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Review of Double Indemnity (1944)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

Billy Wilder's first masterpiece. If you ever plan on murdering you spouse or significant other, make a point of seeing this film first…

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Review of Salvador (1986)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

A gritty, uncompromising independent film by writer-director Oliver Stone…

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Review of Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

A perfect example of how special effects should be orchestrated for maximum effect…

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Review of The Remains of the Day (1993)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

Anthony Hopkins gives a brilliantly subtle performance as a butler who dedicates his life to serving an aristocrat who may not be as great…

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Review of Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

A one-of-a-kind black comedy from writer-star John Cusack. The ultimate high school reunion movie ever…

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Review of Talk Radio (1988)

By Ben G (949) on 17 Dec 2009

A claustrophobic, micro-masterpiece by Oliver Stone. Eric Bogosian plays the best talk radio host of all time…

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Review of The Fortune Cookie (1966)

By Ben G (949) on 16 Dec 2009

A great showcase for the comedic acting talents of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (who won a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar for…

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Review of The Hospital (1971)

By Ben G (949) on 16 Dec 2009

One of the best satires ever made. Paddy Chayefsky's script contains laughs, surprises, and letter-perfect monologues. George C…

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Review of From Here to Eternity (1953)

By Ben G (949) on 16 Dec 2009

One of the first, and very best, ensemble films of all time that realistically chronicles army life prior to, during, and after the Pearl Harbor…

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Review of Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Ben G (949) on 16 Dec 2009

Sunset Boulevard is the greatest movie ever made about the dark side of making movies…

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Review of JFK (1991)

By Ben G (949) on 16 Dec 2009

JFK is the most exhilarating film I have ever seen…

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Review of Ben-Hur (1959)

By Ben G (949) on 13 Dec 2009

A bit too worthy for my palate but can't beat it otherwise. except spartacus…

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Review of The Conversation (1974)

By Ben G (949) on 10 Dec 2009

After seeing this listed on several friends' lists of top films, I was shocked, upon finally viewing it, to find it an extremely unremarkable…

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Review of Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

By Ben G (949) on 26 Nov 2009

A tribunal of American judges try Nazi war criminals in Judgment at Nuremberg…

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Review of The Station Agent (2003)

By Ben G (949) on 21 Nov 2009

Nice surprise of a movie. I really enjoyed this movie. I'm a big fan of Peter Dinklage and this is his best work…

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Review of Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

By Ben G (949) on 21 Nov 2009

Another movie that I have avoided for a long time, but recently my curiosity got the best of me so I picked it up…

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Review of Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1976)

By Ben G (949) on 14 Nov 2009

Not everyone is Sajitha Ray or Luchino Visconti, making an epic without real linear construction and filled with meaningful silents is a difficult…

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Review of A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

By Ben G (949) on 18 Oct 2009

Creating a sympathetic view of Germans is done more successfully in All Quiet on the Western Front, perhaps because that war doesn't have such…

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Review of 2 Days in Paris (2007)

By Ben G (949) on 12 Oct 2009

A solid movie with lots of hilarious bickering and memorable scenes, the one drawback being that it does not end…

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Review of The Jackal (1997)

By Ben G (949) on 20 Sep 2009

Not great. I wanted Bruce Willis to beat Richard Gere, whose accent is appalling. The Frederick Forsyth book that inspired it is so much better…

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