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Review of Walk the Line (2005)

By Barbara R (103) on 09 Jan 2012

Phoenix and reese did a good job singing in this…

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Review of Evita (2009)

By Barbara R (103) on 02 Jan 2012

Un punto de vista de la historia... en mi opinion un poco distorsionado... de todas formas mas dialogo y menos canciones…

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Review of Evita (1996)

By Barbara R (103) on 02 Jan 2012

Un punto de vista de la historia... en mi opinion un poco distorsionado... de todas formas mas dialogo y menos canciones…

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Review of Munich (2005)

By Barbara R (103) on 20 Aug 2011

Wow. Very good. Exceeded my expectations…

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Review of A Single Man (2009)

By Barbara R (103) on 20 Aug 2011

A nearly perfect film, beautiful in every way…

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Review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)

By Barbara R (103) on 10 Aug 2011

Dark and brilliant this film peeks into the underbelly of clandestine affairs, at the height of Cold War intelligence and counterintelligence…

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Review of The Lion in Winter (1968)

By Barbara R (103) on 07 Aug 2011

I don't think I've ever seen a film so poignant. In a monarchy, the royal family's feuds become the politics of the land…

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Review of All the President's Men (1976)

By Barbara R (103) on 03 Aug 2011

A brilliant film. A gem of a political thriller…

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Review of Dark Harbor (1999)

By Barbara R (103) on 01 Aug 2011

Eh, another film I watched only for Rickman (and he was good as usual). The movie itself wasn't. I liked the story…

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Review of The American President (1995)

By Barbara R (103) on 29 Jul 2011

A heart-warming tale written by Aaron Sorkin which provided the precedent for award-winning show, The West Wing…

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Review of Frost/Nixon (2008)

By Barbara R (103) on 28 Jul 2011

A brilliant work from accomplished director Ron Howard. Ranks up there with Il Divo and The King's Speech for me…

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Review of Dogma (1999)

By Barbara R (103) on 22 Jul 2011

I enjoyed it but im not sure why it has such cult status, its starts off funny with a good concept but it trails off a bit and even though…

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Review of Bloomington (2010)

By Barbara R (103) on 13 Jul 2011

Not the indie film you would expect from poster or indeed storyline, this comes off more of a tv movie of the week…

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Review of The Paper Chase (1973)

By Barbara R (103) on 29 Jun 2011

There's nothing quite like a simple story so well-told. I expected to be bored 20 minutes in and found myself riveted from start to finish…

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Review of The Butterfly Effect (2004)

By Barbara R (103) on 23 Jun 2011

Powerful and chilling, this movie ranks up there with other '90s and early '00s greats such as Memento, Being John Malkovitch, Requiem for…

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Review of An Education (2009)

By Barbara R (103) on 30 Mar 2011

A powerful story about overcoming betrayal and getting back on one's feet. I totally didn't expect such an empowering twist of events…

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Review of Blood Simple (1985)

By Barbara R (103) on 10 Jan 2011

The coen brothers are just a bit crazy and this is known from nearly everyone (also my mother knows this and she's not a fan of american movies)…

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Review of Sixteen Candles (1984)

By Barbara R (103) on 29 Aug 2010

I love this movie! It is classic 80's…

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Review of Amadeus (1984)

By Barbara R (103) on 22 Aug 2010

A beautiful, short look into the intense, powerful life of Mozart and the man who envied him…

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Review of The Last Picture Show (1971)

By Barbara R (103) on 09 Aug 2010

It was like The Graduate set in Texas yet different and in some ways better…

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