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Review of 47 Ronin (1994)

By Alec B (1,705) on 19 Jul 2014

With Keanu Reeves struggling to act as an American man (which he is), trying to make him a convincing Japanese warrior is a definite stretch…

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Review of Descent (2005)

By Alec B (1,705) on 19 Jul 2014

The tension is executed quite brilliantly by Marshall…

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Review of Call Me Madam (1953)

By Alec B (1,705) on 18 Jul 2014

A rare chance to Ethel Merman recreate one of her Broadway roles in a colorful, slightly stagy adaptation; musical highlights include You're…

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Review of Summer Stock (1950)

By Alec B (1,705) on 18 Jul 2014

A silly, predictable trifle, but for Garland and Kelly it's worth a viewing…

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Review of The Raid 2 (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 17 Jul 2014

I'd say it expands and even improves upon the first one. The plot is somewhat familiar, but it feels less like filler this time around…

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Review of Devil (2010)

By Alec B (1,705) on 17 Jul 2014

Surprisingly effective in all of its minimalistic glory…

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Review of Amadeus (1984)

By Alec B (1,705) on 06 Jul 2014

One of the great films about genius, or really the many ways genius is perceived, hated, and coveted by lesser individuals…

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Review of Venus in Fur (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Jul 2014

I like that Polanski uses the confines of a two person play to his advantage rather than trying to expand the material for the film adaptation…

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Review of Life Itself (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Jul 2014

Life Itself mag niet alleen voor mij de boeken ingaan als de beste documentaire die ik ooit heb gezien, maar ook als een herinnering voor mezelf…

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Review of Endless Love (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 03 Jul 2014

The movie was incredibly bland, cliche, and completely lacked an sort of uniqueness or originality…

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Review of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

By Alec B (1,705) on 30 Jun 2014

Its significantly different than the original stage production (on top of several plot changes, the movie forgets its a musical for much of…

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Review of What About Bob? (1991)

By Alec B (1,705) on 30 Jun 2014

As inherently funny as the whole concept is, none of it would have worked if Murray and Dreyfuss didn't give downright brilliant performances…

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Review of We Own the Night (2007)

By Alec B (1,705) on 28 Jun 2014

Joaquin Phoenix gives an amazing performance in this solid crime drama…

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Review of The Book Thief (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 28 Jun 2014

It had the potential to be a great film however the plot dragged on and wasn't quite what I expected it to be…

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Review of Night Moves (1975)

By Alec B (1,705) on 27 Jun 2014

Even if the domestic problems plaguing Hackman's character seem a bit forced, all the stuff about him trying desperately to inhabit the role…

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Review of The Music Man (1962)

By Alec B (1,705) on 26 Jun 2014

While it's often associated with sub par high school and community theatre productions, The Music Man can work really well if it's done right…

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Review of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

By Alec B (1,705) on 22 Jun 2014

Frank Capra's weakest, which does not at all say a thing…

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Review of Joe (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 22 Jun 2014

Or Nicolas Cage Doing Matthew McConaughey…

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Review of Lost in America (1985)

By Alec B (1,705) on 20 Jun 2014

A great assault on yuppie culture. I think the film could have afforded to be a bit longer, but that's a relatively minor complaint…

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Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

By Alec B (1,705) on 14 Jun 2014

One of the rare classics that has actually managed to achieve the coveted status of being impervious to criticism…

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