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"There's a bedrock honesty in WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED in its grasp of human nature and behavior. This is one faith-based film that pulls no punches."Los Angeles Times "[A] compelling drama about a young woman's lifetime of abuse, addiction, imprisonment and poverty....And it offers a compelling portrait of human tragedy and the journey to redemption."USA Today "[G]ritty and heartbreaking..."Chicago Sun-Times31.18937
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"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout."USA Today "[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness." Entertainment Weekly31.14537
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"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout."USA Today "[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness." Entertainment Weekly31.14537
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"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout."USA Today "[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness." Entertainment Weekly31.14537
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"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout."USA Today "[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness." Entertainment Weekly31.14537
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"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout."USA Today "[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness."Entertainment Weekly31.14537
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"[T]he do-it-all auteur demonstrates an ambition beyond any of his previous work....There's some great acting being done here..."Variety "FOR COLORED GIRLS is the most mature work yet for Perry, whose emotional nakedness is as visible in this piece as that of his cast. He coaxes standout out performances from [the cast]..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese ladies -- even at their weakest -- carry themselves with the confidence of winners, and we cling to their strength like a life raft."Box Office "Perry weaves together not just the individual stories but their arcs, sustaining the emotional tenor across the progress of nine lives."Movieline30.92533
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"[T]he do-it-all auteur demonstrates an ambition beyond any of his previous work....There's some great acting being done here..."Variety "FOR COLORED GIRLS is the most mature work yet for Perry, whose emotional nakedness is as visible in this piece as that of his cast. He coaxes standout out performances from [the cast]..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese ladies -- even at their weakest -- carry themselves with the confidence of winners, and we cling to their strength like a life raft."Box Office "Perry weaves together not just the individual stories but their arcs, sustaining the emotional tenor across the progress of nine lives."Movieline30.92533
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"[T]he do-it-all auteur demonstrates an ambition beyond any of his previous work....There's some great acting being done here..."Variety "FOR COLORED GIRLS is the most mature work yet for Perry, whose emotional nakedness is as visible in this piece as that of his cast. He coaxes standout out performances from [the cast]..."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese ladies -- even at their weakest -- carry themselves with the confidence of winners, and we cling to their strength like a life raft."Box Office "Perry weaves together not just the individual stories but their arcs, sustaining the emotional tenor across the progress of nine lives."Movieline30.92533
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"...Boosted by some really cool heist sequences and an excellent performance by Queen Latifah..." Premiere "...Very particular, very engaging....[A] fresh piece of work..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...A well-crafted girls-n-the-hood actioner, with an acute social conscience and plenty of soul....A tale of female bonding and empowerment, this relevant film boasts a terrific cast..." Variety "...A heist film with more than guns and ammo on its mind....A project worth paying attention to..."Los Angeles Times "...The action sequences -- the robberies, the close calls, the shootouts -- are all well-handled....What makes the film special is the way it shows the motivations of its four women..." Chicago Sun-Times27.05966
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"...Boosted by some really cool heist sequences and an excellent performance by Queen Latifah..." Premiere "...Very particular, very engaging....[A] fresh piece of work..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...A well-crafted girls-n-the-hood actioner, with an acute social conscience and plenty of soul....A tale of female bonding and empowerment, this relevant film boasts a terrific cast..." Variety "...A heist film with more than guns and ammo on its mind....A project worth paying attention to..."Los Angeles Times "...The action sequences -- the robberies, the close calls, the shootouts -- are all well-handled....What makes the film special is the way it shows the motivations of its four women..." Chicago Sun-Times27.05966
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"...[A] film of shocking immediacy and surpassing tenderness..." Rolling Stone "...Grab[s] you by the throat....In a just world, both Newton and Elise would have vied for Best Supporting Actress..." Entertainment Weekly "...Expressionistic photography, meticulous editing and one of the year's most memorable scores..." USA Today "...[Winfrey has] assembled everything perfectly..." Premiere "...[A] transfixing, deeply felt adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel....Mr. Demme succeeds uncannily well in bringing the novel's pulse to the screen..." New York Times "...Morrison's wrenching story has been filmed with remarkable skill and restraint..."Box Office "...Newton hits the right unnerving notes with her work here....Her Beloved is a truly disconcerting, unfathomable presence....It gives the film the critical sense of unease the book has..." Los Angeles Times0.2640471
