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67%
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Hustle (1975)
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Adam Hartzell
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Bullet Ballet (1998)
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"Bullet Ballet stands out as one of the most sophisticated and ideologically ambitious Japanese films of the past decade."
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Rick Curnutte
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9 Souls (2003)
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"One of the most confounding, troubling and ambitious comedies I've seen in quite a while... a nice-looking film, if not especially unique in its formalism."
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Rick Curnutte
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77%
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Team America - World Police (2004)
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"The puppetry is outstanding, and the production values are immaculate...but they are, unfortunately, in service of an ultimately mundane affair. "
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Rick Curnutte
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83%
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The Ten Commandments (1923)
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Rick Curnutte
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61%
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Blood and Wine (1997)
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Rick Curnutte
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18%
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Gymkata (1991)
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|
Rick Curnutte
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89%
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Le Procès (The Trial) (1962)
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Rick Curnutte
|
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78%
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Explorers (1985)
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Rick Curnutte
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74%
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The Hard Way (1991)
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|
Rick Curnutte
|
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14%
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South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
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|
Rick Curnutte
|
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73%
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Primer (2004)
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"...a wonderfully realized cinematic puzzle...the most artistic and thought-provoking science fiction film in a very long time. "
|
Rick Curnutte
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64%
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
|
|
Justin Remer
|
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88%
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The Five Obstructions (2003)
|
|
Justin Remer
|
|
100%
|
Repulsion (1997)
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"A masterful exploration of the human psyche. One of Polanski's best films and easily Deneuve's best performance."
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Rick Curnutte
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90%
|
The Little Mermaid 3D (1989)
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"Bawdy and crass, The Little Mermaid was the beginning of the whoreish product that Disney has continously put out in its wake."
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Rick Curnutte
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90%
|
Fresh (1994)
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"A formulaic premise is saved by a dedicated filmmaker and a terrific cast."
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Rick Curnutte
|
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47%
|
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
|
"A wretched sci-fi experiment. Took advantage of then-revolutionary special effects. Embarrassing for all involved."
|
Rick Curnutte
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|
100%
|
The Lost Weekend (1945)
|
"A marginally effective Wilder film. Self-important and bloated at times, The Lost Weekend is less meaningful than it wants to be."
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Rick Curnutte
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43%
|
The Brown Bunny (2004)
|
"...unusually moving...meditative...painterly and expressive...the best film of the year..."
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
92%
|
Amores Perros (2001)
|
|
Asbjorn Gronstad
|
|
96%
|
Double Indemnity (1944)
|
|
Richard Armstrong
|
|
57%
|
Irreversible (2002)
|
|
Jason Shawhan
|
|
84%
|
Kill Bill, Volume 2 (2004)
|
|
Peter Tonguette
|
|
63%
|
Kansas City (1996)
|
|
Dan Jardine
|
|
77%
|
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
|
|
Hunter Vaughan
|
|
97%
|
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) (1928)
|
"It is Falconetti's transcendent work that raises the film above the level of even the most lauded films in the canon. Jeanne is a hypnotic, shimmering masterpiece, and Falconetti's performance is largely responsible for that."
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
82%
|
Charlotte Sometimes (2003)
|
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
70%
|
The Company (2003)
|
|
Peter Tonguette
|
|
100%
|
Rear Window (1954)
|
|
Avi Spivack
|
|
80%
|
Fight Club (1999)
|
|
Jethro Rothe-Kushel
|
|
78%
|
The Saddest Music in the World (2004)
|
|
Peter Tonguette
|
|
94%
|
2 ou 3 Choses que je Sais d'Elle (Two or Three Things I Know About Her) (1967)
|
|
Hunter Vaughan
|
|
21%
|
Baise-Moi (2000)
|
|
Adrian Gargett
|
|
43%
|
The Village (2004)
|
"The first major studio film that fully tackles post-9/11 paranoia...a stunningly effective political film...not only Shyamalan's best film, but his most challenging."
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
20%
|
Thunderbirds (2004)
|
"The film has a certain charming wholesomeness about it, but...will ultimately prove lacking in the thrills department for both adults and children."
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
9%
|
Catwoman (2004)
|
"This is one of the strangest and most fearsome of big-budget summer movie blockbuster wannabes: a film without an audience. "
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
95%
|
Before Sunset (2004)
|
"Before Sunset is a flat-out masterpiece...the most beautifully realized American love story in years. [It's] easily the best film of the year."
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
86%
|
Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters) (2003)
|
|
Kevin Teo Kia Choong
|
|
93%
|
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
|
"The most sublimely comic and achingly real love story I've seen in a very long time...Carrey gives a performance for the ages...revelatory. "
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
76%
|
Expiration ()
|
"...we may have the first major work of the Student-DV Film New Wave...a rich, bountiful film filled to the brim with popping ideas and a sensual visual palette. "
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
95%
|
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
|
|
Ian Johnston
|
|
91%
|
Sanma no aji (An Autumn Afternoon) (The Widower) (1964)
|
|
Ian Johnston
|
|
49%
|
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
|
"I admire an artist who puts himself so fully into his work, who takes a chance on presenting a singular vision...This is a masterful film. "
|
Rick Curnutte
|
|
77%
|
Big Fish (2003)
|
|
Peter Tonguette
|
|
71%
|
Cold Mountain (2003)
|
|
Peter Tonguette
|
|
60%
|
The Dreamers (2004)
|
|
Justin Remer
|
|
——
|
Point Blank (1998)
|
|
Tim Applegate
|
|
90%
|
Voyage in Italy (1992)
|
|
Ian Johnston
|
|
58%
|
The Missing (2003)
|
"The Missing is a vast misfire...Howard has delivered yet another bland, "adult" drama, aimed at capturing the masses, rather than challenging them. "
|
Rick Curnutte
|
73%
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