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1,000 Times Good Night
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
As one would expect with of a film made by a photographer, 1,000 Times Good Night is always visually interesting.
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Persuasion
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
For a film as esteemed as it is, it has always felt overshadowed by its proximity to BBC's beloved production of Pride and Prejudice.
3/4
4
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All Is True
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Much as with Anne Rice's The Young Messiah, the film's use of an historical frame adds nothing vital to its story and creates an expectation of truth adjacency that it lacks the skill or imagination to meet.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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Basmati Blues
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Basmati Blues isn't going to win any Oscars, but I finished the movie happier than when I started.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
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Before Stonewall
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
I do recommend the film, especially for straight viewers.
3/4
4
3
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7
2
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Chameleon
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It's a character-driven crime film that looks surprisingly polished for a movie with a total budget that was was less than I paid for my last used car.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
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997
Charlie's Angels
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
More or less indistinguishable from the newer Mission: Impossible films that always seem to garner raves, excepting the fact Kristen Stewart is consistently funnier than Simon Pegg.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
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Edie
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
This is an actor's showcase for Hancock.
2.5/4
4
2.5
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3
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Ender's Game
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Absent a fuller exploration of the desperation prompting war and the horrors experienced in it, the small moments of life and love don't really stand out.
2/4
4
2
4
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7
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997
God's Not Dead
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
I do believe God's not dead. I just have a hard time swallowing that saying so is the act of profound spiritual courage that the film makes it out to be.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
997
Great Expectations
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
A surprisingly emotionally engaging film.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
997
Love & Mercy
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
What I'm not on the fence about is Elizabeth Banks. She's riveting. Make no mistake, Brian Wilson is the famous figure, but this is Melinda's movie.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
997
Made in Italy
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
There is plenty of Tuscan countryside to look at while the characters are figuring out what we already know.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
997
Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
...Rightly intuits that visually summarizing Abu-Jamal's Wikipedia page could well be emotionally satisfying but would ultimately be less persuasive than simply allowing viewers to see the man and hear his words...
3.5/4
4
3.5
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Summerland
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Arterton's character writes about folklore, so it is no surprise that the film will have lots of self-referential dialogue about stories, where they come from, and how they shape us.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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The Invisible Man
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
So it falls to me to be that guy. The woke critic who points out that the film sadistically brutalizes women for 120 minutes of entertainment in order, ostensibly, to tell us that brutalizing women is bad.
1/4
4
1
4
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Tolkien
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It celebrates the love of art, not just the love of a particular piece of art.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
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Top End Wedding
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The clash of cultures was an integral part of the story without it being a cheap shortcut for generic laughs
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
997
In Cold Blood
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Like another great crime story rooted in truth, Dead Man Walking, it refuses to depersonalize the victims or elide their suffering
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
998
A Man for All Seasons
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
There is something deeply, intellectually satisfying in hearing someone, even someone semi-fictional, articulate one's own ideas more eloquently and forcefully than one could oneself.
4/5
5
4
5
false
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998
A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur)
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
A thriller form Iceland, the film may lose some with its deliberate pace and hushed tones, but it is worth sticking with.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
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998
Akron
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The best and worst thing about the movie is that you could probably change Benny and Christopher to a heterosexual couple and not have to change a single line of the screenplay.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
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9
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998
Alien: Covenant
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Prometheus and Alien: Covenant are like a Star Trek universe composed of nothing but red shirts.
2/5
5
2
5
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Army of Shadows (L'Armée des ombres)
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The greatness of Army of Shadows comes from the way it is able to convey many of the cruel paradoxes of war. What is an intimate and messy affair for some ends up being a remote and tactical exercise for others.
4/5
5
4
5
false
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998
Beyond The Mask
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It's just a good, fun movie.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
998
Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
One needn't have a B.F.A. to see the striking resemblances between Klint's works, painted years earlier, and those of vastly more lauded male artists who came later
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
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998
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Of the many things I hate about this origin story, perhaps the thing I hate the most is the way it uses mental illness as a cheap plot device to make Harley's underlying character entirely malleable.
2/5
5
2
5
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Boy Erased
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The worst violence we do, we justify in the name of love.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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9
2
998
Burden
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
One of the things I appreciated about Burden is that it allowed for some space within the African-American community to disagree with Reverend Kennedy's approach and actions.
3/5
5
3
5
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Captain Marvel
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Aren't these movies supposed to be interchangeable? Isn't that the point?
3/5
5
3
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9
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998
Cats
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Structurally, thematically, rhythmically, the show is built around 'Memory.' If that song brings the house down, nothing else matters. If it doesn't...
2/5
5
2
5
false
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9
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Cradle of Champions
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
More of a look at what boxing means to the participants than mere profiles of those boxers themselves.
