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Rating Title | Year Quote Author
68%

Shutter Island (2010)

"Acting more Kubrickian than ever, Scorsese uses the promise of horror to subvert expectations as thoroughly as did The Shining, which offers nothing terribly supernatural besides the twin horrors of parenthood and writer's block."

Rob Nelson

73%

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

"An intimate epic, Jonze's film is nearly unique among modern kid fare for its total lack of condescension to the core audience."

Rob Nelson

86%

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

"Six decades before Diablo Cody and Juno, Preston Sturges carried unplanned comedy to term."

Rob Nelson

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Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections (2008)

"Earnhardt's film is pointedly infuriating, not least when it uses the simplest mathematical equations."

Rob Nelson

97%

His Girl Friday (1940)

"The ultimate lesson of His Girl Friday--that it's tougher to manage a marriage than a newspaper--looks in 2008 like pure nostalgia."

Rob Nelson

86%

Shine a Light (2008)

"Note to self: Need more yoga ASAP."

Rob Nelson

69%

Religulous (2008)

"The Passion of the Maher"

Rob Nelson

21%

Spread (2009)

"Shooting in widescreen while conveying a sharp sense of verticality, [director David] Mackenzie gets us dizzy from the wealth of playthings on display, from swimming pool to private parts."

Rob Nelson

92%

Ponyo (2009)

"There's a miraculous transformation in almost every moment of the film."

Rob Nelson

98%

Vertigo (1958)

"Vertigo is a kind of consummate illusion--tantalizing for being so often out of reach (DVDs don't match the reel deal), fulfilling only for bringing us as close as possible to Hitchcock's head and heart in Frisco circa '58. Or..."

Rob Nelson

59%

W. (2008)

"Stone's meticulous reenactment of the public and private Bush seizes control of the grand narrative from the president and his expert magicians."

Rob Nelson

80%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2008)

" Like Scorsese's Casino, in which Rickles had a small role, Mr. Warmth tips its hat to a demolished way of life--Vegas power having transferred from the Mob to the even scarier thugs of corporations."

Rob Nelson

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