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3/4 |
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The 13th Letter (1951) |
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"'More than simply an Americanized [version of a] foreign film'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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2 Days In The Valley (1996) |
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Derek Smith | |
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73/100 |
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The Age of Innocence (1993) |
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"The great tragedy is that the hypocrisies that Newland and Olenska work to reveal are the very same ones that ultimately destroy everything passionate and human within them." | |
Derek Smith | |
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66/100 |
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Air Force (1943) |
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"It isn't one of the director's most impressive outputs, but when a solid genre entry such as this is one of your "lesser" films, it says a lot about the quality of your work." | |
Derek Smith | |
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77/100 |
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All I Desire (1953) |
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"[It] may be the most ironic statement on the disturbing allure of 50s suburbia that Sirk ever made." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Alphaville (1965) |
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"It works both as a philosophical treatise on politics and film as well as an entertaining and often amusing look at a future overrun by technology." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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Bed & Board (1970) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/4 |
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Benny's Video (1992) |
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"Similar to The Seventh Continent, this film's objective is to analyze and deconstruct the effects rather than senselessly guess their causes" | |
Derek Smith | |
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38/100 |
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The Birth of a Nation (1915) |
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"shocks audiences with its blatant racism yet remains one of the defining films of the silent era." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972) |
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"'A brilliant depiction of the manipulation inherent in every relationship and the lengths to which people will go to stay with the ones they love.'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Bitter Victory (1957) |
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"There is a sense that while the men here are well-versed in the theories of war, they are clueless about the realities of combat." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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Blood of a Poet (1930) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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5/5 |
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Blow-Up (1966) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Broken Wings (2004) |
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"'The characters are so ordinary and identifiable helping to make it a more universal approach to the way human beings deal with tragedy'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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3.5/4 |
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The Bucket List (2007) |
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"The only Ang Lee film where he shows even a modicum of originality in his direction or any real personality or interesting visual flair." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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Bugsy (1991) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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2.5/4 |
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City of God (2003) |
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"'It's unfortunate that what should be an emotionally-engaging film is so completely unaffecting'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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0/5 |
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The City of Lost Children (1995) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/4 |
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Control Room (2004) |
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"'The press, not war, is the necessary evil in Control Room and information is now more powerful than missiles.'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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2/5 |
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Dead Man on Campus (1998) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Die Hard (1988) |
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"'A landmark film that breathed life and originality into an area of cinema where only formulas were proven reliable.'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Down by Law (1986) |
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"Its soul is the same as all Jarmusch films, but here he digs a bit deeper into the roots of his own methodology and that to which he is opposed." | |
Derek Smith | |
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65/100 |
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Downfall (2005) |
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"Downfall takes on the unenviable task of portraying [Hitler] as a man, rather than a caricature or parody as the norm has dictated." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/5 |
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Dumbo (1941) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Elephant (2003) |
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"'Van Sant is humble enough to admit that he knows no better than the rest of us yet intelligent enough to dramatize the misunderstandings and confusion of such a situation.'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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70/100 |
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The Firm (1988) |
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"A jarring exploration of the male psyche and the devastating consequences of pride and uncontained machismo in a society where men's lives have lost meaning." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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The Firm (1993) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Funny Ha Ha (2005) |
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"One of the most accurate portrayals of post-collegiate disillusionment" | |
Derek Smith | |
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Garden State (2004) |
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"'the biggest problems lie in the simplistic nature of the characters and the reliance on quirkiness, rather than genuine, realistic emotion, to connect with its audience.'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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A Geisha (1953) |
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"'Mizoguchi relentlessly contrasts the accepted attitudes of the time with the harsh reality they help to create'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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2/5 |
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The Great White Hype (1996) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Grizzly Man (2005) |
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"Offers the best that non-fiction films have to offer, where the filmmaker is able to interact with, rather than simply react to, his subject..." | |
Derek Smith | |
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90/100 |
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Heat (1995) |
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"It is a remarkably powerful, entertaining and invigorating piece of cinema that hits on more levels than seemingly possible." | |
Derek Smith | |
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1.5/4 |
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How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
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"[Its] moralizing is dishonest and at times offensive. No matter how effectively a story is told, it's hard to buy into one that so often deceives its audience." | |
Derek Smith | |
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32/100 |
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Hwal (2005) |
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"A painful experience that no amount of eye candy can make up for." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
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"The clever, light-hearted manner that the flurry of philosophical inquiries are tossed our way kept a smile on my face and gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling inside" | |
Derek Smith | |
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82/100 |
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Ici Et Ailleurs (1970) |
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"A vibrant discussion of the nature of the image and how they come to define our reality." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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In Praise of Love (2001) |
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"Love, in Godard’s case, is indistinguishable from cinema and thus he sees the growing capitalist machine as a threat to both." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 2 (1946) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1983) |
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"'A magnificent, eye-opening experience'" | |
Derek Smith | |
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83/100 |
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Last Days (2005) |
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"Van Sant again sidesteps all of the typical narrative trappings and here his style clearly justifies itself." | |
Derek Smith | |
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3/5 |
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The Last Supper (1995) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/5 |
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Le Corbeau (1943) |
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"An intense mystery and a dead-on satire of small-town morals" | |
Derek Smith | |
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Lessons of Darkness/Fata Morgana (1971/1992) |
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Click here to see the review. | |
Derek Smith | |
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72/100 |
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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) |
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"There is a distinct sense that Anderson is trying to re-invent himself with this film." | |
Derek Smith | |
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1.5/4 |
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
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"It remains stuck in a limbo state that more and more indie films find themselves these days, because of its non-committal attitude." | |
Derek Smith | |
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40/100 |
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Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
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"It's amazing how little we end up knowing about the specific schools and the environment where these kids come from and how much time we're left watching them look cute." | |
Derek Smith | |
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4/4 |
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Magnolia (1999) |
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"Marks the arrival of a great, if not the greatest, modern director" | |
Derek Smith | |
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65/100 |
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Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) |
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"Walks a thin line between sincerity and pretension, but ultimately deals with enough issues head-on to make the occassionally excessive quirkiness forgivable." | |
Derek Smith | |
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2/5 |
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Me Myself I (1999) |
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No article available. | |
Derek Smith | |
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