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The Best Years of Our Lives
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
This masterpiece may seem corny to some 55 years later but it never fails to bring a tear to my eye and an ache in my heart.
5/5
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Big Trouble in Little China
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Campy as heck but a lot of fun, too.
3/5
5
3
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6
1
2,072
Brubaker
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A good, not great, movie that reps a solid, mid-career performance by Redford.
3/5
5
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6
1
2,072
Call Northside 777
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A dark look into guilt and innocence with reporter Jimmy Stewart digging into an old murder story.
4/5
5
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4
6
1
2,072
A Clockwork Orange
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
"A Clockwork Orange" is on of Kubrick's best and a marvelous adaptation of the Anthony Burgess novel.
5/5
5
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6
1
2,072
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
Many people hated this film. I found it to be an allegory of all that is beautiful and all that is vile, and the vile is strongly presented.
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,072
Crossing Delancey
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
a real charmer
4/5
5
4
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4
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1
2,072
Cruising
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
One of the most painfully bad films I have ever seen and an embarrassment for its star, Al Pacino.
0/5
5
0
5
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6
1
2,072
Doc Hollywood
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A Hollywood look into small town America that, somehow, rings real.
4/5
5
4
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4
6
1
2,072
The Exorcist III
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Amazing! A sequel that stands on its own and still creeps me out at times.
4/5
5
4
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2,072
A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari)
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
The first and one of the best of the spaghetti westerns
5/5
5
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2,072
Hatari!
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Corny but vastly entertaining with terrific wildlife photography and a great score by Henry Mancini
4/5
5
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5
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4
6
1
2,072
Honeymoon in Vegas
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Ya gotta love the skydiving Elvis impersonators.
2/5
5
2
5
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2
6
1
2,072
Local Hero
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A whimsical, delightful tale of a stranger in a strange land. It is director Bill Forsythe's best ever.
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,072
Mixed Nuts
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Horrible...horrible...horrible!
0/5
5
0
5
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6
1
2,072
Operation Petticoat
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A n ice pairing of the talents of Cary Grant and Tony Curtis
3/5
5
3
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3
6
1
2,072
Play It Again, Sam
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
How can anyone not like the combo of Woody and Bogie in one movie?
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,072
Rope
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Worth the effort just to watch the talent and innovation of maestro Alfred Hitchcock
3/5
5
3
5
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3
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2,072
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A wonderful masterpiece. Walter Huston has a devilishly good time!
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
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2,072
To Catch a Thief
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A wonderfully witty and sexy Hitchcok thriller that answers the question, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
5/5
5
5
5
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5
6
1
2,072
Topaz
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
Not Alfred Hitchcock at his best.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
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2,072
Von Ryan's Express
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
An action packed prisoner of war thriller and Ole Blue Eyes doesn't even sing a note.
3/5
5
3
5
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3
6
1
2,072
Wise Guys
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A waste of celluloid.
0/5
5
0
5
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0
6
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2,072
Warrior
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
"Soul of a lion." I jotted that down. For with "Warrior," it seems to apply.
3/4
4
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2,073
The Adjustment Bureau
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
The actors convincingly sell that passion, and their union smoothes any wrinkles an otherwise critical eye might spy as "The Adjustment Bureau" ... races along.
4/4
4
4
4
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7
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2,073
Arthur
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
"Arthur" is paced too slowly for a comedy. It's too flat to serve as a romantic diversion. And it's too light on relevant lessons for a redemption fable.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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Battle: Los Angeles
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Should have been titled "Call of Duty: Martian Warfare 2."
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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1
7
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2,073
Cedar Rapids
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Doesn't ask its cast to detour too far from personalities they've played in past projects.
2/4
4
2
4
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2
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2,073
For Colored Girls
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Any time [an actress] excels in a scene, its in spite of Perry's uninspired contributions behind the camera and not because of them.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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Red Riding Hood
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Gary Oldman, bless his heart, chews scenery faster than a wolf chomping on a villager, but even his fangs aren't sharp enough to puncture the layer of cheese Hardwicke coats atop her dreadful film.
