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Review of Nanook of the North (1922)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 15 Aug 2002

Flaherty gives us an intimate peek into Inuit culture, allowing insights into a truly happy people without requiring that we freeze our asses off…

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Review of Sunrise (1985)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 15 Aug 2002

many of the black and white scene stills could be displayed in the post-impressionist wing of the Musee d'Orsay…

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Review of King Creole (1958)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 15 Aug 2002

This one won't force out the hankies to dry up the tears because laughter is a more appropriate response to the clichéd script…

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Review of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 15 Aug 2002

many of the black and white scene stills could be displayed in the post-impressionist wing of the Musee d'Orsay…

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Review of Baraka (1992)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 10 Aug 2002

Will appeal greatly to any children of the sixties ... who believe in the common unity of mankind and how we all seek the same universal source…

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Review of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 31 Jul 2002

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Review of Kundun (1997)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 31 Jul 2002

Filmed with the approval of the 14th Dalai Lama himself, Kundun is reverential to a fault...and that fault is the film's biggest weakness…

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Review of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 20 Jul 2002

Tarzan the Ape Man is one helluva action film ... contrasting civilization with the wild and criticizing human greed without being overly preachy…

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Review of Red Beard (1965)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jul 2002

Many directors still have never created one film equal to Red Beard, which only pales when compared to Kurosawa's greatest films…

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Review of Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jul 2002

Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that individual Russians are real human beings…

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Review of Amadeus (1984)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 27 Jun 2002

Never before have phrases like 'sh*t marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented unpretentiously…

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Review of It Happened One Night (1958)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

stands as a significant landmark in cinema history, giving birth for more romantic comedies to come…

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Review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

One of the better U.S. propaganda films of the 40s, filled with American ideals and values…

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Review of It Happened One Night (1934)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Jun 2002

stands as a significant landmark in cinema history, giving birth for more romantic comedies to come…

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Review of Habit (1997)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 16 May 2002

Fessenden's minimalist film is tightly constructed to haunt without terrorizing, playing far deeper on our psyches than surface level horror…

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Review of Habit (1981)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 16 May 2002

Fessenden's minimalist film is tightly constructed to haunt without terrorizing, playing far deeper on our psyches than surface level horror…

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Review of The Firemen's Ball (1967)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 09 May 2002

the film strikes deeper chords and reminds us how important artistic freedom is to any lover of cinema…

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Review of Fear Strikes Out (1957)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 27 Apr 2002

This competent study of a baseball player going wacko is interesting enough for a one-time rental…

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Review of The Graduate (1967)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 13 Apr 2002

little more than screwball comedy with some great scenes, a memorably poignant Mrs. Robinson, and some great music videos…

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Review of Nosferatu (1922)

By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 11 Apr 2002

Nosferatu stills could easily fill a solid wing at an art gallery-they wouldn't be out of place at the MOMA right next to its Picassos…

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