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300 (2007) |
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"It would now seem that the notebook drawings of troubled teenage boys have been elevated to the status of "high art". God save us all." | |
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3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
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"Bears many of the same fatalistic concerns as its 1957 predecessor, but its totally slick execution... polishes the feeling right out of them." | |
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Casino Royale (2006) |
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"This is James Bond before sassy self-awareness set in, and it rattles the cages more than any number of explosions could in letting us know why he's still relevant today." | |
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Children of Men (2006) |
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"As uncertain and spontaneous as its events are in the moment, Children of Men feels too tightly wound for its own good." | |
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Cloverfield (2008) |
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"Apocalypse Redux: Cloverfield and the digital eye." | |
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First Blood (1982) |
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"Now that's ballsy." | |
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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
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"Witness to a great director's vision being slowly strangled by the work of a hired hack." | |
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An Inconvenient Truth (2006) |
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"The ultimate effect of An Inconvenient Truth is not unlike looking down the barrel of a loaded gun." | |
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Inland Empire (2006) |
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"Sprawls onto the screen as if it had escaped directly from within David Lynch's mind, not like an alien creature let off its leash for the first time." | |
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Knocked Up (2007) |
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"Knocked Up isn't better because it is more realistic, but this approach lends the material an appropriately mature tone." | |
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Marie Antoinette (2006) |
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"The very antithesis of the traditional historical film, approaching its material as an accepted present." | |
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Miami Vice (2006) |
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"[The punchy] theatrical opening... doesn't so much lead viewers into the film as it injects them." | |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) |
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"It is not a great film, but it captures an innocence rarely seen in theaters, let alone in mega-hyped summer blockbusters." | |
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Ratatouille (2007) |
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"In an already stellar year for animation, Ratatouille - dare I say it? - takes the cake." | |
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Revolver (2007) |
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"Like De Palma before him, Ritchie knows how to express substance through style." | |
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Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
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"Rock out with your **** out!" | |
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Shrek the Third (2007) |
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"Like an overstuffed Happy Meal with a deliberately deceiving nutritional guide." | |
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Sicko (2007) |
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"Michael Moore's intentions have always struck me as honest and legitimate, even when his filmmaking practices do not." | |
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Snakes on a Plane (2006) |
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"Its genre elements are completely honed down to their basest elements and exploited for the most fun possible." | |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
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"Spider-Man 3 is impressive even in light of the fact that its unwieldy ambition often does more harm than good." | |
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