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Strangerland
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
A shift in focus from a potentially jittery thriller to a humdrum, psychological analysis of a dislocated family becomes the narrative driving force and given the rich backdrop, it appears a great opportunity has been severely missed.
2/5
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Suffragette
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
A compelling and propulsive no-holds-barred interpretation, Suffragette does not shy away from accentuating the extreme subversive tactics employed by the bastions of the women's movement in the face of frenzied, brutal opposition.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,472
The Canal
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Rupert Evans' performance as David is alarming in the shift from unassuming and tender husband and father to demonic neurotic and delusional obsessive.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
2
1,472
The Dead Lands
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Situating death as the catalyst to action whereby legends, apparitions and spirits mobilize the command to vengeance, Fraser's narrative teems and trounces with relentless bloodshed, slaughter, violence and gore.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
9
2
1,472
The Look of Silence
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
While entering the minds of the perpetrators in The Act of Killing was motivated by action, looking at the legacy of genocide through the eyes of its survivors drives The Look of Silence.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,472
The New Girlfriend
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
While there is occasional delight of artful satire, fanciful farce, psychological undercurrent and political breadth, it soon becomes evident, as the intricate subplots and subtexts unfold, Ozon has rather overstretched himself again.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
2
1,472
The President
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Makhmalbaf refrains from idealising a portrait of human anxiety but rather delineates the interchangeability between administering oppression and seeking opportunistic revenge.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
2
1,472
The Program
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Executing the hyperactivity of a whirlwind career blighted by controversy and suspicion, The Program pulsates with furious pace, explosive energy and a razor-sharp visual style.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,472
The Salt of the Earth
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Disheartening and uncomfortable at times, The Salt of the Earth forces its audience to confront images of a brutal, sometimes forgotten past, deconstructing any notion of an idealized, romantic history.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,472
The Salvation
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
The pace of the film is slow, tense and anxious, built upon a motivation for revenge between two antithetical men, who are united through a shared destructive ideology, cementing the absurdity of human ideals.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,472
Truth
Film Ireland Magazine
Dee O'Donoghue
Vanderbilt's attempts at interrogation simply do not get under the skin and fail to penetrate the cynical cycle of corruption and cover-ups, so palpably executed in Spotlight.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
9
2
1,472
A Perfect Day
Film Journal International
Edward Douglas
Feels slightly padded with unnecessary character moments which keep it from being nearly as effective as it could have been.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,473
The 6th Day
Film Journal International
Maitland McDonagh
The good news is, Arnold Schwarzenegger's commitment probably got this ambitious sci-fi thriller made. The bad news is, it would have been better without him.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,473
The Five-Year Engagement
Film Journal International
Sarah Sluis
A notch above the standard romantic comedy, The Five-Year Engagement gets points for its realistic premise and regular, if mild, laughs.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,473
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Film Journal International
Frank Lovece
A single moment of magical realism shows the Babe-that-might-have-been, very charitably speaking, had the makers of this doggie adventure-comedy chosen a more daring and creative route...
70/100
100
70
100
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69
100
1
1,474
Body of Lies
Film Journal International
Frank Lovece
If you're looking for a high-tech, old-fashioned racist B-western, you've come to the right place, pilgrim.
82/100
100
82
100
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81
100
1
1,474
The Express
Film Journal International
Frank Lovece
Occasionally engrossing but overlong biopic of late-1950s college football star Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
71/100
100
71
100
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70
100
1
1,474
Ashes of Time Redux
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
Ashes of Time looked battered and bleached-out; Redux takes place in an alternate universe in which sand is the color of mustard and skin looks like it's ready to ignite.
87/100
100
87
100
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86
100
1
1,474
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Film Journal International
Frank Lovece
A single moment of magical realism shows the Babe-that-might-have-been, very charitably speaking, had the makers of this doggie adventure-comedy chosen a more daring and creative route...
58/100
100
58
100
false
57
100
1
1,474
Filth and Wisdom
Film Journal International
Lewis Beale
The Material Girl goes behind the camera. With not bad results.
82/100
100
82
100
false
81
100
1
1,474
Rachel Getting Married
Film Journal International
Doris Toumarkine
There's warmth aplenty in Rachel Getting Married, and a little anarchy. But it's the authenticity that's lacking.
65/100
100
65
100
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64
100
1
1,474
Goal! The Dream Begins (Goal!: The Impossible Dream)
Film Journal International
Ethan Alter
It all turns out to be a modest success because of its cliches rather than in spite of them.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,475
Splinter
Film Journal International
Harvey S. Karten
Splinter is about a scary as a tussle between four vacationers and a small porcupine.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,476
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Film Journal International
Harvey S. Karten
Never shows exactly how Senesh planned to rescue Jews.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,476
Stalingrad
Film Journal International
Harvey S. Karten
Patriotism, pride, and fireworks trump psychological character development, and that's not a bad thing.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,476
Teeth
Film Journal International
Harvey S. Karten
A tongue-in-cheek amusing movie--but being literally tongue-in-cheek can sometimes be dangerous.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,476
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Film Mafia
CJ Johnson
The second and third acts ... are as maudlin, grim and depressing as any other boy meets girl, girl is dying of cancer movie (and there have been quite a few of late).
