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The Razor's Edge
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
A gratifying gamble for the immersive Bill Murray
3/5
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The Cat's Meow
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
It spends too much time in the art department and not enough time in the script headquarters.
2.5/5
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2.5
5
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9
2
1,811
China Moon
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
A welcome return to the classy thrillers of yesteryear
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,811
Dead Calm
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
One of the best thrillers of our time....it'll leave your gasping for air
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,811
Frailty
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
A hot-acid concoction of thrills, spills, trepidation, and one of the most novel stories of recent times.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,811
Gross Anatomy
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Has real heart. Lahti gives a poignant performance
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,811
Honey
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Snaps, crackles and pops along to a dynamic beat
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,811
I, Robot
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
...Thrilling, it's intriguing and most of all, a lot of fun. It frankly takes a welcome 'byte' out of every other blockbuster on show at the moment
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,811
Jason X
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
For a series that was ripped directly from John Carpenter's Halloween, Friday the 13th, has had a good run. But with Jason X, looks like this loco has finally run out of steam
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
2
1,811
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Like the first time you saw "Pulp Fiction" at the theatre, you walk out not quite sure what to think...but one thing you do know is that you loved it, and you'll definitely be coming back for more
4/5
5
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1,811
A Man Apart
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Action-packed but slower than a simmering chook, "Dominion" takes what reads like the latest Steven Seagal movie and marries it with heart pounding music and lots of Diesel-like commotion to have an audience feel they're' actually watching something a lot
2.5/5
5
2.5
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9
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1,811
Moonstruck
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
The Haley's Comet of Romantic Comedies - sparkling gems like this don't come along very often. One large supreme with extra spice.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,811
Phone Booth
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
after making a truly excellent film, Joel Schumacher has redeemed himself.a solid character piece to the action genre, and I can't wait to see this film again.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
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1,811
The Frisco Kid
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Aldrich's film is a timeless classic with a bevy of super performances.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,811
Under Siege
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Steven Seagals' finest moment....action from go to whoa
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,811
Men in Black International
Mediaversity Reviews
Joi Childs
Men in Black: International provides a mostly enjoyable experience but the adventures fail to engage the way the original movies did, and battles seem to reap fewer rewards.
3.5/5
5
3.5
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Rocketman
Mediaversity Reviews
Joi Childs
Rocketman's tagline calls itself a "true fantasy", but it's the grounded elements that give it weight.
4/5
5
4
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12
17
4
1,812
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Mediaversity Reviews
Joi Childs
Spider-Man: Far From Home delivers the goods with another great performance by Tom Holland and out-of-this-world cinematography from returning director, Jon Watts.
3.75/5
5
3.75
5
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11
17
4
1,812
A Boy Called Sailboat
Medium
Bill Arceneaux
In the end, A Boy Called Sailboat inflicts a forced sense of whimsy that never feels rightfully portrayed or right as is.
2/5
5
2
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1,813
High Flying Bird
Medium
Bill Arceneaux
For all of its ninety minutes, High Flying Bird is a commanding force, instigating provocation of and directly encouraging serious thought.
5/5
5
5
5
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4
5
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1,813
Town & Country
Medvedia
Michael Medved
People we're supposed to care about come across like Marxist cartoons of the idle rich.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
1,814
Greed
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
To lampoon vulgar, selfish billionaires by simply showing us 104 minutes of vulgar, selfish billionaires is unimaginative, misguided and needlessly unpleasant.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
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6
21
4
1,815
Hereditary
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
The film successfully invokes true terror that lingers long after the projector flickers dark.
4.25/5
5
4.25
5
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17
21
4
1,815
High Life
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
It's an interesting premise, but the structural flaws and unlikable screenplay put to waste the attractive production design.
1/5
5
1
5
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4
21
4
1,815
John Lewis: Good Trouble
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Porter's doc doesn't exactly redefine the genre, but it does a decent job of reintroducing us to Lewis, who, at 80 years of age and ill from pancreatic cancer, is approaching the end of a long and mighty life.
3.25/5
5
3.25
5
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13
21
4
1,815
Just Mercy
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Just Mercy sometimes seems too pat, too familiar. Unfortunately, we've seen all this before. But that's not so much a fault of the film as a fault of the American justice system, which keeps killing mockingbirds.
