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Review of Once (2007)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 17 Sep 2008

In an era when Hollywood has largely lost the ability to distinguish between romance and sex, Once is the rare film that recognizes that love…

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

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 17 Sep 2008

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is the story...of the moment in America when myth was murdered by mere celebrity…

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Review of Juno (2007)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 17 Sep 2008

Fierce without being cruel, sweet without becoming saccharine, and never short of hilarious, it's not only the best comedy of the year, but…

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Review of The Pool (2007)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 16 Sep 2008

A film that is a kind of counter-film, which sets expectations in an environment that supports unexpected results…

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Review of I Served the King of England (2007)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 16 Sep 2008

The minor protocols and major assaults of the characters are fused, paradoxically, by a truly lyrical talent…

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Review of Burn After Reading (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 15 Sep 2008

For fans of the Coens…

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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 15 Sep 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the cinematic equivalent of a book on tape: a movie that watches itself for you and tells you what it sees…

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Review of Righteous Kill (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 11 Sep 2008

Here's what I took away from Righteous Kill, the grade Z cop thriller...: If you can come up with the scratch, Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino…

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Review of Frozen River (1929)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 26 Aug 2008

We quickly sense that the director of this film has unusual perception, and that whatever the story and performances turn out to be, she will…

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Review of Frozen River (2008)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 26 Aug 2008

We quickly sense that the director of this film has unusual perception, and that whatever the story and performances turn out to be, she will…

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Review of Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 24 Jul 2008

The best way to watch this film is while sipping coffee in a café. Nicotine optional…

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Review of The Dark Knight (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 16 Jul 2008

Despite the tensions between its form and its function, The Dark Knight succeeds far more than it fails, and lingers provocatively in the mind…

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Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 10 Jul 2008

Hellboy II, though not as keenly conceived or nimbly executed as its predecessor, is still likable entertainment…

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Review of And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 28 Jun 2008

What ensures our pleasure is the dialogue, which is supple, and the quality of the acting…

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Review of Shakespeare in Love (1998)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 28 Jun 2008

The richest and most satisfying romantic movie of the year…

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Review of WALL·E (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 26 Jun 2008

It is a story about love and loneliness, perseverance and triumph, the possibilities and pitfalls of human existence…

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Review of You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 05 Jun 2008

It's a difficult feat to manage irony without antecedent, so rather than opt for knowing caricature -- like, say, Adam Goldberg's The Hebrew…

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Review of Pride & Prejudice (2005)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 01 Jun 2008

The present film-makers have retained the essences of the plot and characters but have moved the ambience toward the next stylistic era, romanticism…

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Review of Battle for Haditha (2007)

By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 26 May 2008

Films about the Iraq war continue to come and, I hope, will keep coming. Among the most recent, The Battle for Haditha is especially notable…

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Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 21 May 2008

Even as the movie occasionally trips over its nostalgias, it's still a likable, if unremarkable, entertainment, a pleasant echo of past delights…

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