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"...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable..." New York Times "...Kate Hudson gets a chance to shine....[The] strengths here are the characters, performances and the command with which Crowe sets up his story..."--3.5 out of 4 stars USA Today "...Terrifically authentic and heartfelt..." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000" Entertainment Weekly "...Always a fluent writer of dialogue, Crowe puts some rip-roaring tirades in [the film]..." Sight and Sound "...Not only a glowing, effectively realized tribute to both the era and the music, but also a beautifully crafted coming-of-age drama..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Something to cherish and enjoy, an intimate yet universal film that will delight you and involve your heart..." Los Angeles Times "...Oh, what a lovely film....ALMOST FAMOUS is funny and touching in so many different ways....It's a coming-of-age film, about an idealistic kid who sees the real world, witnesses its cruelties and heartbreaks, and yet finds much room for hope..." Chicago Sun-Times "An unusually sweet-natured take on the early-1970s rock scene..." Sight and Sound33.89232
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"...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable..." New York Times "...Kate Hudson gets a chance to shine....[The] strengths here are the characters, performances and the command with which Crowe sets up his story..."--3.5 out of 4 stars USA Today "...Terrifically authentic and heartfelt..." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000" Entertainment Weekly "...Always a fluent writer of dialogue, Crowe puts some rip-roaring tirades in [the film]..." Sight and Sound "...Not only a glowing, effectively realized tribute to both the era and the music, but also a beautifully crafted coming-of-age drama..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Something to cherish and enjoy, an intimate yet universal film that will delight you and involve your heart..." Los Angeles Times "...Oh, what a lovely film....ALMOST FAMOUS is funny and touching in so many different ways....It's a coming-of-age film, about an idealistic kid who sees the real world, witnesses its cruelties and heartbreaks, and yet finds much room for hope..." Chicago Sun-Times "An unusually sweet-natured take on the early-1970s rock scene..." Sight and Sound33.89232
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"...Not only a glowing, effectively realized tribute to both the era and the music, but also a beautifully crafted coming-of-age drama..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable..." New York Times "...Something to cherish and enjoy, an intimate yet universal film that will delight you and involve your heart..."Los Angeles Times "...Oh, what a lovely film....ALMOST FAMOUS is funny and touching in so many different ways....It's a coming-of-age film, about an idealistic kid who sees the real world, witnesses its cruelties and heartbreaks, and yet finds much room for hope..."Chicago Sun-Times "An unusually sweet-natured take on the early-1970s rock scene..."Sight and Sound "...Kate Hudson gets a chance to shine....[The] strengths here are the characters, performances and the command with which Crowe sets up his story..."--3.5 out of 4 starsUSA Today "...Terrifically authentic and heartfelt..." -- Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000"Entertainment Weekly "...Always a fluent writer of dialogue, Crowe puts some rip-roaring tirades in [the film]..."Sight and Sound33.89232
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"...Not only a glowing, effectively realized tribute to both the era and the music, but also a beautifully crafted coming-of-age drama..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...[Patrick Fugit] is remarkable in his first film role....Ms. Hudson and Mr. Crudup inhabit their roles with such mellow ease that the film opens up around them....In addition to Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hoffman, [Jason Lee and Fairuza Balk] are especially memorable..." New York Times "...Something to cherish and enjoy, an intimate yet universal film that will delight you and involve your heart..."Los Angeles Times "...Oh, what a lovely film....ALMOST FAMOUS is funny and touching in so many different ways....It's a coming-of-age film, about an idealistic kid who sees the real world, witnesses its cruelties and heartbreaks, and yet finds much room for hope..."Chicago Sun-Times "An unusually sweet-natured take on the early-1970s rock scene..."Sight and Sound "...Kate Hudson gets a chance to shine....[The] strengths here are the characters, performances and the command with which Crowe sets up his story..."--3.5 out of 4 starsUSA Today "...Terrifically authentic and heartfelt..." -- Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000"Entertainment Weekly "...Always a fluent writer of dialogue, Crowe puts some rip-roaring tirades in [the film]..."Sight and Sound33.89232
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"...It evokes a dreamy sensuousness of mood....Great visuals, sure drama and applied intelligence: a rare combination in horror movies..." Sight and Sound "...Invoking the spirit of HEATHERS and CARRIE, THE CRAFT offers choice vignettes of voodoo revenge..." USA Today "...A neatly crafted film....[Fleming] has coaxed marvelous performances from his inviting ensemble, particularly the appealing Tunney..." Variety33.48277