2.75/5
5
2.75
5
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11
21
4
1,815
Like a Boss
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Like a Boss is the worst thing to happen to the cosmetics industry since skin rashes.
0.5/5
5
0.5
5
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2
21
4
1,815
Mary Queen of Scots
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, what does your movie show? Historical inaccuracies, an overstuffed story and a director not in the know.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
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6
21
4
1,815
Onward
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Despite...superbly rendered (but not particularly imaginative), ultra-realistic animation, Onward is arguably the weakest Pixar release since the Cars sequels.
2.25/5
5
2.25
5
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9
21
4
1,815
Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Banderas ... is consistently good at conveying vulnerability, but he takes it to another level here, delivering a performance that captures the exhaustion and frustration of a full life.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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14
21
4
1,815
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Powerful entertainment on an enormous scale, it's the most emotionally resonant Star Wars movie since Return of the Jedi in 1983.
4.25/5
5
4.25
5
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17
21
4
1,815
The Dalai Lama: Scientist
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
The movie has value for philosophers and scientists, [but it's] dry as cosmic dust.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
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6
21
4
1,815
The Hunt
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
That's where the cleverness of The Hunt gets wasted: in over-the-top, brainless, cartoonishly graphic (though well executed) violence.
1.75/5
5
1.75
5
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7
21
4
1,815
The Invisible Man
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
[Moss] is the heart of this story, which combines ... paranoia, mental illness, female empowerment and domestic abuse into a tale that - unlike Cecilia's abusive boyfriend - never overstays its welcome.
3.25/5
5
3.25
5
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13
21
4
1,815
The Song of Names
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
Martin is passionate about finding his adopted brother, but that passion never translates to the screen, as the actors have little chemistry and the time-jumping structure robs the story of its emotional punch.
1.75/5
5
1.75
5
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7
21
4
1,815
Waiting for the Barbarians
MeierMovies.com
Cameron Meier
This film belongs consumingly to Mark Rylance, arguably the world's greatest actor of stage and screen.
4/5
5
4
5
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16
21
4
1,815
Canvas
Metro
Chris Alexander
Movies don't come more personal than Canvas, writer/director/co-producer Joseph Greco's serious-minded exploration of the devastating effects unleashed by mental illness upon an otherwise tightly knit American family.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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7
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1,816
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime)
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Serena Donadoni
This highly imaginative and beautifully rendered fable of ancient Japan comes from writer-director-master animator Hayao Miyazaki and is told with the scope and epic flair of the best live-action adventure films.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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1,817
Battle of the Sexes
MetroActive
Richard von Busack
It's a director's duty to make sure we know that the past was a place where people really feared to step out of line. Director Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris fulfilled that duty.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
1,818
Polina (Polina, danser sa vie)
MetroActive
Richard von Busack
... Polina starts to idle-first the training montage, then Polina's suffering father making a surprise visit, to be shocked by Polina's new life as a downtown barmaid, for instance.
5/10
10
5
10
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4
10
1
1,818
The 15:17 to Paris
MetroActive
Richard von Busack
The film descends into paralysis as the three head for their date with fate at the end of a European vacation.
2/10
10
2
10
false
1
10
1
1,818
The Unknown Girl (La fille inconnue)
MetroActive
Richard von Busack
The Dardennes do what they do best: following the characters around, leaving us to figure out the connections.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,818
Rory O'Shea Was Here
MetroActive
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Tries and fails to juggle humor, sentimentality and political correctness with its punk war cry.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
1,819
The Princess and the Frog
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The animation in The Princess and the Frog is beautifully rendered, and the movie doesn't lack for energy. But this is minor Disney at best, forgettable at worst...
2/5
5
2
5
false
10
41
10
1,820
Carnage
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The entire point of Carnage is to poke fun at the fragile civility of the upper-middle class - they're all animals inside! - but how much more fun would this material have been if the story hadn't been about polite white people?
2.4/5
5
2.4
5
false
14
41
10
1,820
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Although the sex scenes are explicit, the movie also uses grace and suggestion.
