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2/4
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70%
|
Off the Map (2003) |
"
It mistakes silence for depth and contrivances for quirkiness."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 11, 2005
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2.5/4
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Elvis Has Left the Building (2004) |
"
"Romp" is a good word to describe this movie. "Campy" is another...Get the picture? Don't think too hard - it's just screwball comedy. And as such, it works."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 3, 2005
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1.5/4
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13%
|
Slaves of New York (1989) |
"
There are so many good movies about New York, across the gamut of styles. Don't waste your time on this one."
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Posted Aug 3, 2005
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2.5/4
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Remington Steele - Season 1 (2005) |
"
If you aren't old enough to be embarrassed about your 1980s hairstyle, you'll probably love Remington Steele. Any older and you'll cringe."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 28, 2005
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4/4
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Dead Like Me - The Complete Second Season (2005) |
"
Dead Like Me will be remembered as one of those cult series that lived fast, died young, and left a beautiful corpse."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 23, 2005
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|
3.5/4
|
64%
|
Bride and Prejudice (2005) |
"
Bride & Prejudice is a high-spirited, joyous film and a directorial masterpiece on numerous levels."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 5, 2005
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3/4
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88%
|
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1995) |
"
Terry Gilliam must have had (and kept track of) some major acid trips in his life, because his films are weird. They're also brilliant."
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Reel.com
Posted May 15, 2005
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3/4
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81%
|
The Longest Yard (1974) |
"
If you're a sports fan, a Reynolds fan or a '70s fan, you'll want to put yourself on lockdown for a day to enjoy this special edition."
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Reel.com
Posted May 15, 2005
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|
3.5/4
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83%
|
In Good Company (2004) |
"
No matter how old you are, and regardless of gender, you will identify with someone in the movie. That Weitz could create that kind of accessibility is pure genius."
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Reel.com
Posted May 15, 2005
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3/4
|
68%
|
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
"
A showcase for Penn."
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Reel.com
Posted Apr 28, 2005
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3/4
|
96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
Some day, Paul Giamatti will get his Oscar."
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Reel.com
Posted Apr 12, 2005
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|
1.5/4
|
10%
|
Elektra (2005) |
"
Elektra is visually stunning: the costumes, the locations, the cinematography, the stars-all are gorgeous. Everything else about the movie is bad."
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Reel.com
Posted Apr 12, 2005
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4/4
|
91%
|
Stand by Me (2000) |
"
Some movies are perfect for their time, and some movies are perfect forever. Stand by Me is one of the latter."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 22, 2005
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|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
Being Julia (2004) |
"
Too good a film to languish in relative obscurity."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 22, 2005
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|
3/4
|
87%
|
Lightning in a Bottle (2004) |
"
Even if it is flawed as a documentary, as a concert film, Lightning in a Bottle is nearly perfect."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 16, 2005
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004) |
"
It deserves credit for trying."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 16, 2005
|
|
3.5/4
|
63%
|
Stage Beauty (2004) |
"
A cineaste's feast."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 8, 2005
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|
4/4
|
100%
|
The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
"
The rare movie that we never tire of watching. This Special Edition DVD deserves a place on your shelf."
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Reel.com
Posted Mar 4, 2005
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|
3/4
|
62%
|
I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
"
The movie is definitely worth watching. The Special Edition DVD, not so much."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 22, 2005
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|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2004) |
"
This movie is addictive."
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Reel.com
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
1.5/4
|
32%
|
When Will I Be Loved (2004) |
"
This is a pretentious, borderline misogynistic film that seems to have grown out of Toback's fantasy that when he's '70, he'll still be able to bed beautiful women"
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 26, 2005
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Rosenstrasse (2004) |
"
It's difficult to reconcile the awkwardness of the outer story with the naturally flowing storyline of the inner one."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 26, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Léon: The Professional (1994) |
"
Only the French could make an action flick that would be equally at home in the multiplex and the art house theater."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 13, 2005
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|
0/4
|
0%
|
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) |
"
This movie is just plain wrong. So, so, so wrong."