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,477
X-Men: First Class
Film Mafia
CJ Johnson
January Jones ... in a James-Bond-style white catsuit, probably sums up the tone of the film as it should have been the whole way through.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,477
Gravity
Film Racket
Chris Barsanti
By taking the simple leap between a character's personal isolation and the equally terrifying physical isolation of space, Alfonso Cuaron creates a vertiginous masterpiece.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
1,478
42
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Even if it isn't the most in-depth telling of Robinson's extraordinary journey, it is nonetheless a marvelously entertaining tribute to a very important man.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,479
Deadpool 2
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Deadpool 2 is a better superhero sequel than Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, and Batman & Robin. It's also better than the original Deadpool.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Drug War
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
It's like a Chinese version of The Wire.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Stonehearst Asylum
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
There's probably a brilliant, award-worthy film to be made about the inhumane way the medical practice dealt with the mentally ill in the past. This one isn't it, but it is nonetheless a solid, sturdy piece of entertainment.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 takes everything that worked so well the first time around and amplifies it, establishing itself as one of the most satisfying sequels of recent years.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Jack of the Red Hearts
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
A dull, predictable melodrama that only pretends to be about autism.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
1,479
Pain & Gain
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Watching Pain & Gain is like having a stand-up comedian scream his entire act right into your year. After a while, it just becomes obnoxious and oppressive.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
1,479
Phantasm II
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
I don't know whether you could accurately call Phantasm II "good" or not, but as a gore-filled piece of '80s horror with a premise unlike any other in the genre, it's completely enjoyable.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,479
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Denzel Washington turns in one of the most interesting performances of his career. The film itself isn't quite on his level, but he makes it worth seeing
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,479
Sample This
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
While a 90-minute movie about a song might seem ripe for thinness, Sample This is never dull. Tightly paced and packed with unbelievable twists and turns, it's a truly fun experience.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Serenity
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Serenity is either incredibly brilliant or monumentally terrible. I'm not sure which.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,479
Some Girl(s)
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Some Girl(s) is engaging because of the fierce, uncompromising nature of the dialogue, as well as the first-rate performances.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Targets
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
Maximum suspense! Should be required viewing for any serious movie buff.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
1,479
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
A cheerful, captivating movie that looks at celebrity through the eyes of a major star who marches to the beat of his own drummer - and might just pop up where you least expect him.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,479
The Devil's Doorway
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
More cerebral than your garden variety found footage picture, although it still contains plenty of moments to give you chills.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,479
The Hangover Part III
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
The Hangover has now officially replaced The Matrix as the cinematic trilogy with the biggest awesome-to-sucky decline.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
false
1
7
2
1,479
This Is the End
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
This is the End is like The Walking Dead meets The Real World, cast with an entire generation of hot comic actors. An example of meta filmmaking at its finest.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,479
Toy Story 4
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
After producing three brilliant Toy Story movies, I had my doubts that Pixar could pull off a fourth. I could not have been more off-base with that assessment.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
1,479
Wind River
Film Racket
Mike McGranaghan
A solid thriller. Wind River represents mature, substantive filmmaking at its finest.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
1,479
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Film Scouts
Jason Gorber
Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor give great performances as the pair of Jedi knights we follow throughout the tale.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
1,480
Doctor Zhivago
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
A triumph of great entertainment. Whether it is great filmmaking is a matter of taste.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,481
Gypsy
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
You'll be swell, you'll be great...not!
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,481
Jason and the Argonauts
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
The sheer outlandish nature of the production sets it apart from many of the mythology-inspired films of its era.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,481
Tommy
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
An anything-goes phantasmagoria that pushes at the borders of good taste and good sense.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,481
Gun Crazy (Deadly Is the Female)
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Artistically ambitious B-movie classic.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,481
2001: A Space Odyssey
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Perhaps the beauty of 2001 is appreciating that some of the best stories are the ones that are half-told.
5/5
5
5
5
false
8
9
2
1,481
Ben-Hur
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
There is no reason to feel guilty about not loving this mammoth epic.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,481
Caddyshack
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Director Harold Ramis doesn't help matters through his lethargic staging of several major slapstick sequences.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,481
For Pete's Sake
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
If it never soars, at least it hums along with a cheery, sloppy abundance of goodwill.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
3
9
2
1,481
Godspell
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
A lesson in how not to transfer a theatrical musical to the big screen.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,481
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
What can you say about a comedy where the Three Stooges are the most sedate people on screen?
