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67%
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The Fox (1967)
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"Good performance by Heywood."
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63%
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
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"An offbeat, ragged but totally absorbing Western."
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29%
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The Great Gatsby (1949)
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"A large part of what makes this version work is the glacial central presence of Alan Ladd, who's quite convincing as a man with a mysterious past."
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40%
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A Royal Scandal (1945)
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"A few laughs, but Bankhead chews up the scenery and the pacing is off a beat."
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29%
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Hurry Sundown (1967)
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"Preminger always seemed to attract heavyweight actors for lightweight films."
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69%
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Dance Me Outside (1994)
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"Good intentions pave the way to Message Movie Limbo. "
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91%
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Scandal (1989)
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"Instead of sleaze, director Caton-Jones and screenwriter Michael Thomas deliver a vindication of the affair's chief scapegoats -- Ward and Keeler -- in the form of a two-hour nostalgia trip, with some complex and powerful performances."
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25%
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Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
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"A scarred young woman, a paraplegic homosexual, and an epileptic decide to throw in their lots together in this earnest comedy-drama. Sound like fun? It isn't."
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46%
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Agnes of God (2002)
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"Though the plot has some annoying holes, the dialogue and the performances are excellent."
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82%
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Wish You Were Here (Too Much) (1987)
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"Although first-time director David Leland has a gold mine in Lloyd, he clutters the film with grotesque characters who give this small British town a surrealistic circus quality."
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50%
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Best Friends (1982)
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"Thin story collapses under the leaden star chemistry; capable supporting players can't save this dud."
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80%
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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
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"What could have been a brilliant film experience, expanding on the stage version as only film can, ends up instead as a series of wonderful bits and pieces."
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60%
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Gaily, Gaily ()
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"Based on Ben Hecht's colorful journalistic memories, this film is at first directed with care and style, then slowly erodes into mindless slapstick for a predictable Hollywood ending."
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0%
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The Art of Love (1965)
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"Good cast handles the material well but the film is so bloated with lunacy that it is hard to keep up with."
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62%
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Send Me No Flowers (1964)
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"The last and weakest Hudson-Day pairing is lame from the starting gate."
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40 Pounds of Trouble (1963)
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"Retread of the Damon Runyon standby Little Miss Marker."
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86%
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The Thrill of It All! (1963)
|
"Another in a surprisingly good series of romantic comedies starring Doris Day from producers Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher."
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76%
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Tommy (1975)
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"Fans of the Who beware. Ken Russell applies his rococo outpourings to Pete Townshend's rock opera and botches not only the visuals but the fine score."
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96%
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On the Town (1949)
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"On the Town is so energetic and vital that the screen barely contains it."
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65%
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Greetings From Tim Buckley (2013)
|
"Greetings From Tim Buckley is a beautiful, touching, electrically charged success, capturing the essence of these two adored musicians with a synergistic magic that, unbelievably, does them both justice."
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Cammila Collar
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81%
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Something in the Air (2013)
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"Befitting a movie that's deeply autobiographical, Something in the Air has the vivid details of someone's memories, but it also has the shapelessness too."
|
Jack Rodgers
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57%
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Kiss Of The Damned (2013)
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"A rare treat, especially for those who like to see grindhouse-oriented subject matter done with intelligence and substance."
|
Nathan Southern
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83%
|
What Maisie Knew (2013)
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"Most movies about divorce and fractured families play up the tumultuous melodrama, but What Maisie Knew goes for something much quieter and more profound. It's a subtly ambitious film that's smartly written, beautifully acted, and perfectly directed."
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Perry Seibert
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67%
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The Iceman (2013)
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"The script is so straight-ahead, and Shannon's performance is so forceful, that The Iceman doesn't offer any real insight into this monster, but if you just want to glimpse a character capable of genuine evil, it's effectively chilling."
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Perry Seibert
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"The longest film in the series by a handful of minutes, Iron Man 3 certainly doesn't feel like it thanks to its briskly paced screenplay and the wise decision to place some of Iron Man's most heroic moments toward the end of the movie."
|
Jason Buchanan
|
|
100%
|
Young and Innocent (1938)
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"One of Hitchcock's more charming efforts."
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91%
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
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"A powerful drama masquerading as a western that promises slightly more than it is able to deliver."
