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Ben Stephens

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Big Fish (2003) 76% EDIT “Fails to engage” – culturevulture.net Jan 17, 2004 Full Review The Triplets of Belleville (2003) 94% EDIT “Much of the story unfolds with the careful, deliberate pacing of the best silent films, and the action ranges from kitchen sink realism to outlandish fantasy.” – culturevulture.net Jan 14, 2004 Full Review Rebus (2001) EDIT “The dialog crackles with a lot of ... dark humor and hardboiled sass.” – culturevulture.net Aug 18, 2003 Full Review CQ (2001) 67% EDIT “Pull[s] off the rare trick of recreating not only the look of a certain era, but also the feel.” – culturevulture.net Jul 22, 2002 Full Review Manhattan (1979) 93% EDIT “The layers of self-awareness and self-referentiality at the heart of this film are dizzying.” – culturevulture.net May 2, 2002 Full Review The Lady Eve (1941) 99% EDIT “Crackles with a level of wit and sexual innuendo that makes you wish they still made sex comedies for adults.” – culturevulture.net Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Training Day (2001) 74% EDIT “A flair for tone and character, as well as capturing the look and feel of LA rather than that of Hollywood.” – culturevulture.net Feb 12, 2002 Full Review Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) 74% EDIT “Seamlessly blends fact, legend, and outright fiction to create an exhilarating, genuinely scary, and at times moving film.” – culturevulture.net Jan 14, 2002 Full Review Jules and Jim (1962) 94% EDIT “An energetic and cinematic, but ultimately frustrating, attempt to breathe new life into that most hackneyed of plot devices: the love triangle.” – culturevulture.net Dec 24, 2001 Full Review Singin' in the Rain (1952) 100% EDIT “It feels like it was made out of whole cloth rather than just being a showcase for its dancers.” – culturevulture.net Dec 16, 2001 Full Review An American in Paris (1951) 95% EDIT “Every five or ten minutes the audience is treated to a riveting dance number set to some of the greatest tunes of George and Ira Gershwin.” – culturevulture.net Dec 5, 2001 Full Review The Philadelphia Story (1940) 100% EDIT “A sparkling comedy of manners.” – culturevulture.net Nov 19, 2001 Full Review A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) 100% EDIT “A dizzying and tantalizing skate across the surface of a deep and wonderful lake.” – culturevulture.net Nov 14, 2001 Full Review A Night at the Opera (1935) 97% EDIT “A fascinating and hilarious exercise in organized chaos.” – culturevulture.net Sep 26, 2001 Full Review Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 91% EDIT “Just like its hero, the film is operatic and grandiose in places, shambling and inarticulate in others, but always intensely watchable.” – culturevulture.net Aug 6, 2001 Full Review Local Hero (1983) 100% EDIT “It has always been easier to make films about misery than about happiness, for happiness is so un-cinematic, so devoid of conflict. But Local Hero is a rare and welcome exception.” – culturevulture.net Jul 30, 2001 Full Review Dial M for Murder (1954) 90% EDIT “A rare and accomplished example of the work of Hitchcock the Minimalist.” – culturevulture.net Jul 25, 2001 Full Review
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