5/5
5
5
5
false
8
9
2
1,481
Kansas City Confidential (The Secret Four)
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
If Kansas City Confidential was a meal, it would consist of a plate full of spice - but no meat.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,481
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Seems like alchemy in reverse - a golden property is turned into lead.
1/5
5
1
5
false
0
9
2
1,481
Safety Last!
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Harold Lloyd at his very best.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,481
Save the Tiger
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
A jolting drama, fueled by two stunning performances.
5/5
5
5
5
false
8
9
2
1,481
Sextette
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
It is a wonderfully bad film, played with such ferocious tongue-in-cheek camp that its inanity has a peculiar charm of its own.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,481
The Shining
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
Anyone coming to this work for the first time should be forewarned that the will generate more giggles (and perhaps a yawn or two), but there is absolutely nothing here to fear.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
false
1
9
2
1,481
The Fantasticks
Film Snobbery
Phil Hall
It provides an invaluable example of how not to make a movie out of a stage classic.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
false
1
9
2
1,481
The Happening
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Shyamalan's religious ideas are a lot like Bush's: Nearly theology free.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
1,482
Appaloosa
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
A western bromance.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
Definitely, Maybe
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Will Hayes' only flaw is that he's too idealistic--in the same way that John Edwards cares too much for poor people.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
Wanted
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Never has a mainstream movie made more of a fetish from splattered brains.
2/10
10
2
10
false
1
10
1
1,482
Fred Claus
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Paul Giamatti is forced to play Santa like a socially awkward version of Vince Vaughn
2/10
10
2
10
false
1
10
1
1,482
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Kevin Smith sees homemade porn as the end of the empire.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
Ghost Town
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
If, say, Tom Hanks had been cast in the lead rather than Rickey Gervais, "Ghost Town" would be "Wings of Desire" for the "You've Got Mail" crowd. Thankfully, it's more cantankerous.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
3:10 to Yuma
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Russell Crowe plays his role as Ethan Edwards for the post 9/11 western.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
The A-Team
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Ocean's Eleven if conceieved by Tony Scott.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
1,482
American Gangster
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
To Ridley Scott, Frank Lucas is less Superfly and more David Glass.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
Bad Teacher
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
The only way to understand this movie's argument about performance pay is to imagine Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker watching it.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
The Bourne Ultimatum
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
A direct rebuke of the pro-torture "24," arguing that torture isn't just cruel to the tortured, but to those who are asked to torture.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,482
Bridesmaids
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
By filling the plot hole of Lillian's cluelessness with explosive diarrhea, the film undermines the whole "Apatowian Female Comedy" idea.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
1,482
Burn After Reading
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Tries to be "The Big Lebowski" of the War on Terror.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
Dan in Real Life
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Like a well-done Produce Pete sketch, Carell peels back layers of banality covering the bitterness underneath.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
Date Night
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Instead of shooting for 'It Happened One Night,' it opts for being 'The Hangover' for married people.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
To dismiss an artist the caliber of Spielberg solely on the accusation of treacly sentimentalism is to dismiss the great American poets of our history.
10/10
10
10
10
false
9
10
1
1,482
Everything Must Go
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Will Ferrell isn't stunt casting--his size and deadpan are essential to the character.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
Friends With Benefits
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
A Central Station flashmob of a movie.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
Get Smart
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Hollywood has no idea what to do with Steve Carell.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
1,482
Hairspray
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Like your high school's production of "Grease": A musical about sex with a chastity belt strapped to its waist.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
If you're really, really high, you might think that H&KEfGB suggests that we are only truly free when we transcend our own racial identities.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
1,482
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Harry Potter isn't about the wand choosing the wizard; it's about what education should be about: transforming imagination into reality.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2)
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Del Toro seems to use this movie as batting practice for The Hobbit.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
The metaphysical angle is too awkward: Horton comes off like a Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Would be less offensive with a title like "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Flaming."
2/10
10
2
10
false
1
10
1
1,482
Iron Man
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
The brillance of Downey's performance is that Tony Stark is more of an impenetrable, unstoppable force than Iron Man.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,482
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
"When We Were Kings" for dorks.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
1,482
Kung Fu Panda
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
'Chinese' in the way that Springfield-style cashew chicken is 'Chinese.'
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
Larry Crowne
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
"Larry Crowne" is made precisely for people like Larry Crowne.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
Leatherheads
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Clooney tries to Flags of Our Fathers if directed by Preston Sturges.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
Letters to Juliet
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Asking Juliet Capulet for relationship advice is a little bit like asking John McCain for campaign consulting, isn't it?
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
1,482
MacGruber
Film Snobs
Stephen Himes
Perhaps a satire of Nicolas Cage's Jerry Bruckheimer movies.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,482