same time, that's all I remember. Pleasant, forgettable."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 31, 2004
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3/5
|
93%
|
Moonstruck (1987) |
"
Elegantly designed and acted with verve, even though the story and concept are frustratingly minor."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 31, 2004
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5/5
|
100%
|
Mary Poppins (1964) |
"
Even better than you remember, better than anyone could have hoped, better than almost any other movie of its kind."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 31, 2004
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4/5
|
93%
|
Trollflöjten (The Magic Flute) (1975) |
"
A particular delight for opera fans, though colorfully engaging to everyone."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 31, 2004
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3/5
|
92%
|
Funny Girl (1968) |
"
Barbra Streisand gives one of the musical genre's most sublime performances--unfortunately in a stodgy, badly paced, overly produced movie that don't deserve her."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 31, 2004
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5/5
|
100%
|
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
"
If there never were another satire of war, you'd think this one would have single-handedly stopped the whole mad business."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 29, 2004
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4/5
|
80%
|
Fatal Attraction (1987) |
"
The movie's sexual politics are a little acrid, but its construction is so persuasive and the lead performances so inspired that the film is hard to resist."
—
Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 29, 2004
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4/5
|
100%
|
My Left Foot (1989) |
"
A bit rudimentary in form and style, but full of bracing performances and an admirably light-and-dark tone."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 29, 2004
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4/5
|
100%
|
North by Northwest (1959) |
"
A diverting adventure, but in truth, a little precious... Not my favorite of Hitch's later films."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 29, 2004
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1/5
|
85%
|
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) |
"
Smothered in Spanish moss, creakily derivative of Baby Jane, this one proves you can't borrow from the same well twice."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 27, 2004
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4/5
|
100%
|
The Gold Rush (1925) |
"
One of Chaplin's very funniest movies; not as indelibe as Modern Times, but close."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 27, 2004
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5/5
|
97%
|
La Grande illusion (Grand Illusion) (2012) |
"
You don't know war films can be like this until you see it: elegant, humane, seriocomic, deeply wounded, with a sublime regard for life that exceeds all borders."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 27, 2004
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3/5
|
100%
|
The Bride With White Hair (1993) |
"
A demented, wildly colorful, extravagantly conceived martial-arts adventure-cum-mystical fable."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 24, 2004
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4/5
|
82%
|
Pink Flamingos (1972) |
"
Hard to make an argument based on sheer artistry; impossible to make an argument against outrageous charm and transfixing weirdness."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jul 24, 2004
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4/5
|
80%
|
The Tempest (1980) |
"
A devious and fascinating treatment of the play, especially good for Shakespeare scholars and Jarman fans."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jun 20, 2004
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3/5
|
71%
|
The Divorcée (1930) |
"
Refreshingly excited about female sexuality for a Hollywood movie, though pretty tame stuff all in all."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jun 20, 2004
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4/5
|
96%
|
Intolerance (1916) |
"
Over-extended and powered by a glib conceit, but still a stunning piece of filmmaking, with a breathtaking set."
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Nick's Flick Picks
Posted Jun 20, 2004
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