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Review of Another Woman (1988)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

If Interiors is a rather nuanced reference to Bergman's Cries and Whispers, then Another Woman is a brazen ode to the Swedish master's Wild…

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Review of Interiors (1978)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

This was a major departure in style for Woody Allen. Like Match Point and September, when he cuts out humor, he severs it completely…

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Review of Satyricon (1969)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

I have never been a pronounced fan of Federico Fellini; though many rank his cinematic talents with those of Bergman, Kubrick, Buñuel, and…

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Review of Melinda and Melinda (2004)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

How wonderful Melinda and Melinda would have been if it had been made when the Woody Allen regulars - Allen himself, Keaton, Farrow, Waterston,…

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Review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

The brassy strains of You Made Me Love You open this delightful masterpiece, perhaps Woody Allen's most perfect film…

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Review of September (1987)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

It is clear why, when people consider the oeuvre of Woody Allen, this rather grim drama does not come immediately to mind…

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Review of Live and Let Die (1973)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

Kananga/Mr. Big: What shall we drink to, Mr. Bond?! / James Bond: Well, how about an earthquake…

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Review of Fantasia (1940)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

This is one of Disney's best! I love it as a kid; and I love it now! Hands downs, this is my favorite…

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Review of Straw Dogs (1971)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

This film is incredible.Brutal and morally ambiguous it will make you think it might even put you on the edge of your seat and might make you…

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Review of Rope (1948)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

In terms of sheer innovation, Rope remains the Master of Suspense's greatest triumph…

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Review of Miller's Crossing (1990)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

Before Fargo and No Country For Old Men, there was this snarling, blackly comical masterpiece in the august tradition of Hollywood film noir…

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Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

A rapturous, sweeping narrative of hope and redemption - easily one of the greatest (if seemingly unidiomatic) films of Steven Spielberg's…

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Review of Eastern Promises (2007)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

A gripping, phantasmagoric thriller…

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Review of Little Children (2006)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

This is a magnificently crafted film - a superb adaptation of the Tom Perrotta novel, laughably sarcastic narrations by Will Lyman (the melodramatic…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

Allen's biggest success this decade has been Match Point, which tackled themes as ancient as Grecian drama - chance vs…

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Review of Blood Simple (1985)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

Blood Simple is a competent sliver of modern noir and, more so, a foreshadowing of future Coen Brothers ventures - Miller's Crossing, Fargo,…

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Review of Ran (1985)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 29 Aug 2010

Of Kurosawa's films, this was the second that I watched…

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Review of A History of Violence (2005)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 28 Aug 2010

I think this is a really good movie. Sure, it got way too much praise and is over analyzed, but that doesn't take away from it being good…

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Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 26 Aug 2010

A revelation! Maybe the best of all the Bond stories translates into a truly great film of any kind…

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Review of Some Like It Hot (1939)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 24 Aug 2010

A real winner with its sophisticated yet farcical brand of comedy…

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