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13 Going on 30 (2004) |
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"The film is mildly diverting, with Garner doing a good pass at being a 13-year-old in an adult's body." | |
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28 Days Later (2003) |
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"... a strange, funny, odd, and invigorating film." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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50 First Dates (2004) |
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"A blend of Groundhog Day,Memento, Clean Slate and Invasion of the Body Snatchers." | |
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The Adventurers (1970) |
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"A lot of people like to throw out lightly the phrase "the worst movie I ever saw."" | |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"The horror of Against the Ropes is that a screenwriter had a real person in front of her with an interesting, complicated story yet deemed her not "cinematic" enough." | |
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The Alan Clarke Collection (1977-1989) |
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"This is probably one of the most important DVD sets to be released this year." | |
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American Splendor (2003) |
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"Eventually, American Splendor becomes a medical drama, and descends into Brian's Song territory" | |
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American Wedding (2003) |
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"The gross and the sweet are inextricably intertwined in this series." | |
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Animal Farm (1954) |
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"Comes in an excellent full frame transfer, with an authoritative commentary track by Brian Sibley." | |
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3/4 |
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Armageddon (1998) |
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"A reasonably satisfying summer blockbuster, with all the flaws and virtues that come with that label." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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The Aviator (2004) |
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"Not much of The Aviator seems like a Martin Scorsese film." | |
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The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
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" It may seem counter intuitive to insist that a film about illness, death, and aging is delightful, but that is the effect of The Barbarian Invasions." | |
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The Best Of The Mickey Mouse Club |
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"I don't see how this is the "best" of the MMC." | |
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Birth (2004) |
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"Mesmerizing." | |
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2/4 |
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Bounce (2000) |
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"What should have been graceful understatement instead reads as lifeless detachment." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) |
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""An unnecessary sequel."" | |
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Broadway: The Golden Age (2004) |
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"Three sequences are amazing and inspirational." | |
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Bruce Almighty (2003) |
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"It's really about a generation's sense of entitlement, with God thrown in as the ultimate "dad" you can go and complain to." | |
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Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
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"brilliantly constructed, parceling out both its narrative arc and its tidbits of shocking new information with perceptive cunning" | |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
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"Within the limits of Hollywood sterility, CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: FULL THROTTLE is a fetishist's dream." | |
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4/4 |
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Chasing Amy (1997) |
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"Funny, fearless... and profoundly moving. Never did I ever think I'd come away from a Smith film with a lump in my throat." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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3.5/4 |
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Clerks (1994) |
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"Fresh, funny." | |
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Clerks II (2006) |
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"Preview of Kevin Smith's sequel to his 1994 comedy, starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, and Jason Mewes." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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3/4 |
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Clerks Uncensored (2000) |
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"The show definitely had at the very least one quality that set it apart from most series cluttering network airwaves these days: genuine promise." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Closer (2004) |
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"As Closer unspooled I found myself wishing that Nichols had done something a little more unsparing.Then I remembered that he already has: Carnal Knowlege." | |
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Cold Creek Manor (2003) |
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"This is the kind of movie where when you see a stain glass window at the start you know that in about 80 minutes someone is going to fall through it." | |
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3/4 |
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The Cutting Edge (1991) |
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"Grafts one screen formula on top of another--but that doesn't mean the film isn't a blast to watch." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Daredevil (2003) |
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"Report from the special press conference during the shoot on June 19, 2002" | |
Michael Dequina | |
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3/4 |
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Daredevil (2003) |
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"A faithful translation of the character and one of his more memorable tales on the page; it satisfies as an adventure and as a more intimate story." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
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" A brilliant, riveting, action-packed remake." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
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"The Day After Tomorrow is enjoyable in its junky way." | |
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Deadline (2004) |
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"Inspiring." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Demonlover (2003) |
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"demonlover wasn't made to be "liked" in the conventional sense." | |
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DIG! (2004) |
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"Like the equally excellent Crumb, DiG! covers some seven years, and so it really gets into the characters." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) |
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"Vince Vaughn could become the new Bill Murray." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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4/4 |
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Dogma (1999) |
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"Maybe this DVD edition will enable Smith's film to finally be seen for what it is: an outrageously comic but ultimately heartfelt celebration of faith." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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3/4 |
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Dogma (1999) |
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"A lot of people will walk out of Dogma thinking back on its many laughs, but just as many, if not more, will come out reflecting on their own religious faith." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Dogma (1999) |
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"A report from the Los Angeles premiere of Dogma on November 9, 1999." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Dogville (2003) |
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"Breathtaking for its technical artistry." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Elephant (2003) |
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"Elephant is an arty but not artistic variation on an internet theory about the events that culminated in the Columbine High School shootings in April of 1999" | |
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Eurotrip (2004) |
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"You come out of Eurotrip feeling Euro trashed, wandering aimlessly in a haze that is a blend of awe and incredulity and profound depression" | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Fantastic Four (2005) |
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"There are four different movies in The Fantastic Four struggling to get out." | |
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Fast Company (1979) |
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"Fast Company provides everything that a drive in movie about cars is expected to produce." | |
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Flight of the Phoenix (2004) |
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"All that happened in the original, but with the temperature down several thousand degrees." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Flight of the Phoenix (2004) |
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"One of the best technical commentaries I've heard in a long time." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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Garden State (2004) |
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"Peter Saarsgard's role in Garden State is one of the main reasons to see the film." | |
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2/4 |
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Gigli (2003) |
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"Since it's unlikely Brest's original will ever see the light of day again, I feel a need to describe the differences in this cut to prove that it once added up to something..." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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3/4 |
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Going All the Way (1997) |
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"This funny, oddly moving little film is distinguished by some fine acting." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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The Gospel (2005) |
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"Report from the Atlanta world premiere on September 24, 2005." | |
Michael Dequina | |
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Grindhouse (2007) |
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"Tarantino has conceived a plot just as odd as the better, experimental '70s drive in films." | |
D.K. Holm | |
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