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Bitka na Neretvi (The Battle of the River Neretva) (The Battle of Neretva) (1969)
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"The most expensive Yugoslavian production of its day ($12 million) and an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film."
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80%
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Breaking the Sound Barrier (The Sound Barrier) (1952)
|
"Richardson, in his understated way, is powerful, if not frightening, as an airplane manufacturer obsessed with breaking the sound barrier."
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36%
|
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
|
"Too much, too soon, for Daisy and for us."
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31%
|
Hugo Pool (1997)
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"A series of strenuously oddball vignettes masquerading as a movie."
|
Maitland McDonagh
|
|
93%
|
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
|
"A solid, if overrated, Ford western, one with its share of cliches and predictability. It's still fascinating to watch Wayne and Stewart deal with hellion Marvin in a changing West."
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8%
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The Big Wedding (2013)
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"Though the seasoned cast are certainly game, the heartfelt nature of Zackham's screenplay and the message that sometimes we must lie in order to protect our loved ones combine to make this one strange stew in which the various ingredients clash."
|
Jason Buchanan
|
|
98%
|
Mud (2013)
|
"Set in Arkansas, Mud captures the rhythm of the South in a way few films do."
|
Perry Seibert
|
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013)
|
"It's wild and engrossing and, it bears repeating, completely true. You can look up the entire, stranger-than-fiction news story that it's so painstakingly based on in the Miami New Times -- but do yourself a favor and see the movie first."
|
Cammila Collar
|
|
47%
|
The Lords of Salem (2013)
|
"Zombie's moody shocker finds the part-time singer still floundering to find his voice as a filmmaker while offering clear-cut evidence that it takes more than a deep love of the horror genre to become a great horror director."
|
Jason Buchanan
|
|
76%
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It's a Disaster (2013)
|
"Despite the strength of his writing and his cast, Berger still falters when it comes to the final act."
|
Jason Buchanan
|
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013)
|
"Oblivion may not qualify as "great" science-fiction cinema, but it's still a big step up from your typical, big-budget Hollywood fare."
|
Jason Buchanan
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|
72%
|
Red (2010)
|
"A playful action blockbuster with a top-shelf cast and a refreshingly unconventional concept."
|
Jason Buchanan
|
|
73%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010)
|
" Despite being more traditional in structure and theme than the original, Iron Man 2 offers just about everything anyone could ask for in a superhero spectacular, and then some."
|
Jason Buchanan
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|
75%
|
Chicken with Plums (2012)
|
"On a scene-by-scene basis, much of Chicken With Plums delivers satisfactorily, but it adds up to much less than the sum of its many parts."
|
Nathan Southern
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|
77%
|
Thor (2011)
|
"Tempering its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and just a little dose of dramatics, Thor is a super-charged fantasy epic that can stand alone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
|
Alaina O'Connor
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81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
|
"An unrelenting torrent of affectionate but biting music-scene satire, old-school Nintendo references, and cartoony depictions of post-adolescent love, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a delight."
|
Cammila Albertson
|
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
|
"A whizz-bang, retro-futuristic adventure that mercifully eschews the brooding Dark Knight trend to offer an exhilarating thrill ride that perfectly captures the enduring optimism of the 1940s."
|
Jason Buchanan
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42%
|
To The Wonder (2013)
|
"This approach to the material is so quintessentially late-period Malick that naysayers will accuse the man of parodying himself. In truth, he's come up with his purest vision -- and his most streamlined work since Badlands."
|
Perry Seibert
|
|
68%
|
Trance (2013)
|
"While we may not be able to trust any of the characters in Trance, we can certainly count on the filmmakers to deliver a story that holds us transfixed from start to finish."
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Jason Buchanan
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|
77%
|
42 (2013)
|
"Helgeland's film is square, but it's a really solidly built square -- the kind of square that can be used as a foundation for something sturdy and true."
|
Perry Seibert
|
|
100%
|
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
|
"A charming, hilarious film that skillfully balances the many divergent storylines into a fascinating, entertaining whole."
|
|
|
81%
|
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
|
"A dismal affair that reeks of pretentious self-importance."
|
|
|
59%
|
Detour (2013)
|
"A deeply immersive exercise in low-budget suspense from start to finish. "
|
Jason Buchanan
|
47%
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