Film Reviews
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Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
Ang Lee's contemplative Sense and Sensibility is a rare period drama crafted in subtle tones.
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Appaloosa (Ed Harris)
Ed Harris' meandering Appaloosa ambulates through the scrubby touchstones of the traditional Western, but rarely hits the mark.
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Damn Yankees (Stanley Donen and George Abbott)
Stanley Donen and George Abbott's lethargic Faustian baseball musical Damn Yankees limply strikes out
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After Hours (Martin Scorsese)
Probably the most neglected and eccentric entry in Martin Scorsese's vaunted filmography, After Hours is one the 1980's uncherished masterpieces.
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Blow-Up (Michelangelo Antonioni)
Michelangelo Antonioni's English language debut Blow-Up is possibly far more a revelation today for its critical and frank depiction of Swinging London than its hypnotic narrative.
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Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood)
Despite its exceptionally politically incorrect lead protagonist, the surprisingly funny Gran Torino makes several interesting insights into racism and masculinity.
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Changeling (Clint Eastwood)
Clint Eastwood's autumn renaissance continues with a flawed, but vivid replication of Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties
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Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle)
Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire frequently negates the essence of its subject matter to engage in stuporous levels of cliché and circumstance.
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Death of a Cyclist (Juan Antonio Bardem)
A smart fusion of Noir and Neo-Realism, Juan Antonio Bardem's Death of a Cyclist is both a pensive melodramatic thriller and a stinging indictment of the class divisions evident within Francoist Spain.
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The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky)
Getting ready for The Wrestler.
George Booker comes in it...