1/4
4
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
There's nothing inherently wrong with his initial adaptation of J.K. Rowling's seventh and final novel except for the fact that it ends with the best parts of the story yet to be told.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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Hereafter
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Feels like the beginning of a discussion, one Eastwood likely has with his peers as they age.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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7
2
2,073
Hop
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Leap to another theater, and wait for something that's worth your family's time.
1/4
4
1
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0
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2
2,073
Insidious
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Save for "Two Girls and One Cup," I'm able to sit through anything. Very little bothers me the way "Insidious" bothered me. Disturbed me. Ran its ice-cold finger down the length of my spine, chilling me to the core.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
It’s kind of a phony story, as well.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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2,073
Megamind
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Not exactly ingenious, but certainly an entertaining way to spend an afternoon at the theater with the family.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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Midnight in Paris
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Minor ... a one-sided infatuation that always looks fancy, thanks to Darius Khondji's exquisite Parisian cinematography, but isn't as fanciful as its dreamy foundation suggests.
2/4
4
2
4
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Secretariat
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Too often bludgeons us over the head with its inspirational quotables, burying the storys organic goodwill under a pile of Hollywood horse manure.
2/4
4
2
4
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Source Code
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
The irony of the situation is that it's the last eight minutes of "Code" - a movie that hinges on eight-minute intervals - that falter.
2.5/4
4
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Tangled
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
I actually believe in Walt Disney Animation once again.
3/4
4
3
4
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7
2
2,073
The Eagle
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
It's good, but medium-scale when it had a slim chance of being epic.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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The Social Network
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Has a rhythm, or a pulse. ... You almost interact with the production as you would a stage play, as if the players can feed off your energy (and vice versa).
3.5/4
4
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The American
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
Much like the town that hides Jack, "The American" is a beautiful relic, an honorable homage to films of the past.
3/4
4
3
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The Tourist
Reelrave
Sean O'Connell
A frothy bit of cloak-and-dagger intrigue where the cloak isn't billowy enough to cover the script's multiple plot inconsistencies, and the dagger's about as dull as a butter knife.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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The Break-Up
ReelzChannel.com
Jeff Otto
A brilliantly conceived romantic comedy reversal that turns the genre on its head.
4.5/5
5
4.5
5
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Cars
ReelzChannel.com
Jeff Otto
Pixar maintains the lush visuals and sweet story, but the crossover is limited this time around.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
2,074
A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica)
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
A conventional woman's film that has its greatest audacity in the charisma of its trans protagonist, Daniela Vega. (Complete review in Spanish in Refroma.com)
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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5
9
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2,075
Every Day
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
The movie is a harmless kitsch but is quite entertaining. Of course, Miss Rice is called to become a true movie star. (Complete review in Spanish in the Mexican newspaper Reforma).
1/4
4
1
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2
9
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
A biopic whose greatest merit is, perhaps, to let young moviegoers know who Gloria Grahame was. (Complete review in Spanish in the Mexican newspaper Reforma).
1/4
4
1
4
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2
9
2
2,075
Lady Bird
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
This film has achieved some notoriety for the cultural climate that Hollywood is experiencing at this time. If Hollywood wanted to nominate a woman, they could name Eliza Hittman or Kathryn Bigelow. (Full Review in Reforma newspaper, in Spanish).
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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3
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2,075
Loveless (Nelyubov)
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
The premise seems to be taken from a Ruth Rendell novel. The search for the kid will not unite the marriage but to spread the lack of love between man and woman to all those around them. (Complete review in Spanish in newspaper Reforma).
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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7
9
2
2,075
Please Stand By
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
A feel-good indie. (Complete review in Spanish en Reforma newspaper).
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
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3
9
2
2,075
Submergence
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
"Cheesy and boring movie". Complete review in Spanish in the Mexican newspaper Reforma.
0/4
4
0
4
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0
9
2
2,075
Tag
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
"One of the worst movies of 2018." [Full review in Spanish]
0/4
4
0
4
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0
9
2
2,075
The Florida Project
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
Baker follows these characters through a series of neo-realist episodes, in their absolute precariousness and in their most contagious freedom. (Complete review in newspaper Reforma, in Spanish)
3/4
4
3
4
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6
9
2
2,075
The Mercy
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
This is apointless adventure, as well as the same film focused on this pathetic adventure. (Complete review in Spanish, in the Mexican newspaper Reforma)
0/4
4
0
4
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0
9
2
2,075
The Strangers: Prey At Night
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
Effective but derivative. A gory movie, with a good rock-pop soundtrack included. (Complete review in Spanish in the Mexican newspaper Reforma).
