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Review of She's Gotta Have It (1986)

By Trent J (188) on 19 Jun 2009

I wasn't as charmed by this flick as I expected to be…

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Review of Clockers (1995)

By Trent J (188) on 19 Jun 2009

Solid work and a thoughtful commentary on a person's - any person's - influence: how powerful that can be, knowing how to use it, and the inadvertent…

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Review of Real Life (1979)

By Trent J (188) on 12 Jun 2009

At its heart, it's more than just a prophetic inside look at the future of television; it's a running commentary on human conflict - the ways…

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Review of Wargames (1962)

By Trent J (188) on 15 May 2009

Surprisingly smart, gripping Reagan-era actioner that's funny, exciting, and not afraid to indulge in the awkward travails of teenage courtship…

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Review of WarGames (1983)

By Trent J (188) on 15 May 2009

Surprisingly smart, gripping Reagan-era actioner that's funny, exciting, and not afraid to indulge in the awkward travails of teenage courtship…

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Review of La Vie en Rose (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 01 May 2009

The performance is great - whatever…

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Review of In the Valley of Elah (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 28 Apr 2009

An original murder mystery that features a dynamic performance from Tommy Lee Jones, proving once again why he is one of the best actors around…

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Review of The Great Debaters (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 26 Apr 2009

Good movie, nothing to rave about. Want something to make you feel good and no one in the world is worse off than you? Watch this…

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Review of Rendition (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 25 Apr 2009

By dipping its fingers into every perspective of an extraordinary rendition, the film is doing too little with a heavy subject…

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Review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005)

By Trent J (188) on 17 Apr 2009

Apparently, Turturro & Co are in on some joke (or insight) that I am not aware of, because this bizarre pseudo-musical fails to captivate or…

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Review of The Holy Mountain (1973)

By Trent J (188) on 11 Apr 2009

None of Jodorowsky's insights are particularly fresh or challenging, and a lot of it is just plain confusing without the help of his commentary…

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Review of The Virgin Suicides (2000)

By Trent J (188) on 09 Apr 2009

Look, I understand this is probably difficult material to adapt, but that doesn't excuse poor execution…

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Review of Starting Out in the Evening (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 03 Apr 2009

Wonderful performance from Frank Langella is the main attraction of this film…

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Review of Cruising (1980)

By Trent J (188) on 03 Apr 2009

Interesting plays on the typical detective rules (even if predictable), and some very inspired master shots make for a tense picture…

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Review of The Ice Storm (1997)

By Trent J (188) on 31 Mar 2009

Treats family dysfunction with the maturity it deserves…

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Review of Redacted (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 29 Mar 2009

What a mess. DePalma loves to remake films, especially his own - in this case, Casualties…

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Review of Lust, Caution (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 28 Mar 2009

A gorgeous film that would make a fitting companion piece to Verhoeven's Black Book, even if this take on WW2 espionage becomes repetitive…

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Review of The Running Man (1987)

By Trent J (188) on 22 Mar 2009

Though full marks are in order for attempting to be about SOMETHING, the film's commentary on culture lacks any real depth or subtlety; indeed,…

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Review of The Great Buck Howard (2008)

By Trent J (188) on 17 Mar 2009

Completely fails at what The Devil Wears Prada did so well. This movie has the wrong style, the wrong protagonist, and the wrong story…

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Review of Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)

By Trent J (188) on 16 Mar 2009

Well structured beginning to a longer biopic in-the-making that is able to skirt around the issues of a film-unfriendly timeline and a potentially…

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