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"AMERICAN HISTORY X is an explosive, scorched-earth drama in which Edward Norton gives a blistering, brilliant performance..." Rolling Stone "...Edward Norton's Oscar-nominated performance is the film's magnetic centre..." Sight and Sound "...An intense achievement....An excellent cast, the young leads stand out, including a best-yet performance from Furlong..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Norton breaks loose....A triumph of acting....[Kaye] works with flair and verve and control..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...AMERICAN HISTORY X has enough fiery acting and provocative bombast to make its impact felt....It has been directed with a mixture of handsome photo-realism and visceral punch..." New York Times "...Genuinely provocative....There's scarcely a false not to the performance of either Furlong or Norton, the latter an almost certain Academy Award nominee..."Box Office33.48277
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"AMERICAN HISTORY X is an explosive, scorched-earth drama in which Edward Norton gives a blistering, brilliant performance..." Rolling Stone "...Edward Norton's Oscar-nominated performance is the film's magnetic centre..." Sight and Sound "...An intense achievement....An excellent cast, the young leads stand out, including a best-yet performance from Furlong..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Norton breaks loose....A triumph of acting....[Kaye] works with flair and verve and control..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...AMERICAN HISTORY X has enough fiery acting and provocative bombast to make its impact felt....It has been directed with a mixture of handsome photo-realism and visceral punch..." New York Times "...Genuinely provocative....There's scarcely a false not to the performance of either Furlong or Norton, the latter an almost certain Academy Award nominee..."Box Office33.48277
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"AMERICAN HISTORY X is an explosive, scorched-earth drama in which Edward Norton gives a blistering, brilliant performance..."Rolling Stone "...Edward Norton's Oscar-nominated performance is the film's magnetic centre..."Sight and Sound "...An intense achievement....An excellent cast, the young leads stand out, including a best-yet performance from Furlong..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...Norton breaks loose....A triumph of acting....[Kaye] works with flair and verve and control..." -- Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly "...AMERICAN HISTORY X has enough fiery acting and provocative bombast to make its impact felt....It has been directed with a mixture of handsome photo-realism and visceral punch..."New York Times "...Genuinely provocative....There's scarcely a false not to the performance of either Furlong or Norton, the latter an almost certain Academy Award nominee..."Box Office33.48277
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"...[A] fine sleeper....THE LAST PICTURE SHOW shot in color and shaped by a rueful feminine perspective..."New York Times "...A film of promise. Semi-newcomer Alison Anders directs from the heart..." USA Today "...It captures a genuine heartland feel....There's real shrewdness and compassion in its depiction of ordinary lives -- but also a curious, lyrical sense of romance and mystery..."Los Angeles Times "Beyond acclaim at Sundance, the film also won Anders the New York Film Critics award for Best New Director."Uncut29.67732
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"...Dorothy's second voyage to the Emerald City employs an amusement park full of imaginative characters and special effects..." Variety29.29742
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"[The film was] directed by Werner Herzog, a filmmaker and documentarian with a gleeful affinity for the aberrant....Rather than a conventional remake, it's a whole new take on the 1992 cult classic BAD LIEUTENANT..."Wall Street Journal "As Cage's Lieutenant Terence McDonagh roams the Katrina-ravaged Big Easy, Herzog doesn't so much direct him as hit his detonator."Rolling Stone "[T]his BAD LIEUTENANT is its own special fever-swamp of a movie, an anarchist film noir that seems, at times, almost as unhinged as its protagonist."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage....He and Herzog were born to work together."Chicago Sun-Times "Herzog has done well by noir too, giving us exactly what he should -- crime, corruption, sarcasm, sex, sleaze and shadows all through the glass darkly."Los Angeles Times "BAD LIEUTENANT doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic. Herzog stages the film as a modern noir..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's an intuitive, fearless performance that reminds you what a phenomenal actor Cage can be....Herzog delights in piercing holes through the conventional rotes of police procedurals..."Total Film "The most interesting aspect of the film is the way in which it shows family ties linking different levels of society, with virtually every character citing, rejecting or accepting familial obligations..."Sight and Sound29.29742
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"[The film was] directed by Werner Herzog, a filmmaker and documentarian with a gleeful affinity for the aberrant....Rather than a conventional remake, it's a whole new take on the 1992 cult classic BAD LIEUTENANT..."Wall Street Journal "As Cage's Lieutenant Terence McDonagh roams the Katrina-ravaged Big Easy, Herzog doesn't so much direct him as hit his detonator."Rolling Stone "[T]his BAD LIEUTENANT is its own special fever-swamp of a movie, an anarchist film noir that seems, at times, almost as unhinged as its protagonist."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage....He and Herzog were born to work together."Chicago Sun-Times "Herzog has done well by noir too, giving us exactly what he should -- crime, corruption, sarcasm, sex, sleaze and shadows all through the glass darkly."Los Angeles Times "BAD LIEUTENANT doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic. Herzog stages the film as a modern noir..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's an intuitive, fearless performance that reminds you what a phenomenal actor Cage can be....Herzog delights in piercing holes through the conventional rotes of police procedurals..."Total Film "The most interesting aspect of the film is the way in which it shows family ties linking different levels of society, with virtually every character citing, rejecting or accepting familial obligations..."Sight and Sound29.29742
