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Once - R
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Amazingly simple and incredibly poignant.
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April 13, 2008
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N/A
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The Brave One - R
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The story seems so promising and powerful, but a sloppy direction (something amazing when it comes to Neil Jordan) makes it all too one-sided. A shame because this movie deserved more.
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March 4, 2008
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N/A
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Into the Wild - R
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It touches you in a way you wouldn't expect. It's one of the most sensitive films of the past few years, and yet it keeps its focus never losing sight of the great depth of its story. A work of art.
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March 4, 2008
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N/A
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There Will Be Blood - R
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A universal, timeless epic that at the same time is topical and urgent. Paul Thomas Anderson does the work of a master and Daniel Day Lewis gives one of the greatest performances of recent cinema. Haunting and disturbing.
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February 17, 2008
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N/A
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Cloverfield - PG-13
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The ultimate 9/11 movie for the YouTube generation.
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February 10, 2008
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N/A
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age - PG-13
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An exercise in excess. Terrible dialogue + luxurious wigs = passable. Cate Blanchett, fortunately, finds room to give dignity to her role.
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February 7, 2008
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N/A
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The Lookout - R
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Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt the greatest actor in the world right now?
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February 7, 2008
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N/A
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Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) - R
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The neverending final act almost rips this poignant story apart. A story of understanding in a time of intolerance.
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February 7, 2008
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N/A
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Art School Confidential - R
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Showing the 'art' world as something ridiculous, the movies can make you laugh. But the lack of focus or remarkable characters can make you forget about it in a second.
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February 7, 2008
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N/A
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3:10 to Yuma - R
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A pop western that not only is a lot of fun, but also deals very well with what duty and fate is. Bale and Crowe deliver flawless performances.
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February 4, 2008
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N/A
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This Is England - Unrated
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Impresses on a personal and political level. A complicated story told briliantly simple - and terrific performances.
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January 30, 2008
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N/A
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The Age of Innocence - PG
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Scorsese films love more violently than his gangster pictures.
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January 27, 2008
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N/A
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Blade Runner - R
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The best sci-fi film ever made.
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January 27, 2008
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N/A
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American Gangster - R
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The idea here seems to be 'gangsterism is so much fun' and Ridley Scott seems to prove that point. A little generic, but still very powerful. Washington and Crowe are superb.
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January 27, 2008
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N/A
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - R
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How can a movie be sick in an entirely positive way? Tim Burton found the formula. Visually superb and an extremely powerful insight into human nature.
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January 25, 2008
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N/A
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No End in Sight - Unrated
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A powerful look at the politics (or lack of it) beind the war in Iraq.
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January 24, 2008
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N/A
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Breach - PG-13
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A surprinsingly low-key thriller with a terrific performance by Chris Cooper.
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January 24, 2008
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N/A
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Juno - PG-13
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Its quirkness is just a front. This feel-good movie talks about the tribulations of growing up in a very heartfelt manner. Artificial? Yes. But touching nonetheless.
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January 20, 2008
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N/A
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I Am Legend - PG-13
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It starts as 28 DAYS LATER and it ends like a Michael Bay movie. Thank God for Will Smith saving this.
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January 20, 2008
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N/A
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Rendition - R
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Interesting if a little soap opera-ish analysis of the American so-called 'war on terror'.
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January 20, 2008
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N/A
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Eastern Promises - R
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Cronenberg strikes again with a tale of tradition and violence that brings the audience to another world. Mortensen and Muller-Stahl are superb.
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January 13, 2008
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N/A
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Enchanted - PG
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The charism of Adams and Mardsen carry this film out levels of commonplace pastiche. It's not nearly as smart as it could be.
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January 13, 2008
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N/A
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Superbad - R
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PORKY'S for the new millenium. It's dirty, misoginist and politically incorrect. Yet, surprisingly, has a good heart.
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January 6, 2008
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N/A
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The Golden Compass - PG-13
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Boring. Not even the luminous Nicole Kidman saves this movie - which has no sense of pace, and also of ridiculous.
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January 6, 2008
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N/A
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Paranoid Park - R
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It's totally valid that Gus Van Sant is self-proclaimed 'the voice of American youth'. His voice, however, can do so much more than this artsy but shallow work.
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January 6, 2008
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N/A
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