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Review of The Host (2006)

By August M (90) on 19 Aug 2015

Surprinsingly refreshing horror movie, breaks all the rules in the first ten minutes…

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Review of Paths of Glory (1957)

By August M (90) on 04 Jul 2015

A wonderful anti-war film. You really do feel for the soldiers by the end…

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Review of Chungking Express (1994)

By August M (90) on 03 Jul 2015

Wong Kar-wai is the Godard of the 1990's…

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Review of Repulsion (1965)

By August M (90) on 02 Jul 2015

At times incredibly boring while at other times incredibly terrifying, Repulsion is a curious psychological horror film that I don't believe…

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Review of La Dolce Vita (1960)

By August M (90) on 18 Jun 2015

Three lush hours of near perfect and existential filmmaking that also happens to be radically different from anything else, even still today…

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Review of In the Mood for Love (2000)

By August M (90) on 18 May 2015

Feeling can creep up just like that…

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Review of The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

By August M (90) on 15 May 2015

A confounding, dreamlike film. I have a hard time putting my finger on what it all means and, indeed, it has many thoughtful meanings…

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Review of Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

By August M (90) on 16 Apr 2015

Highly stylized, Jean Pierre Melville's 1967 take on film noir is a tour de force of the crime genre…

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Review of Saw III (2006)

By August M (90) on 02 Apr 2015

A vast improvement over the second, Saw III decides to focus on it's characters this time around and makes a rather decent psychological horror…

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Review of Saw II (2005)

By August M (90) on 01 Apr 2015

Honestly I didn't enjoy this as much. It just didn't beat the first one. It was interesting in someways but it really didn't impress me…

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Review of Saw (2004)

By August M (90) on 01 Apr 2015

An original premise that is expertly executed and that rare movie that earns every twist is throws at you…

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Review of Saw (2003)

By August M (90) on 01 Apr 2015

An original premise that is expertly executed and that rare movie that earns every twist is throws at you…

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Review of Opening Night (1977)

By August M (90) on 29 Mar 2015

Good late career performance from the gr8 joan blondell…

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Review of Opening Night (1933)

By August M (90) on 29 Mar 2015

Good late career performance from the gr8 joan blondell…

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Review of Mommy (2015)

By August M (90) on 22 Mar 2015

A finely-etched melodrama from Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan, Mommy deftly chronicles the intoxicating yet loving relationship between a…

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Review of Mommy (2014)

By August M (90) on 22 Mar 2015

A finely-etched melodrama from Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan, Mommy deftly chronicles the intoxicating yet loving relationship between a…

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Review of Mommy (2015)

By August M (90) on 22 Mar 2015

A finely-etched melodrama from Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan, Mommy deftly chronicles the intoxicating yet loving relationship between a…

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Review of The Third Man (1949)

By August M (90) on 09 Mar 2015

Being 48 and a big film fan, I've seen most of the oldies, but had always missed this one…

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Review of Laurel Canyon (2003)

By August M (90) on 28 Feb 2015

Not without it's issues, but Frances McDormand is effortlessly flawless and it's worth it just to see her…

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Review of Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

By August M (90) on 27 Feb 2015

Y Tu Mama Tambien is a deep exploration of human relationships, for the good and the bad…

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