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"[The film was] directed by Werner Herzog, a filmmaker and documentarian with a gleeful affinity for the aberrant....Rather than a conventional remake, it's a whole new take on the 1992 cult classic BAD LIEUTENANT..."Wall Street Journal "As Cage's Lieutenant Terence McDonagh roams the Katrina-ravaged Big Easy, Herzog doesn't so much direct him as hit his detonator."Rolling Stone "[T]his BAD LIEUTENANT is its own special fever-swamp of a movie, an anarchist film noir that seems, at times, almost as unhinged as its protagonist."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage....He and Herzog were born to work together."Chicago Sun-Times "Herzog has done well by noir too, giving us exactly what he should -- crime, corruption, sarcasm, sex, sleaze and shadows all through the glass darkly."Los Angeles Times "BAD LIEUTENANT doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic. Herzog stages the film as a modern noir..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's an intuitive, fearless performance that reminds you what a phenomenal actor Cage can be....Herzog delights in piercing holes through the conventional rotes of police procedurals..."Total Film "The most interesting aspect of the film is the way in which it shows family ties linking different levels of society, with virtually every character citing, rejecting or accepting familial obligations..."Sight and Sound29.29742
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"[The film was] directed by Werner Herzog, a filmmaker and documentarian with a gleeful affinity for the aberrant....Rather than a conventional remake, it's a whole new take on the 1992 cult classic BAD LIEUTENANT..."Wall Street Journal "As Cage's Lieutenant Terence McDonagh roams the Katrina-ravaged Big Easy, Herzog doesn't so much direct him as hit his detonator."Rolling Stone "[T]his BAD LIEUTENANT is its own special fever-swamp of a movie, an anarchist film noir that seems, at times, almost as unhinged as its protagonist."New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage....He and Herzog were born to work together."Chicago Sun-Times "Herzog has done well by noir too, giving us exactly what he should -- crime, corruption, sarcasm, sex, sleaze and shadows all through the glass darkly."Los Angeles Times "BAD LIEUTENANT doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic. Herzog stages the film as a modern noir..." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's an intuitive, fearless performance that reminds you what a phenomenal actor Cage can be....Herzog delights in piercing holes through the conventional rotes of police procedurals..."Total Film "The most interesting aspect of the film is the way in which it shows family ties linking different levels of society, with virtually every character citing, rejecting or accepting familial obligations..."Sight and Sound29.29742
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Its strong and recognizable ensemble should boost interest in a modest dramedy that deserves to stand apart form a solipsistic genre....This first feature shows promise."Box Office0.50653
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"...Sandler makes the laughs go down easy..." Rolling Stone "...Adam Sandler has scored himself a buoyantly silly sports farce..." USA Today "...Loony, unapologetic fun....This escapist comedy is so cheerfully outlandish that it's hard to resist, and so good-hearted that it's genuinely endearing..." New York Times "...Filled to overflowing with the baffling surrealism and wacky wit that are the hallmarks of Sandler's brand of comedy....For a wellspring of loony laughs, see THE WATERBOY..." Box Office0.3798975
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"[V]isually majestic....DON'T COME KNOCKING is filled with haunting visual panoramas." New York Times "[N]ever less than fascinating.[The film has] a terrific sense of place, something missing from much contemporary US cinema." Sight and Sound "Director Wim Wenders' ambling tribute to American backwaters finds gems by the roadside." -- Grade: B_ Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Angst has rarely looked more sumptuous."Uncut0.3165812
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"...Sandler makes the laughs go down easy..." Rolling Stone "...Adam Sandler has scored himself a buoyantly silly sports farce..." USA Today "...Loony, unapologetic fun....This escapist comedy is so cheerfully outlandish that it's hard to resist, and so good-hearted that it's genuinely endearing..." New York Times "...Filled to overflowing with the baffling surrealism and wacky wit that are the hallmarks of Sandler's brand of comedy....For a wellspring of loony laughs, see THE WATERBOY..." Box Office0.3165812
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"...It's meanings resonate imperceptibly on a supersonic level..."Sight and Sound "...MOUSEHUNT offers slick special effects and strong, larger-than-life performances by Lane and Evans..."Box Office "...Watchable thanks to Lane and Evans' double-act and the antics of their furry nemesis..."Total Film "...This rodents-rule effects fest is basically a movie-length Road Runner or Tom and Jerry cartoon as it zips and zooms behind walls and under floors..."USA Today "...[A] bright comedy....MOUSE HUNT has its share of grown-up appeal along with mouse mischief guaranteed to have children giggling..."New York Times "...Groovy sets....[It] may be just the cheese that lures youngsters into theaters..."Premiere0.07812762
