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51%
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Last Night (2011)
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Jerry White
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89%
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Life 2.0 (2011)
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"As Life 2.0 reveals layers of life and experience, you realize that they are not confined to Second Life. These interview subjects describe their experiences, in both Second Life and what they call First Life, that is, Real Life."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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86%
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The Lifestyle (2001)
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Carrie Gorringe
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83%
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Paranormal Activity (2009)
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"The titular and sometimes distressing activity in Paranormal Activity serves as a mostly banal metaphor for the couples relationship."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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25%
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
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"Jamie Foxx's Nick mostly repeats the part played by Denzel Washington in Ricochet, the superior first incarnation of Law Abiding Citizen."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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11%
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Couples Retreat (2009)
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"It's some kind of trick when a film can make Jason Bateman look unsubtle."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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88%
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La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris (2009)
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"Work is at the center of Frederick Wiseman's absorbing documentary, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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56%
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Flawless (2008)
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Joe Barlow
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80%
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Divine Trash (1997)
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Eddie Cockrell
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40%
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My Dinner with Jimi (2003)
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Carrie Gorringe
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83%
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Joan the Maid - The Battles/The Prisons (1999)
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"This Joan is vulnerable, human, headstrong and, finally, empathetic in a way, say, Preminger's never was."
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Eddie Cockrell
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86%
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
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"In Toby's story, even more than in Sweeney Todd's, the film observes the evolution of vengeance as ethos, the ways it can come to look like justice, a means to escape "living hells.""
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Cynthia Fuchs
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91%
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
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"Land, oil, blood. There will be lots of all in Paul Thomas Anderson's stunning new movie."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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86%
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L' Avocat de la Terreur (Terror's Advocate) (2007)
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"If Terror's Advocate doesn't precisely interrogate the rise of terrorism, it does look at its romance and consider its effectiveness."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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26%
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Lions for Lambs (2007)
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"Arian and Ernie are the young men of color who are acting out the plot the white folks are talking about."
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Cynthia Fuchs
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65%
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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
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"The central dilemma of The Jane Austen Book Club: how to make the least bit interesting the primary activity undertaken by our protagonists?"
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Cynthia Fuchs
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98%
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Ten Canoes (2007)
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"A study of community and ritual, Ten Canoes celebrates as it contemplates, emphasizing the fact that this collection of stories, Gulpilil's story in its many layers, is seen."
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Cynthia Fuchs
|
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——
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The Mark of Cain (2007)
|
|
KJ Doughton
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79%
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Western (2008)
|
|
Eddie Cockrell
|
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84%
|
Beyond the Gates (2005)
|
"The movie does suggest that Joe's ignorance and sense of privilege, however honorable his intentions, make a dangerous combination."
|
Cynthia Fuchs
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|
94%
|
Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled) (1992)
|
"The kinetic action set pieces of Hard-Boiled are so tightly-wound, so intense, that they will either exhilarate or scare off action fans bred on the relatively lame offerings provided by major Hollywood studios."
|
KJ Doughton
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70%
|
Amazing Grace (2007)
|
"The focus on Wilberforce's ailing body seems a peculiar, not to say "amazing," displacement of affliction."
|
Cynthia Fuchs
|
|
53%
|
The Family Man (2000)
|
|
Gregory Avery
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|
——
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Son of Gascogne (1995)
|
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Gregory Avery
|
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88%
|
Bandits (1997)
|
|
Eddie Cockrell
|
|
83%
|
Alive & Kicking (1997)
|
|
Carrie Gorringe
|
|
100%
|
The Farm: Angola, USA (The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison) (1998)
|
|
Eddie Cockrell
|
|
89%
|
William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
|
"Watching "William Eggleston in the Real World" is frustrating but intriguing."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
17%
|
I Come in Peace (Dark Angel) (1991)
|
|
Cynthia Fuchs
|
|
100%
|
The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989)
|
"[It] makes The Wild Bunch climax look lethargic by comparison."
|
KJ Doughton
|
|
——
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Point of Order (1964)
|
|
Eddie Cockrell
|
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38%
|
The Trip (1967)
|
"Intriguing period curio"
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
——
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Rabbit in the Moon (1999)
|
|
Carrie Gorringe
|
|
100%
|
A Day at the Races (1937)
|
"Vintage Groucho, Harpo and Chico."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
100%
|
My Darling Clementine (1946)
|
"Vintage John Ford."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
90%
|
The Grifters (1990)
|
"Intriguing neo-noir."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
82%
|
Charlotte Sometimes (2003)
|
"Dry but occasionally interesting independent feature."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
88%
|
Mystery Train (1989)
|
"Intriguing, if hit-or-miss comedy from Jarmusch."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
88%
|
When the Cat's Away (Chacun cherche son chat) (1996)
|
"A charming French import with lots of heart."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
98%
|
Mean Streets (1973)
|
"Scorsese's first masterpiece is still gripping."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
100%
|
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
|
"Hitch's personal favorite and certainly one of his best."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
88%
|
A Soldier's Story (1984)
|
"A powerful and arresting drama."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
92%
|
Gates of Heaven (1980)
|
"Morris' assured feature debut is simultaneously touching and wierd."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
20%
|
The Ring Two (2005)
|
|
Gregory Avery
|
|
90%
|
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
|
"A typically quirky and intriguing offering from Morris."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
80%
|
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
|
|
Eddie Cockrell
|
|
14%
|
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
|
"Oh, Roland Joffé, thy free adaptation of the Hawthorne classic didst produce abudant derisive laughter. Didst thou once direct 'The Killing Fields?'"
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
100%
|
Go West (1925)
|
"Typically inventive and gut busting comedy from the Great Stone Face."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
16%
|
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
|
"Benigni tries, but it simply isn't any fun without Peter Sellers."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
|
96%
|
Sleuth (1972)
|
"A stagebound but effective two-character thriller. It might work better on stage, but you're not like to find better leads."
|
Dan Lybarger
|
72%
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