4/5
5
4
5
false
30
41
10
1,820
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The Harry Potter films will be regarded as one of the most remarkable series in film history, and Half-Blood Prince is the franchise's Empire Strikes Back.
3/5
5
3
5
false
20
41
10
1,820
Invictus
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
It's a bore, really -- a pedestrian movie about a remarkable subject.
2/5
5
2
5
false
10
41
10
1,820
New In Town
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
We could use an upbeat film with a solid Frank Capra vibe. But New in Town doesn't elicit a rah-rah spirit so much as it reawakens the cynical thought that such lazy screenwriters deserve to be out of work.
1.5/5
5
1.5
5
false
5
41
10
1,820
Steve Jobs
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Sorkin's relentless chatter starts to weigh on you: Steve Jobs feels artificial and conceptualized when it should be building to a crescendo.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
15
41
10
1,820
The Sweetest Thing
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
A cheerfully twisted, energetic chick flick that simply does not waste time taking itself seriously.
3/5
5
3
5
false
20
41
10
1,820
The Dilemma
Miami Herald
Donald Munro
As cumbersome and drawn out as a slowly deflating tire, this cinematic collision between Vaughn's celebrated funny-surly persona and Howard's earnest pedigree is a bore -- and a serious miscalculation.
C-
long_letter
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9
18
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1,821
Marvel's The Avengers
Mic.com
Matthew Rozsa
'The Avengers' May Be the Best Comic Book Film Ever Made
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,822
Butt Boy
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
It's a bonker's premise, but there's not much here beyond it.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
2
1,823
Deerskin
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
An odd, bloody piece of work, obsessed with the color brown.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
false
3
9
2
1,823
Insiang
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
The world of 'Insiang' is one of relentless oppression, from the opening squeals of a pig's last breath to the film's sensational final image, visually imprisoning mother and daughter for the rest of their lives.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,823
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
The poetry of life presented in image and sound.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
false
7
9
2
1,823
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
Raw but tender. Hittman neither condemns Autumn, nor judges Skylar. The movie has no need, or space, for a clear-cut villain. The many barbs in the world are more than enough.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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7
9
2
1,823
She Dies Tomorrow
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
The story is so cloaked in mystery and unanswered questions, each viewer will simultaneously assume they know what it's about while understanding nothing.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
2
1,823
Spaceship Earth
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
Wolf takes so long setting the table that by the time he gets to the meal, you're ready for bed.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
9
2
1,823
The Gentlemen
Michael J. Cinema
Michael J. Casey
Feels more like a GQ photo-shoot come to life than the tightly constructed Rube Goldberg plot Ritchie thinks it is.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,823
Jurassic World
Mid Day
Rahul Desai
For all the goofiness entrenched within its franchise roots, this movie has a bucket-load of fun campy set pieces.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,824
The Bourne Ultimatum
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Duane Dudek
A skillfully executed work stripped of drama but saturated in tension.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,825
The International
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Duane Dudek
A lot like the global economic crisis -- muddled and grim.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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3
9
2
1,825
Beloved
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
A movie that requires the viewer to meet it halfway. Those willing to make the effort will be rewarded with an exquisitely photographed and intricately layered drama.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,826
The Rock
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
For action-adventure fans, it just doesn't get any better than The Rock.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,826
Breakdown
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
A taut suspense film.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
false
5
9
2
1,826
A Perfect Murder
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
...a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness -- but not until after they've enjoyed an adrenaline rush.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,826
Conspiracy Theory
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Donner directs with an efficient hand. He keeps the action moving briskly. But most important for this format, he knows how to slip in a quick joke or two without detracting from the tension of the suspenseful plot.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
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Happy, Texas
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
A charming fish-out-of-water romantic comedy, the modestly budgeted Happy, Texas more than makes up in heart what it lacks in splash.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,826
Men in Black
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
As ragged as the humor is, there still are more hits than misses.
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
2
1,826
Striptease
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Striptease stinks. Yes, that's a crude, perhaps even rude, assessment. But crude and rude are the two terms that sum up this alleged comedy.
1/5
5
1
5
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0
9
2
1,826
The Sweet Hereafter
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
A delicate and touching story.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,826
Boys Don't Cry
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Hilary Swank is the find of the year!