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Reel.com
Posted Jan 13, 2005
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|
2/4
|
71%
|
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
"
When a movie focuses on a nerd, the nerd has to have something going for him other than his nerdiness, or the audience-nerds included-just won't care."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 29, 2004
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
The Door in the Floor (2004) |
"
Williams has created a truthful triad of uncomfortable dynamics."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 15, 2004
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|
3/4
|
91%
|
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) |
"
A near-perfect period piece of the late 1960s: the language, the mores, the music and, oh yes, the clothes."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 15, 2004
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|
4/4
|
81%
|
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"
If you've got an action fan on your gift list, The Bourne Supremacy DVD is a go."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 13, 2004
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|
4/4
|
——
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61*/Babe Ruth (2004) |
"
One of the best baseball movies out there."
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Reel.com
Posted Dec 3, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
43%
|
The Clearing (2004) |
"
The Clearing.. [creates] maximum tension without overtly manipulating the viewer."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 9, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Before Sunset (2004) |
"
It appeals to a narrow demographic, but those who thrive on intellectual flirtation will find it immensely appealing."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 9, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Osama (2004) |
"
Just the fact that Osama was made is a miracle. That it received worldwide distribution is something for which everyone... should be grateful."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
Peter Pan (2003) |
"
This Peter Pan shines light into the dark corners of one of the world's favorite fairytales."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) |
"
Even when [McNamara] is openly defending what many would consider indefensible actions, his earnestness walks a line between psychopathic and somewhat commendable."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) |
"
The Grapes of Wrath is as necessary a film to view as it is a novel to read."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) |
"
The chemistry between Nick (Garfield) and Cora (Turner) absolutely leaps off the screen."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
The Prisoner (1955) |
"
Unless you're a student of acting or of period-specific British drama, The Prisoner may simply sentence you to boredom."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
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|
2/4
|
81%
|
Tully (2002) |
"
The movie was critically lauded when it was released theatrically last fall, more than two years after its completion, but audiences never quite seemed to catch on."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
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|
3/4
|
——
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Harold and the Purple Crayon - The Complete Series (2004) |
"
The biggest benefit of the series is its emphasis on thinking creatively and helping to mirror common, but difficult to express, childhood feelings like loneliness and shame."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) |
"
Fast Times isn't a great movie, but it captured a certain generational zeitgeist, and for that, it deserves to be labeled a cult hit."
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Reel.com
Posted Nov 5, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
The Ref (1994) |
"
Every holiday movie strives to become a timeless classic. The Ref succeeds."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 22, 2004
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
372 le Matin (Betty Blue) (37.2 Degrees in the Morning) (1986) |
"
It manages to weave elements of romance, drama, comedy, and thriller without losing its core identity, and that's more than can be said for most contemporary films."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 12, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
The Mother (2004) |
"
Michell [allows] the audience to suspend what is likely the most vehement of disbelief and to start feeling that this odd relationship is, in fact, rather sweet."
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Reel.com
Posted Oct 12, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
61%
|
Saved! (2004) |
"
Hallelujah! A teen comedy that's actually both for teens and funny!"
—
Reel.com
Posted Oct 5, 2004
|
|
1.5/4
|
11%
|
New York Minute (2004) |
"
New York Minute is silly; it's slapstick; it's cheesier than fondue; it's cartoonish and probably too juvenile even for 'tweens."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 20, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
46%
|
Hidalgo (2004) |
"
For a movie touted as an action-adventure film, Hidalgo is an epic yawner."
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Reel.com
Posted Aug 4, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"
The Magdalene Sisters is exquisite, riveting and very disturbing."
—
Reel.com
Posted Jul 27, 2004
|
|
2.5/4
|
13%
|
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) |
"
Despite being ostracized, Lola is comfortable with being different; she celebrates it. That alone sets Drama Queen apart from the rest of the [teen] films."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 23, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (Monsieur Ibrahim) (2003) |
"
Sharif came out of retirement to shoot this film, and he gives an exceptional performance."
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Reel.com
Posted Jul 7, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
——
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Dead Like Me - The Complete First Season (2004) |
"
Though the writing and direction are strong, the cast is really what makes Dead Like Me click."
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Reel.com
Posted Jun 21, 2004
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