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B+ |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"It seems Grant doesn't need the floppy hair and the self-deprecating stammers after all." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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2/5 |
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About Last Night... (1986) |
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No article available. | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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F |
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Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) |
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"Sample dialogue: 'Over here!' 'What?' 'Arrrg!'" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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4/5 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) |
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No article available. | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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A |
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After Life (1998) |
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"Like our most cherished memories, After Life is warm and intimate." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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C |
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Alice et Martin (1998) |
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"Oblique and random for the sake of being oblique and random... it gives you no reason to care until the film is half over" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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A+ |
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Alien (1979) |
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"...a seminal movie in the history of horror..." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C |
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Alien 3 (1992) |
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"Generally viewed as the nadir of the Alien series." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B+ |
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Alien Resurrection (1997) |
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"Not the best Alien film, but unquestionably the most thematically ambitious" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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A |
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Aliens (1986) |
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"Scott's tension-building atmospherics are replaced by Cameron's high-octane punch." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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A- |
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All About My Mother (1999) |
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"...bold and lively filmmaking, which plumbs jewels from cinema’s past and builds on them to resonate in new directions." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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C- |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"a slick product conceived in the executive conference room of some Hollywood studio, not in the mind of an artist" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999) |
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"Its success or failure hinges solely on the viewer's individual tolerance for the sound of The Chipmunks' voices." | |
Jen Walker | |
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A |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"Elegant and gorgeous in its careful progression from satire to poignant drama, AMERICAN BEAUTY celebrates the rewards of the journey instead of glorifying the destination or the prize." | |
Dana Knowles | |
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A- |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"A toothsome black comedy of mordant wit and surprising depth" | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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A |
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American History X (1998) |
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"For Director Tony Kaye to disown this is irrational beyond belief" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C- |
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American Psycho (2000) |
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"The film never connects to its underlying sadness because it's off in the vapors cavorting in a mocking tone that severs any authentic emotional attachment to its characters." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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B+ |
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American Splendor (2003) |
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"a remarkable amalgamation of the real and the fictionalized" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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American Splendor (2003) |
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"Profile and interview: Paul Giamatti" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C+ |
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Amy's O (2002) |
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"Amy and Matthew have a bit of a phony relationship, but the film works in spite of it." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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Amy's O (2002) |
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"Women in Control: Writer/directors Sandra Nettelbeck and Julie Davis talk about their new films, MOSTLY MARTHA and AMY'S ORGASM" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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D |
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Analyze This (1998) |
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"Billy Crystal could turn "Othello" into an insipid, feel-good movie." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B |
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) |
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"Monty Python's best known sketches reshot and compiled on film, with slight variations and occasional profanity. Great sketches, but a rather pointless exercise." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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3/5 |
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Angel - Season 1 (1999-2000) |
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No article available. | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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D+ |
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Angel Eyes (2001) |
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"Mandoki probably thinks he's trafficking in archetypal themes of love and loss, but he's really just shoveling hooey." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C+ |
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Angela's Ashes (1999) |
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"After the two and a half hour slog through every indignity and pain that poverty can lay upon a person, one wonders what the point was." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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D |
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Animatrix (2003) |
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"Far from fleshing out the universe of THE MATRIX, this cynical, self-indulgent marketing tie-in renders it less coherent. Boasts only a few memorable visual moments, and suffers from a paucity of narrative." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C+ |
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Animatrix (2003) |
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"The Animatrix is not much more than an interesting experiment... With the exception of "Kid's Story" and "A Detective's Story," all the shorts are failures." | |
Frances Nicole Rogers | |
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B |
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Anna and the King (1999) |
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"the sort of film that would have contended for a Best Picture Oscar in the mid-80s and handily won in the early 60s" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B+ |
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The Anniversary Party (2001) |
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"How do people with perfect lives find ways to live them so imperfectly, you might wonder? "The Anniversary Party" shows us, making us laugh and understand at the same time." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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D+ |
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Antonia's Line (1995) |
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"The magical realism in Antonia's Line is neither magical nor real." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) |
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"Good intentions, mediocre movie." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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C- |
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Any Given Sunday (1999) |
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"As a sensorial evocation of football, Any Given Sunday acutely captures the bestial working conditions both on and off the field. It fails, however, to tell a compelling or believable story or to provide three-dimensional characters." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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B |
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Anything Else (2003) |
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"Allen just does what he does, and he does it very well." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B |
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Anywhere But Here (1999) |
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Click here to see the review. | |
Alison Tweedie-Perry | |
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B+ |
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Aprile (1998) |
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"There's a curious duality going on here as both the film and the events depicted in the film reveal an extremely self-indulgent man who believes everyone else should be as interested in himself as he is." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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1/5 |
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Arachnophobia (1990) |
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No article available. | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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C- |
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Arlington Road (1999) |
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"It's impossible to reconcile the giggle-inducing style of Pellington's direction with the real issues the film addresses and come up with a coherent take on his intent." | |
Dana Knowles | |
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D- |
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Armageddon (1998) |
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"Armabludgeon is like a roller coast--occasionally exciting, but in the end you've been taken for a long, nauseating ride." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C+ |
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Around the Bend (2004) |
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"Around the Bend has outstanding acting and a short running time, and still the story runs thin." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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Around the Bend (2004) |
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"Lucas discusses working with Christopher Walken, his relationship with his father, and some unusual experiences during the making of SESSION 9." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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Around the Bend (2004) |
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"Christopher Walken fences genially with reporters, discussing career and audience expectations, as well as his new film, Around the Bend." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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A- |
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
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"Few things are as exciting as watching a great actor successfully turn off the star wattage and don the skin of an utterly weak, insignificant person." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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C- |
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Assassination Tango (2003) |
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"Francis Ford Coppola suggested to his friend that he combine his love of tango with his love of filmmaking. The story doesn't seem to be thought out much beyond that." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B- |
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
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"delivers the action movie goods [thanks to] adroit pacing...[and] a cast of extremely capable actors." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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D |
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The Astronaut's Wife (1999) |
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"The Astronaut’s Wife has a wonderful trailer that tells you everything you need to know about the film –-AVOID AT ALL COSTS." | |
Jeff Vorndam | |
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C |
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) |
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"Recycled ideas and a weaker plot" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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Auto Focus (2002) |
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"Men Behaving Badly: The directors and stars of AUTO FOCUS and ROGER DODGER discuss their new films." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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B+ |
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Auto Focus (2002) |
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"Instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral, Schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view." | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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D- |
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The Avengers (1998) |
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"Even with extensive use of the rewind function on my VCR, I couldn't piece the story together" | |
Carlo Cavagna | |
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