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"[Fanning] turns Pita into a delightful, distinctive, self-possessed individual, likely the most mature youthful presence we'll see on screen all summer."Los Angeles Times "[The director] gives us solid chemistry between Fanning and lead Denzel Washington, plus a more complex than expected characterization by Radha Mitchell..."USA Today "We're absorbed by Washington's character."Chicago Sun-Times "MAN ON FIRE explodes with some beautifully orchestrated mayhem that's driven by a cast of fully realised characters." Uncut0.05859571
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"[Fanning] turns Pita into a delightful, distinctive, self-possessed individual, likely the most mature youthful presence we'll see on screen all summer."Los Angeles Times "[The director] gives us solid chemistry between Fanning and lead Denzel Washington, plus a more complex than expected characterization by Radha Mitchell..."USA Today "We're absorbed by Washington's character."Chicago Sun-Times "MAN ON FIRE explodes with some beautifully orchestrated mayhem that's driven by a cast of fully realised characters." Uncut0.05859571
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"[Fanning] turns Pita into a delightful, distinctive, self-possessed individual, likely the most mature youthful presence we'll see on screen all summer."Los Angeles Times "[The director] gives us solid chemistry between Fanning and lead Denzel Washington, plus a more complex than expected characterization by Radha Mitchell..."USA Today "We're absorbed by Washington's character."Chicago Sun-Times "MAN ON FIRE explodes with some beautifully orchestrated mayhem that's driven by a cast of fully realised characters." Uncut0.05859571
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"...The combined intensity of these two performances obliterates objections and raises the stakes....It's powerful enough to create its own reality..." Los Angeles Times "...Blanchett always works modestly, with an economy of display that veils her hard technical work..."Entertainment Weekly "...THE MISSING is not to be missed..." Us Weekly "[T]his gorgeously shot movie will remind a lot of people of John Ford's masterpiece, THE SEARCHERS."USA Today "[T]he dusty period tone feels right, Salvatore Totino's stark cinematography parching the landscape with craggy menace." Total Film0.05859571
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film pulses with the writer/director's signature blood-black humour..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Romero is using better actors than in the past....The menu includes new and creative ways to make heads detonate..."Los Angeles Times "Romero and his effects team have lost none of their relish for dark grotesquerie..."Sight and Sound0.05859571
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film pulses with the writer/director's signature blood-black humour..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Romero is using better actors than in the past....The menu includes new and creative ways to make heads detonate..."Los Angeles Times "Romero and his effects team have lost none of their relish for dark grotesquerie..."Sight and Sound0.05859571
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film pulses with the writer/director's signature blood-black humour..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Romero is using better actors than in the past....The menu includes new and creative ways to make heads detonate..."Los Angeles Times "Romero and his effects team have lost none of their relish for dark grotesquerie..."Sight and Sound0.05859571
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The explosive V FOR VENDETTA is powered by ideas that are not computer-generated. It's something rare in Teflon Hollywood: a movie that sticks with you." Rolling Stone "[M]any of Moore's concerns remain intact....It shares the stylistic panache of the MATRIX movies..." Uncut 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] compelling, rousing and at times strangely moving entertainment." Premiere "As the revolutionary V, Weaving is mostly marvelous..." Sight and Sound "This dark and stylized movie is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing. Set in a slightly futuristic world, V FOR VENDETTA is an action thriller that also stimulates thought."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he best adaptation of an Alan Moore graphic novel yet to hit the screen..." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "A bravura action romp with all the flair you might expect from a film produced by Matrix creators the Wachowski brothers....Excellent." Ultimate DVD "[T]his grandiose popcorn movie is slathered with ideas, theories, and intricate proclamations about he nature of freedom, government, and individual will..." -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly0.04882976
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The explosive V FOR VENDETTA is powered by ideas that are not computer-generated. It's something rare in Teflon Hollywood: a movie that sticks with you." Rolling Stone "[M]any of Moore's concerns remain intact....It shares the stylistic panache of the MATRIX movies..." Uncut 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] compelling, rousing and at times strangely moving entertainment." Premiere "As the revolutionary V, Weaving is mostly marvelous..." Sight and Sound "This dark and stylized movie is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing. Set in a slightly futuristic world, V FOR VENDETTA is an action thriller that also stimulates thought."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he best adaptation of an Alan Moore graphic novel yet to hit the screen..." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "A bravura action romp with all the flair you might expect from a film produced by Matrix creators the Wachowski brothers....Excellent." Ultimate DVD "[T]his grandiose popcorn movie is slathered with ideas, theories, and intricate proclamations about he nature of freedom, government, and individual will..." -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly0.04882976