3/5
5
3
5
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9
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Emma.
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Emma is, admittedly, a singularly tough novel to adapt for the screen.
2/5
5
2
5
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Hooking Up
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It's a road trip, sex farce, interracial romcom, cancer movie.
2/5
5
2
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How to Build a Girl
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
At no point does the film trust anyone - audience or onlooker - except Johanna to get the point unless Johanna verbalizes it for us.
2/5
5
2
5
false
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998
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Perhaps my affinity for the character blinds me to the film's greater flaws, but maybe it also mediates against reflexive film critic cynicism.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
All she did was walk around and sing better than just about anyone else of her generation.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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Miss Arizona
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The lack of nuance with which patriarchy and heteronormativity are cast as the source of all that is wrong with the world don't disqualify the film so much as render it uninteresting.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
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998
New Life
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The film's press release mentions both The Notebook and The Fault in Our Stars in its first sentence. Add the word 'Christian' and you have both an elevator pitch and a summary.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
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998
No God, No Master
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Nobody in No God, No Master actually utters the phrase "those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it," but that sentiment is the subtext of nearly line of dialogue in this historical drama about the Palmer Raids.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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Ophelia
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Can we start by all agreeing that Ophelia is the least interesting female character in the entire Shakespearean canon?
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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Ready Player One
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Ready Player One is a bit like catnip laced cocaine sprinkled atop crack filled Girl Scout Cookies. You probably can't live on it. It may even kill you. But it will be worth it.
4/5
5
4
5
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9
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Richard Jewell
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
There is a certain amount of chutzpah in suggesting that the key to understanding this story is that it is less about prejudice against conservatives or liberals than it is about prejudice against fat people. Sometimes chutzpah pays off, though
3.5/5
5
3.5
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
I know that for the next few years, at least, I'll see fewer and fewer interesting, engaging, stories, and more and more interchangeable shells surrounding interchangeable explosions.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
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998
Skyman
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
In a scripted movie, even one without special effects, we know in the back of our head that anything could happen with equal plausibility.
2/5
5
2
5
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Slumdog Millionaire
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Are there causal connections between hardships and subsequent joys, and if so, are the latter compensations for the former or simply inevitable turns of the wheel of fortune?
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Far From Home refuses to succumb to the studio's snowballing weight of gravitas.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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Streetlight Harmonies
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The film opens by telling us that there have been only twelve vocal harmony groups inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It goes on to introduce us to some of them...
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
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998
Tesla
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Like it's subject, Tesla is sure to leave a trail of admirers unsure if they are being conned or just witnessing genius so highly elevated that it is incomprehensible to mere mortals.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
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The King of Staten Island
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Dad's death is a giant Maguffin, which is a tad offensive.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
998
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
No, it was not the instant classic that I suppose any studio that makes a holiday-themed movie hopes it will be, but it is a consistently entertaining fantasy with a likable heroine, delightful art design, and a decent message.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
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998
The Sunday Sessions
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
I'll now own the fact that the most counter-cultural thing in this portrait of a conflicted gay man is his insistence that his religious identity is not some choice that can be jettisoned.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
998
The Third Murder (Sandome no satsujin)
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Koreeda's sadly neglected predecessor to Shoplifters is now thankfully available on DVD from Film Movement.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
998
The Unknown Girl (La fille inconnue)
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
It's a very good film, but it is challenging, with a slant toward pessimism that may make it a bit harder to warm up to than The Kid With a Bike or Two Days, One Night.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
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Time For Ilhan
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
One way the film is effective is by portraying the politics or primaries and how they differ from that of national elections.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
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Transit
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
The film will get plenty of exposure on DVD and streaming, but its meditative qualities and slower pace lend themselves better to the contemplative space of a darkened and distraction-free cinema.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
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998
Vision Quest
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
I would hardly be the first critic to suggest that its rote sports-movie structure and the presence of Linda Fiorentino as an implausibly available older woman masks Vision Quest's strange homoerotic subtext.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
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WALL-E
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
Wall-E is near the top of the list of films I call "friendship killers."
