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Review of The Maltese Falcon (1941)

By Codie E (453) on 19 Oct 2008

A gripping and simply told story…

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Review of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

By Codie E (453) on 16 Oct 2008

The film literally drips patriotism, pride and charm. That being said I couldn't help but find Candy to be a pompous snob…

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Review of The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

By Codie E (453) on 14 Oct 2008

Dripping with autenticity and vibrancy, Weir's film is an incredible insight into political unrest from a journalist's point of view…

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Review of That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

By Codie E (453) on 14 Oct 2008

The storytelling structure put in place by Bunuel perfectly offsets the obsessions show by Rey's character during the rest of the film…

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Review of sex, lies, and videotape (1989)

By Codie E (453) on 11 Oct 2008

A masterpiece that Soderbergh has never been able to top. The script is brilliant; restrained, mannered, simple and deep…

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Review of Yojimbo (1961)

By Codie E (453) on 09 Oct 2008

Another slightly overrated film from Kurosawa…

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Review of XXY (2007)

By Codie E (453) on 09 Oct 2008

With subject matter like this its hard to find the balance between showing enough and going into enough detail without clubbing the audience…

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Review of The Young and the Damned (1950)

By Codie E (453) on 09 Oct 2008

Brutal and brilliant…

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Review of Lords of Dogtown (2005)

By Codie E (453) on 08 Oct 2008

A nice adaptation of his own documentary, Dogtown And Z-Boys by screenwriter and Z-Boy Stacey Peralta…

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Review of In the Land of Women (2007)

By Codie E (453) on 08 Oct 2008

This is a very good drama-romance with a real and honest mood that is very charming and realisticly moving…

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Review of The Verdict (1982)

By Codie E (453) on 08 Oct 2008

A well detailed and adult script from David Mamet but nothing new, what takes it above average is Newman's performance; sober (ignore the pun),…

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Review of Double Indemnity (1973)

By Codie E (453) on 02 Oct 2008

Incredible. So gripping, stylish and written to perfection. Certainly up there with The Big Sleep, Sunset Blvd…

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Review of Double Indemnity (1944)

By Codie E (453) on 02 Oct 2008

Incredible. So gripping, stylish and written to perfection. Certainly up there with The Big Sleep, Sunset Blvd…

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Review of The Basketball Diaries (1995)

By Codie E (453) on 26 Sep 2008

Most successful in its casting, with all the principle actors giving commited and emotional performances, but there is nothing new here…

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Review of The Right Stuff (1983)

By Codie E (453) on 26 Sep 2008

A decent film but not engaging or exciting enough to sustain over its hefty running time…

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Review of Stolen Kisses (1968)

By Codie E (453) on 24 Sep 2008

Some really nice moments are hindered by technicals that would make a film student blush…

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Review of Comedian (2002)

By Codie E (453) on 24 Sep 2008

An extremely interesting insight into the work that can go into crafting a stand up performance…

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Review of My Childhood (1972)

By Codie E (453) on 22 Sep 2008

A brilliant film that truely favours memory and feeling over story or form…

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Review of Interstate 60 (2002)

By Codie E (453) on 14 Sep 2008

Only gets above 1 star because of the likable cast. This is just awful…

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Review of Jump Tomorrow (2001)

By Codie E (453) on 13 Sep 2008

A very likeable if too slight a film. Enjoyable performances and solid direction…

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