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Review of Viridiana (1962)

By Leighton T (328) on 24 Apr 2011

Phenomenal film By Bunuel. Hugely controversial and you can see why, bu it's also a masterpiece about faith and class…

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Review of The Fugitive (1993)

By Leighton T (328) on 24 Apr 2011

A terrific and well crafted thriller which has a script that formulates suspense and great characters around a familiar formula…

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Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Leighton T (328) on 22 Apr 2011

It's easy to see how this was right up Spielberg's alley, with its mix of emotions amidst strong themes…

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Review of Restrepo (2010)

By Leighton T (328) on 19 Apr 2011

Hard-nosed, dedicated journalism makes this a great doc; it also makes for an emotional ode to a young soldier who died in the midst of battle…

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Review of Summer Hours (2008)

By Leighton T (328) on 18 Apr 2011

A character study about an inheritance which always feels naturalistic and improvised (to its credit), but as a whole, it concludes with a…

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Review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

By Leighton T (328) on 12 Apr 2011

I've enjoyed several of Jim Jarmusch's later films and I was looking forward to seeing his first big venture, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, which…

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Review of Four Lions (2010)

By Leighton T (328) on 10 Apr 2011

A terrific farce of a comedy that has the blackest of black humor. It's scathing in its satire and ridiculously funny…

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Review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

By Leighton T (328) on 10 Apr 2011

A laid back gem. The acting is pinpoint accurate especially DiCaprio who is better in this film than any other…

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Review of The Believer (2001)

By Leighton T (328) on 06 Apr 2011

I thought all self-loathing Jews in movies were supposed to be Woody Allen or a facsimile of Woody Allen? Sam Fuller'd be proud of this flick…

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Review of The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

By Leighton T (328) on 06 Apr 2011

Simply one of the most gorgeous films I've ever seen- visually and thematically (though I admit its themes and meaning are as abtuse and fantastical…

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Review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

By Leighton T (328) on 01 Apr 2011

(I think the only thing that can take away from this film is that it was a play and can feel that way…

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Review of A Man for All Seasons (1966)

By Leighton T (328) on 01 Apr 2011

The King's Speech this is not. This is truly inspirational cinema…

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Review of Biutiful (2010)

By Leighton T (328) on 29 Mar 2011

Innaritu describes this as his full blow tragedy. His other films (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel) were all just melodramas…

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Review of Wings of Desire (1987)

By Leighton T (328) on 29 Mar 2011

A glorious piece of cinematic poetry from Wim Wenders. The separation of color and light, of the wall in Germany, of angels and people…

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Review of La Vie en Rose (2007)

By Leighton T (328) on 12 Feb 2011

A mammoth transformation and a magnanimous performance that shows the grace, beauty, addictions, and tribulations of France's most loved singer…

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Review of The Reader (2008)

By Leighton T (328) on 11 Feb 2011

It was certainly moving, but I also feel like it dragged a bit…

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Review of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

By Leighton T (328) on 10 Feb 2011

Watching it the first time I didn't know what I had in front of me, the second time I couldn't deny I was maybe watching the best American…

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Review of Hook (1991)

By Leighton T (328) on 08 Feb 2011

I never understand why people hate on this movie, I love it and consider it a classic :-D…

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Review of Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

By Leighton T (328) on 07 Feb 2011

The Movie that Scored Nicolas Cage an Academy Award, and rightful so…

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Review of Speed (1994)

By Leighton T (328) on 06 Feb 2011

Dennis Hopper type cast, but very well done…

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