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Review of The Parallax View (1974)

By Ben L (1,326) on 14 Jul 2014

Always technically brilliant and oftentimes thrilling, ace paranoid thriller The Parallex View isn't the best '70s conspiracy tale but its…

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Review of The Act of Killing (2012)

By Ben L (1,326) on 14 Jul 2014

Great documentary by Oppennheimer about Indonesia…

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Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

By Ben L (1,326) on 13 Jul 2014

After 6 years of anger and frustration with this film I decided to revisit it when I saw it was airing on TV (at least I didn't pay for it…

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Review of 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 13 Jul 2014

It's not nearly as good as other documentary features in 2013, but this Oscar-winner is unquestionably good…

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Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

By Ben L (1,326) on 13 Jul 2014

Aside from the overarching storyline and the twist ending, I really don't know anything about the Apes films…

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Review of Horrible Bosses (2011)

By Ben L (1,326) on 12 Jul 2014

I really thought it would be a lot funnier. I have me a couple good laughs…

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Review of Grand Piano (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 11 Jul 2014

Grand Piano is one of the most surprising and rewarding thrillers of 2014…

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Review of The World's End (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 10 Jul 2014

I'm going to spoil one key aspect of this film…

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Review of A League of Their Own (1992)

By Ben L (1,326) on 10 Jul 2014

This is a film I watched many times back in my teen years, but I have actually not watched it in at least 15 years…

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Review of Cutie and the Boxer (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 10 Jul 2014

What I found most admirable about Cutie and the Boxer was the way in which it balanced its subjects…

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Review of Network (1976)

By Ben L (1,326) on 10 Jul 2014

A bold satirical contemporary both Lumet and Chayevsky unwaveringly delivered a suspenseful drama as what goes on behind the tube…

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Review of All Is Lost (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 09 Jul 2014

This will be a shorter review than I usually offer up because there isn't a whole lot of film here…

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Review of Bad Words (2013)

By Ben L (1,326) on 08 Jul 2014

You'll love Jason Bateman more and more. Amazing storyline and acting from him and the indian kid. Not bad a for directorial debut…

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Review of The Raid 2 (2014)

By Ben L (1,326) on 08 Jul 2014

The Raid 2 expands on its predecessor by being not exactly better than it but more epic and grand in spectacle…

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Review of The Usual Suspects (1995)

By Ben L (1,326) on 08 Jul 2014

Maybe it'll get better upon multiple viewings, but I found Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects to be a tad overrated…

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Review of Hot Fuzz (2007)

By Ben L (1,326) on 06 Jul 2014

This film is just hilarious…

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Review of Manhattan (1979)

By Ben L (1,326) on 06 Jul 2014

I am simply in love with this movie. Allen delivers some of the best dialogue in film that holds strong to this day…

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Review of Thank You for Smoking (2005)

By Ben L (1,326) on 04 Jul 2014

Thank you For Smoking was pretty disappointing but it's not a bad movie. The performances are great and it's got some good satire in there…

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Review of Holy Motors (2012)

By Ben L (1,326) on 01 Jul 2014

A bizarre look into identity and the nature of performance, Carax continues to explore the nature of surface characteristic of the Cinema de…

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Review of Field of Dreams (1989)

By Ben L (1,326) on 01 Jul 2014

I disagree with the general consensus. This movie is sentimental in a bad way. Also, to quote 'Family Guy': How does Kevin Costner keep getting work…

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