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Review of Rust and Bone (2012)

By Sam A (557) on 19 Apr 2014

Powerfully acted, particularly Cotillard, and an intriguing story was hampered occasionally by a character I found difficult to care about…

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Review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

By Sam A (557) on 08 Mar 2014

One of my favorite films, clever and outstanding visuals…

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Review of Out of Africa (1985)

By Sam A (557) on 08 Mar 2014

A brilliant and beautiful film. People who complain that it is too slow are inept and small minded…

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Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

By Sam A (557) on 22 Feb 2014

The Coen Brothers certainly have a knack for creating incredibly gripping dramas with a knack for humor…

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Review of The Blue Angel (1930)

By Sam A (557) on 19 Feb 2014

The Blue Angel has nice expressionist sequences in a manner of earlier silent German classics, competent acting, especially that of Marlene…

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Review of Fruitvale Station (2013)

By Sam A (557) on 19 Feb 2014

Fruitvale Station is the story of the tragic shooting of a 22 year old father. Michael B…

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Review of Gattaca (1997)

By Sam A (557) on 13 Feb 2014

Gattaca is thought provoking and poses some very interesting scientific question and some very interesting ethics questions…

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Review of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

By Sam A (557) on 12 Feb 2014

My favorite in the Madagascar series, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is so much more vibrant and interesting than the first two instalments…

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Review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

By Sam A (557) on 12 Feb 2014

Incredibly acted, charmingly hilarious and extraordinarily difficult to watch in parts, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a classic film and…

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Review of After Earth (2013)

By Sam A (557) on 08 Feb 2014

After Earth is pretty hit and miss, just a lot more misses than hits…

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Review of The Descendants (2011)

By Sam A (557) on 03 Feb 2014

The Descendants is a thought-provoking film, though calling it a candidate for best film of the year feels like a stretch…

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Review of Young Adult (2011)

By Sam A (557) on 31 Jan 2014

What I learned from this movie is that sometimes we just can't easily let go of the past, that we tend to go back to it…

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Review of The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

By Sam A (557) on 30 Jan 2014

This film is incredible. Not only smart but well paced and amazingly acted…

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Review of Back to the Future Part II (1989)

By Sam A (557) on 28 Jan 2014

Sure it's not as well done as the first instalment but Part II still offers enough of the time travel madness that made the first one so enjoyable…

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Review of Date Night (2010)

By Sam A (557) on 27 Jan 2014

Funny, sure, but not funny enough to make this random story anything but a two hour getaway from anything else…

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Review of All the President's Men (1976)

By Sam A (557) on 24 Jan 2014

All the President's Men is a very gripping drama film surrounding the Watergate scandal, that may move along too slowly for modern audiences,…

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Review of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

By Sam A (557) on 22 Jan 2014

Talladega Nights is pretty hit and miss. Sometimes it is intelligent and funny, others it is drawn out and not particularly funny…

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Review of Burlesque (2010)

By Sam A (557) on 20 Jan 2014

While the numbers were extravagant and enjoyable to watch, a tired formula and campy writing bring this film down…

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Review of Pi (1998)

By Sam A (557) on 20 Jan 2014

My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane…

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Review of Miller's Crossing (1990)

By Sam A (557) on 19 Jan 2014

While it isn't the best gangster film ever and certainly doesn't come close to the other gangster movie released in 1990, Goodfellas, Miller's…

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