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48%
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The Safety of Objects (2001)
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"A vivid tableau that shows us the simplicity and quiet beauty of suburbia."
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Michael Brody
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57%
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The Guru (2002)
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"Falls horribly off track and opts out for cheap laughs and some sort of misplaced commentary on the porn industry."
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Joshua Tyler
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66%
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Shanghai Knights (2003)
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"This is The Apple Dumpling Gang if Tim Conway knew kung fu."
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Joshua Tyler
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69%
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Max (2002)
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"It takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived."
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Joshua Tyler
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78%
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25th Hour (2003)
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"Norton is brilliant in creating a sympathetic and likable character that honestly feels little real remorse."
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Joshua Tyler
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19%
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Just Married (2003)
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"There's something sweetly endearing about this mildly funny little newlywed endeavor."
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Joshua Tyler
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96%
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The Pianist (2002)
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"A subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience; The Pianist does not."
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Joshua Tyler
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92%
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The Sting (1973)
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Joshua Tyler
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79%
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Antwone Fisher (2002)
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"Maybe as a world-class actor himself, Denzel knows how to get the most out of his performers."
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Joshua Tyler
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97%
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Spirited Away (2001)
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"Taking a page from "Alice In Wonderland" seems to have helped."
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Joshua Tyler
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75%
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Gangs of New York (2002)
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"Gangs of New York is an unapologetic mess, whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up."
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Joshua Tyler
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26%
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Toys (1992)
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Joshua Tyler
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96%
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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"A reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz, Spielberg knows how to tell us about people."
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Joshua Tyler
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87%
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Chicago (2002)
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"Every dance becomes about seduction, where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated, and sex is currency."
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Michael Brody
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42%
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Two Weeks Notice (2002)
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"Two Weeks Notice is one of the more shallow romantic comedies of the year, yet also without a doubt one of the most genuinely funny."
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Joshua Tyler
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94%
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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"Stewart was the real deal, he was no sunshine patriot."
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Joshua Tyler
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75%
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Secretary (2002)
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"Anybody remember Shannon Tweed?"
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Joshua Tyler
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38%
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Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)
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"This felt like the end, but was neither the best nor worst note to end on."
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Joshua Tyler
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91%
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Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
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"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a movie that transcends it's genre, it's format, it's fan base to really get inside the hearts and heads of people across all barriers the world over. This is the way to make Star Trek movies RIGHT."
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Joshua Tyler
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48%
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Willow (1988)
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Joshua Tyler
|
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——
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Spplat Attack (2002)
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"A weird and delightful display of film crossing over somehow into the real world."
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Joshua Tyler
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79%
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003)
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"Just isn't as weird as it ought to be."
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Joshua Tyler
|
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21%
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The Hot Chick (2002)
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"It's nice to have something so outrageously silly to lighten things up."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
|
96%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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"An epic of grandeur and scale that's been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of Hollywood."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II (Gojira VS Mekagojira) (1993)
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|
Joshua Tyler
|
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91%
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Adaptation (2002)
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"Adaptation is perhaps the best film ever made to chronicle the oppressive screenwriting process."
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Michael Brody
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100%
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Citizen Kane (1941)
|
|
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66%
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Solaris (2002)
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"A movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events."
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Joshua Tyler
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68%
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Treasure Planet (2002)
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"Treasure Planet is just a reminder of how much I liked the original template from which all these cheap knockoffs have come."
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Joshua Tyler
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76%
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
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"My Big Fat Greek Wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor."
|
Joshua Tyler
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78%
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Requiem for a Dream (2000)
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"I found it appropriate that I had trouble looking away."
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Joshua Tyler
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52%
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
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|
Joshua Tyler
|
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57%
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Die Another Day (2002)
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"A loving reminder of just exactly what it was that made us like Martini swilling 007 in the first place."
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Joshua Tyler
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82%
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American History X (1998)
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"If the message of the film gets a bit didatic, or the storyline balance is a little off ... it hardly matters in the end. American History X is unrelenting."
|
Nate Yapp
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92%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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"This is not only one of the greatest films ever made by anyone, but it's also the single greatest DVD in the history of the format. Period."
|
Nate Yapp
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——
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Escape Under Pressure (2000)
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"I won't even discuss the dozens of stupid screenwriting blunders, the one-dimensional characters, or the simple idiocy with which the whole film was executed."
|
Nate Yapp
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|
83%
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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"Without the newness of the first film to give it some electricity, this Harry Potter outing comes off as harmless but flat."
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Joshua Tyler
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76%
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8 Mile (2002)
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"Curtis Hanson knew exactly what he was doing when he made 8 Mile."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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80%
|
The Neverending Story (1984)
|
"One of a scant few true Fantasy masterpieces."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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22%
|
Hudson Hawk (1991)
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"The film reaches a point where the story grows secondary, almost irrelevant."
|
Michael Brody
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|
80%
|
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
|
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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48%
|
Femme Fatale (2002)
|
"Romijn-Stamos drinks sexual sweat in with every breath."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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25%
|
Formula 51 (The 51st State) (2002)
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"Jackson is always watchable."
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Joshua Tyler
|
|
82%
|
American History X (1998)
|
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15%
|
I Spy (2002)
|
"The rapport between Wilson and Murphy is uproarious, even if the action bits are a little lame."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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13%
|
Ghost Ship (2002)
|
"A soggy, cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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52%
|
The Last Castle (2001)
|
"The sap is only occassional, but the poignancy is muted."
|
Joshua Tyler
|
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33%
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The Truth About Charlie (2002)
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"Even in death, Charlie isn't all that interesting."
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Joshua Tyler
|
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60%
|
The Anniversary Party (2001)
|
"There hasn't been a group of actors so easy with each other since This is Spinal Tap."
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Nate Yapp
|
|
79%
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
|
"Love and romance with a more resounding note than any usual artificially contrived Hollywood smooch-fest."
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Joshua Tyler
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78%
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