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
998
You Can't Take It With You
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
There is something undeniably endearing about the film's assertions that happiness is a choice and that self-acceptance is the foundation of contentment.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
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Framing John DeLorean
2 Minute Telly
Zehra Phelan
Meshed together with testimonies from his colleagues and his own family, it's a fascinating delve into a forgotten dreamer.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
999
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2 Minute Telly
Zehra Phelan
A richly subtle compelling character study which struggles to overcome its own meandering plot.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
999
Güeros
24 Horas
Alejandro Alemán
A unique, fresh and original masterpiece. [full review in Spanish]
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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9
2
1,000
1917
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
"1917" concentrates its adrenaline into a relentless experience that will strafe your senses.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,001
Ad Astra
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
An accomplishment of contemplative science fiction that is felt in your core as much as it pours wonderment in your eyes.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
Always Be My Maybe
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
The catchy chemistry of the movie comes from the whip-smart writing and performances of the two leads.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
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Arkansas
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
What could have been a menacing mystery ends up being little better than a quirky pickle or two.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,001
Auggie
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Tantalizingly bounces your comfort level between intimacy and voyeurism.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
August: Osage County
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
August: Osage County brings an outstanding story peppered with howling laughs and poignant family drama that blend tremendously.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
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Brian Banks
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Offers a patient and earned dose of victory that feels awfully nice and hopeful for this day and age.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,001
Burden
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
This is not an easy walkabout or spiritual amputation. It is not subtle, but neither is hard personal change like that found in this story.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,001
Clara
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Grounds solemnity and sweetness into complicated love within a rare area of science fiction
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,001
Clemency
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Alfre Woodard is beyond compelling in taking on the destructive darkness this character envelopes around us all.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
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Coffee & Kareem
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Filled with dumbfounded narrative and creative choices, fake trauma, and forgotten consequences.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
5
1
1,001
Coming Through The Rye
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Coming Through the Rye exudes a polish and a vibe that defines the film's wit and tone.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,001
Dirt Music
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
The titular melodies advertised to break down the melodrama blow away weakly with the wind.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
1,001
Drinking Buddies
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
You are torn between pining for the attractive non-couple to get together or you are rooting against the mess that could happen. Either way, you're hooked.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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Europa Report
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Methodical and intelligent science fiction makes Europa Report a sharp movie.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
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Get On Up
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
A biopic that dares to put a few extra wrinkles and curves into its narrative.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
1,001
John Carter
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
This misunderstood and reverent spectacle was a victim of youthful ignorance more than bad marketing
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
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Just Mercy
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
There is a certain steadiness to Destin Daniel Cretton's new film that pushes back those gaudy tendencies.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
Killing Them Softly
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
With a sharp and brutal edge of discourse and humor, this is a crime film that trades action for conversation.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
Knives Out
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
There's nuance dripping like venom from thirsty fangs all over the performance stage of Johnson's cinematic charade.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,001
Lake Michigan Monster
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Every braided shoestring of DIY indie filmmaking swings a proverbial kitchen sink of derring-do flair on the end of it.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
Legends of the Fall
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Every wisp of wind carries some timbre of a guttural growl of passion.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
1,001
Love Wedding Repeat
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Just when you think what transpires can't be recovered it rewinds to a crucial moment and tries it all over again.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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Made in Italy
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
More than doors are going to be unlocked and more than floorboards are going to be hammered out between the two amid the idyllic Italian cypresses.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
1,001
Official Secrets
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Righteous treatment to a worthy story and builds a stoic thriller by layering its merits with an eye for accuracy.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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Onward
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
This funnybone-slaying riot gives way to the kind of heart-rending climax that proves the Pixar Punch keeps manifesting itself in more and more unexpected places.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
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Run This Town
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
This shrewdly constructed movie leaves the monster in the background and highlights the eager and opportunistic help.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
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Safety Not Guaranteed
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
The proverbial pitch that we would laugh off becomes the jumping-off point for a unique and original comedy.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
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Silver Linings Playbook
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
You have crazy, raised by crazy, befriended by crazy, thinking crazy, advised by crazy, dreaming crazy, and in love with crazy all happening in a crazy city of of crazy sports fans.
5/5
5
5
5
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Simply Irresistible
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Enjoy all the flights of fancy and let yourself lap up all the cuteness possible.
3/5
5
3
5
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
No amount of razzle-dazzle filling eyes and ears can cover up the glaring examples of questionable creativity and incomplete development enacted by Abrams and lead screenwriter Chris Terrio...
3/5
5
3
5
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Starfish
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
The mental maelstrom of Starfish is eerie, imaginative, and highly impactful.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,001
Summerland
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Respectfully pensive in many places and proud in many others, Jessica Swale's film has difficulty transitioning meshed tones among the heartstrings.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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The Departure
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Despite some style, too much torrid steam is off-screen and too little rancor coalesces and festers to truly shock.
1/5
5
1
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The Last 5 Years
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
There is a sincerity and a lack of sarcasm overall that makes these two and their story approachable and devoid of extra fluff or cliche.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
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The Lighthouse
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
There is not enough compelling story, mystery, or perversion to fill or overwhelm this eerie environment.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
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The Lion King
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
The shininess is an undeniably impressive and redeeming feature to a lack of implemented originality.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
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The Night Clerk
25YL (25 Years Later)
Don Shanahan
Puts just enough creep and suspicion into this predicament to stir plenty of conjecture worth hanging around to figure out.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
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