10/10
10
10
10
false
9
10
1
1,827
Intolerance
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
D.W. Griffith wants to fight for your right to party.
99/100
100
99
100
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98
100
1
1,828
Left Behind
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
I can't wait for Nic Cage to explain THIS one to God on Judgment Day.
0/4
4
0
4
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0
5
1
1,829
A Streetcar Named Desire
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
The best naturalistic acting of the era.
4/5
5
4
5
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8
11
2
1,830
Othello
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
A pop-tart telling of Shakespeare's vengeful drama, done with remarkable flair.
3/5
5
3
5
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6
11
2
1,830
Auntie Mame
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Possibly the greatest comedy of all time, with a performance by Rosalind Russell that can only be described as 'bravura'.
5/5
5
5
5
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10
11
2
1,830
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Dated, leisurely paced romance that doesn't deserve it's stellar reputation.
2/5
5
2
5
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4
11
2
1,830
Butterflies Are Free
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Charming and engaging, the best work of Goldie Hawn's career
4/5
5
4
5
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8
11
2
1,830
De-Lovely
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
'There are no little memories with you,' Cole tells her.
5/5
5
5
5
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10
11
2
1,830
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
Most of Dodgeball's considerable humor comes from droopy-eyed Vince Vaughn watching manic, macho Ben Stiller wear himself out.
3/5
5
3
5
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6
11
2
1,830
Farinelli
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Romantic, sweeping tale of sex and sibling rivalry that manages to connect despite its overwrought storytelling.
4/5
5
4
5
true
8
11
2
1,830
Fox and His Friends
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Entertaining but oddly parsed coming of age tale. For Fassbinder enthusiasts only.
3/5
5
3
5
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6
11
2
1,830
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
Once every summer season, the Holy Grail appears on screen. In 2004, it came as a steaming sack of tiny square burgers, the good end to a long, superb stoner road revue.
5/5
5
5
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10
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1,830
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Perhaps Charlie Brown's most charming, bittersweet moment.
3/5
5
3
5
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6
11
2
1,830
La Femme Nikita (Nikita)
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
A crisp, delightful reworking of the spy genre.
4/5
5
4
5
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8
11
2
1,830
Ladyhawke
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Weak pacing makes for a difficult watching, despite the talented leads.
1/5
5
1
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2
11
2
1,830
Now, Voyager
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
The melodrama to end all melodramas.
5/5
5
5
5
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10
11
2
1,830
Rocky IV
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Cold War metaphors delivered with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer dampens the storytelling.
1/5
5
1
5
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2
11
2
1,830
Secret Window
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a losing cause.
0/5
5
0
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0
11
2
1,830
Shrek 2
Mixed Reviews
Martin Scribbs
In the best Hollywood tradition, Shrek 2 boldly argues against a prejudice nobody actually has.
2.5/5
5
2.5
5
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5
11
2
1,830
Soul Food
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Heartwarming but stilted domestic family drama
3/5
5
3
5
true
6
11
2
1,830
Swoon
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
Moody, dispassionate take on the savagery of crime that neither illuminates nor captivates.
2/5
5
2
5
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4
11
2
1,830
Hacksaw Ridge
Mockingbird
Josh Encinias
Hacksaw Ridge is about an unbelievable man doing unbelievable things for people who don't like him.
B+
long_letter
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14
18
1
1,831
Swiss Army Man
Mockingbird
Josh Encinias
Swiss Army Man shows that a person's strengths and weaknesses are inextricable.
B
long_letter
null
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13
18
1
1,831
Bride Flight
Modamag.com
Harvey S. Karten
An expensively filmed chick flick about three Dutch women who seek a better life among the Kiwis.
B
long_letter
null
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13
18
1
1,832
Budrus
Modamag.com
Harvey S. Karten
An intense, albeit one-sided, documentary on location during demonstrations by the Palestinians in the village of Budrus against Israeli encroachments.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
1,832
Drinking Buddies
Modamag.com
Harvey S. Karten
A realistic look at choices today's unmarried youths must make.
B
long_letter
null
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13
18
1
1,832