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"...Spectacular choreography..." Sight and Sound "...Beautifully acted, pageantlike....[The] cast is superior....This is a good, moving, complicated film..." New York Times "...GLORY is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic....Remarkable as a period piece and for Freddie Francis's vivid cinematography....Splendid..." Los Angeles Times "...A clutch of undeniably moving performance..." Total Film0.04882976
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"...Spectacular choreography..." Sight and Sound "...Beautifully acted, pageantlike....[The] cast is superior....This is a good, moving, complicated film..." New York Times "...GLORY is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic....Remarkable as a period piece and for Freddie Francis's vivid cinematography....Splendid..." Los Angeles Times "...A clutch of undeniably moving performance..." Total Film0.04882976
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"...Spectacular choreography..." Sight and Sound "...Beautifully acted, pageantlike....[The] cast is superior....This is a good, moving, complicated film..." New York Times "...GLORY is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic....Remarkable as a period piece and for Freddie Francis's vivid cinematography....Splendid..." Los Angeles Times "...A clutch of undeniably moving performance..." Total Film0.04882976
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"...Spectacular choreography..." Sight and Sound "...Beautifully acted, pageantlike....[The] cast is superior....This is a good, moving, complicated film..." New York Times "...GLORY is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic....Remarkable as a period piece and for Freddie Francis's vivid cinematography....Splendid..." Los Angeles Times "...A clutch of undeniably moving performance..." Total Film0.04882976
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"...The combined intensity of these two performances obliterates objections and raises the stakes....It's powerful enough to create its own reality..." Los Angeles Times "...Blanchett always works modestly, with an economy of display that veils her hard technical work..."Entertainment Weekly "...THE MISSING is not to be missed..." Us Weekly "[T]his gorgeously shot movie will remind a lot of people of John Ford's masterpiece, THE SEARCHERS."USA Today "[T]he dusty period tone feels right, Salvatore Totino's stark cinematography parching the landscape with craggy menace." Total Film0.04882976
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"...The combined intensity of these two performances obliterates objections and raises the stakes....It's powerful enough to create its own reality..." Los Angeles Times "...Blanchett always works modestly, with an economy of display that veils her hard technical work..."Entertainment Weekly "...THE MISSING is not to be missed..." Us Weekly "[T]his gorgeously shot movie will remind a lot of people of John Ford's masterpiece, THE SEARCHERS."USA Today "[T]he dusty period tone feels right, Salvatore Totino's stark cinematography parching the landscape with craggy menace." Total Film0.04882976
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4 stars out of 5 -- "Carefully, perfectly, beautifully built occult horror follows the roadmap of the early '70s and '80s Indie Screams with reverent precision and the occasional, wise reference to the cannon."Box Office "[West] has come up with a period pastiche that mimics the low-res vibe and look of early-1980s horror....And he's done so with more shiver than splat."New York Times "[W]riter-director Ti West shrewdly uses our entire sense memory of horror movie experiences to bring his seen-it-all audience to a jittery state of unnerving, shoe-dropping anticipation."Los Angeles Times "[P]alpably unnerving....Director Ti West has faithfully fashioned a throwback to classic occult horror films of the '70s and '80s."USA Today "From the opening statistic about documented instances of devil-worship, West aims for a mix of the plausible and the ridiculous..." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "West stretches the suspense to an almost ludicrous extent, so that every clink and clomp makes you absolutely mental..."Movieline Theres wit but never a wink in this smartly shot production, which pays homage to the 1980s without fetishizing the era. -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly "This film may provide an introduction for some audience members to the Hitchcockian definition of suspense: It's the anticipation, not the happening, that's the fun."Chicago Sun-Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The performances are as genuine as the film's style, especially from Donahue as the adorable and typical 80s teen..."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- "HOUSE keeps you guessing which way the sneaky plot is going, all adding up to a satisfying shocker."Empire "Shot on exquisitely shaded 16mm....THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL's main section is pleasurably nerve-racking, an extended soak in gothic atmosphere."Sight and Sound0.04882976
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