1/4
4
1
4
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2
9
2
2,075
Thelma
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
A shrewd mix of horror movie, provocative feminist / feminist liberation film and, in the end, the story of the origin of a new super-heroine (or a super-villain?) (Review complete in newspaper Reforma, in spanish)
3/4
4
3
4
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6
9
2
2,075
Time Share (Tiempo Compartido)
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
"A brilliant dark comedy" (Complete review in Spanish in the Mexican newspaper Reforma)
3/4
4
3
4
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6
9
2
2,075
You Were Never Really Here
Reforma
Ernesto Diezmartinez
Ramsay's fourth feature does not hide his debts with classics such as Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) and even the seminal western The Searchers (Ford, 1956), but the British director knows how to create truly absorbing images. (Complete review in Spanish).
3/4
4
3
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6
9
2
2,075
Carmen & Lola (Carmen y Lola)
Remezcla
Kiko Martinez
By refusing to take the easy way out, [Spanish writer/director Arantxa Echevarría] transforms Carmen y Lola into a less cliché, forbidden love story with real consequences.
B
long_letter
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13
18
1
2,076
Coco
Remezcla
Kiko Martinez
A film that will become the standard-bearer of a positive example of what the Latino experience can look like on the big screen for years to come.
A-
long_letter
null
null
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15
18
1
2,076
Peppermint
Remezcla
Kiko Martinez
The people behind Peppermint need to hear the more uncomfortable discussions their movie provokes. They need to listen, take note and realize that in 2018 they should be better than this.
D-
long_letter
null
null
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6
18
1
2,076
Roma
Remezcla
Kiko Martinez
It's as close to cinematic poetry as you can get and director Alfonso Cuarón, with an expert-level attention to detail, places us at the center of his story - watching, listening, waiting, and cherishing every delicate moment.
A-
long_letter
null
null
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15
18
1
2,076
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Remezcla
Kiko Martinez
It won't do for Latinos what Black Panther did for the African-American community earlier this year from a cultural perspective, but the highly stylized animated film is a solid first step in making the mainstream superhero universe more inclusive.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,076
Spider-Man 3
Reno News and Review
Bob Grimm
It's as if director Raimi ingested a ton of Spidey comics, chased them with some crappy romance novels, and barfed the whole discordant mess onto the screen.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,077
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron
Reno News and Review
Bob Grimm
A beautiful looking movie that suffers a bit due to some lousy Bryan Adams songs
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
2,077
Sex and Lucia
Request Magazine
Bryan Reesman
Not every movie that is billed as 'erotic' deserves that distinction, but director Julio Medem's Sex And Lucia certainly does. It's the kind of intelligent, thoughtful film about sex and love that Hollywood just can't make.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
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1
2,078
Brave
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
We've been conditioned to expect a familiar message: 'Follow your heart! You can do anything you set your mind to.' Brave is a rare and wonderful exception.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,079
Margaret
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
This is an America in which nobody listens, the end always justifies the means, and it's always the other guy's fault. Blame is tricky when everyone is failing everyone.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,079
Much Ado About Nothing
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
The film's biggest problem is that its Beatrice, played with spunk and spark by Amy Acker, is far more engaging and enchanting than its Benedick.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,079
Mud
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
Mud has a rare big-screen beauty, and its old-fashioned storytelling recalls A River Runs Through It, Night of the Hunter, and Stand By Me.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,079
Stories We Tell
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
Polley approaches every character with compassion, intent upon blessing them, and serving the audience with useful questions about how we seek the truth.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,079
The World's End
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
The most grown-up film of the trilogy. ... Instead of giving us characters who find happiness by rediscovering their youth, they show us the folly of resisting adulthood.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,079
Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Response
Jeffrey Overstreet
Sukowa gives Hildegard intriguing complexity and an almost irresistible charisma ... but the great [film] about this woman who embraced faith, art, and science is yet to arrive.
B-
long_letter
null
null
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12
18
1
2,079
Munich
Reverse Shot
Keith Uhlich
Let us start from the dual positions that sex can (potentially) bring us closer to God and that cinema, in and of itself, is a holy medium given to the transcendent.
4/4
4
4
4
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3
4
1
2,080
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Review Nation
Derek Sante
Nostalgia that Rocks Hard!
3.5/5
5
3.5
5
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5
9
2
2,081
The Tax Collector
Review Nation
Derek Sante
I would have loved this as a 10 part series. From the beginning Shia was throwing down a real and correct character. Overall its a good film with rounded characters and definitely worth your VOD dollars if you want something dark and gritty.
3.5/5
5
3.5
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5
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April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le monde truqué)
ReviewExpress.com
Jean Lowerison
A fine animated film
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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7
19
2
2,082
Free State of Jones
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
McConaughey Brings History to Life
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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7
19
2
2,082
The Drop
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
Superb Acting and Drama
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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7
19
2
2,082
The Judge
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
Excellent Cast in Poignant Drama - wonderful to see this actors bring this story to life
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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7
19
2
2,082
Kick-Ass
ReviewExpress.com
Jean Lowerison
The funniest, tongue-in-cheekiest, most outrageous version of a superhero ever.
4/4
4
4
4
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6
7
2
2,083
Crazy Heart
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
In Bridges' protrayal Bad is like a floating candle in a jar of gasoline – always ready to ignite. Through Jean he learns to hang on with a hope to glow once again.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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2,083
The Soloist
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
There are moments when Downey verbalizes a simple line of dialogue that becomes so profound through his magic of subtle emotion we're transformed.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
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2,083
The Runner
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
Cage makes us believe the good and the bad in this man.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,083
Water for Elephants
ReviewExpress.com
Diana Saenger
The art decoration and cinematography were superb but the casting of Patterson seemed to miss the boat.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,083
I Saw the Devil
Revolver
Jovanka Vuckovic
Worth the price of admission for the wildly creative (and brutally bloody) taxicab scene alone. Merciless, uncompromising, and unforgettable.
8/10
10
8
10
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7
10
1
2,084
The Skin I Live In
Revolver
Jovanka Vuckovic
Not since David Cronenberg have surgery, sex and violence frolicked in the same stained bed so skillfully.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
2,084
Trollhunter
Revolver
Jovanka Vuckovic
What do you get when you combine Cloverfield with Nordic Trolls? This very funny monster mockumentary.
8/10
10
8
10
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7
10
1
2,084
Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
For longtime fans of Paul Newman, "Winning" provides valuable insight into the sport he loved. For millennials that might be only vaguely familiar with this old-time movie star, it's a lesson in how one should live a life.
4.5/10
10
4.5
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7
19
2
2,085
Casino Royale
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Meet the new Bond, not the same as the old Bond -- and thank God for that.
3/4
4
3
4
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2
4
1
2,086
Children of Men
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Outside of Black Christmas -- and aren't we all planning on staying outside of Black Christmas? -- this is probably the feel-not-so-great movie of the holiday season. But if you're in the proper, semi-dark mood, it's a gritty gem.
3/4
4
3
4
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2
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2,086
Hotel Artemis
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Positive points for trying to achieve something original, and for the quality of the cast. But after that bloody boldness, the analogies and the life lessons and the moments of closure are all too predictable and familiar.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
2,086
Remember Me
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Ambitious but overwrought, with a polarizing final act.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
2,087
Annie Hall
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
This is Woody Allen's signature film, arguably his best and certainly his most popular.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,087
In the Heat of the Night
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Social importance aside, In the Heat of the Night works as a buddy film and as a tense thriller.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,087
The Fault In Our Stars
Richard Roeper.com
Richard Roeper
Led by the unforgettable work from a young actress who's among the best of her generation, "The Fault in Our Stars" is a lovely work.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,087
A Prairie Home Companion
Richmond Post
Kam Williams
This adaptation is highly-recommended for loyal devotees of the long-running radio show as a cinematic capstone on Keillor's magnificent career.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
7
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2,088
Scary Movie 4
Richmond Post
Kam Williams
A low-brow comedy chock full of cheap laughs.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,088