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"...Mr. Washington manages to be fittingly morose without losing his powerhouse quality..." New York Times "...[Washington] puts in another strong performance..."USA Today "...JOHN Q. is unafraid to speak the plain truth..."Los Angeles Times "...[The film] raises genuine, sobering questions....Washington performs with a tearful, righteous anger..."Entertainment Weekly0.2640471
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"...Mr. Washington manages to be fittingly morose without losing his powerhouse quality..." New York Times "...[Washington] puts in another strong performance..."USA Today "...JOHN Q. is unafraid to speak the plain truth..."Los Angeles Times "...[The film] raises genuine, sobering questions....Washington performs with a tearful, righteous anger..."Entertainment Weekly0.2640471
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"[A] scary summer flick about mind control and corporate conspiracy." Entertainment Weekly "All hell breaks loose as Demme catches the audience in a vise of churning suspense and corrosive wit." Rolling Stone "[An] exceptionally intelligent entertainment and a high point of director Jonathan Demme's career."Los Angeles Times "[A] strong and substantial work....[It] feels not just refreshingly vital but uncannily topical." Sight and Sound "Intelligent and engrossing....Demme's movie shares more of a kindred spirit with documentaries like FAHRENHEIT 9/11 than with its big-budget studio peers." Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith the excellent Liev Schreiber cast as the political candidate whose past as a hero of the Gulf War isn't what it appears."Ultimate DVD0.2200392
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"[A] scary summer flick about mind control and corporate conspiracy."Entertainment Weekly "[A] strong and substantial work....[It] feels not just refreshingly vital but uncannily topical."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith the excellent Liev Schreiber cast as the political candidate whose past as a hero of the Gulf War isn't what it appears."Ultimate DVD "All hell breaks loose as Demme catches the audience in a vise of churning suspense and corrosive wit."Rolling Stone "[An] exceptionally intelligent entertainment and a high point of director Jonathan Demme's career."Los Angeles Times "Intelligent and engrossing....Demme's movie shares more of a kindred spirit with documentaries like FAHRENHEIT 9/11 than with its big-budget studio peers."Uncut0.2200392
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"[A] scary summer flick about mind control and corporate conspiracy."Entertainment Weekly "[A] strong and substantial work....[It] feels not just refreshingly vital but uncannily topical."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith the excellent Liev Schreiber cast as the political candidate whose past as a hero of the Gulf War isn't what it appears."Ultimate DVD "All hell breaks loose as Demme catches the audience in a vise of churning suspense and corrosive wit."Rolling Stone "[An] exceptionally intelligent entertainment and a high point of director Jonathan Demme's career."Los Angeles Times "Intelligent and engrossing....Demme's movie shares more of a kindred spirit with documentaries like FAHRENHEIT 9/11 than with its big-budget studio peers."Uncut0.2200392
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"[U]ndeniably fascinating....There's no denying that it offers a hook that other similarly themed docs could only envy."Hollywood Reporter 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The unexpected directions in their family dynamic and unflinching scenes of the volatile Marc keep PRODIGAL SONS absorbing."Box Office "[W]ell-crafted and intense....PRODIGAL SONS comes packed with multiple hooks." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "Leaping from Helena, Mont., to Split, Croatia -- by way of Old Hollywood -- Kimberly Reed's Compelling documentary, PRODIGAL SONS is filled with revelations."New York Times "Reed insists on pursuing difficult questions, and this is a film not easily forgotten."Los Angeles Times13.20569
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"...Compelling and relevant....[A] devastatingly powerful tale..." Variety Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "Ten Best Movies of 1999" -- "...Hilary Swank's sensational performance is unique and unforgettable..."Rolling Stone "...Carefully crafted and quite moving....Swank is truly worthy of all the awards..." -- 3 out of 5 stars Premiere "...An effective and emotionally powerful movie....Hilary Swank is superb..." Box Office "...[Swank's] performance quickly takes off on a life of its own. The actor/role synergy ratchets up a movie that's already working to startling heights..." USA Today "...Unflinching, uncompromising, made with complete conviction and rare skill....A passionate story about the price of dreams..." Los Angeles Times "...One of the best films of the year..." Chicago Sun-Times "...It's Hilary Swank who truly amazes..." Total Film13.08684
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"...Carefully crafted and quite moving....Swank is truly worthy of all the awards..." -- 3 out of 5 starsPremiere "...An effective and emotionally powerful movie....Hilary Swank is superb..."Box Office "...Compelling and relevant....[A] devastatingly powerful tale..."Variety "...[Swank's] performance quickly takes off on a life of its own. The actor/role synergy ratchets up a movie that's already working to startling heights..."USA Today "...Unflinching, uncompromising, made with complete conviction and rare skill....A passionate story about the price of dreams..."Los Angeles Times "...One of the best films of the year..."Chicago Sun-Times Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "Ten Best Movies of 1999" -- "...Hilary Swank's sensational performance is unique and unforgettable..."Rolling Stone "...It's Hilary Swank who truly amazes..."Total Film13.08684
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"STOP-LOSS features strong performances by Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Victor Rasuk."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] thoughtful, low-key military drama....An Iraq movie that isn't actually a war movie, more of a state-of-the-nation snapshot."Total Film "[I]ntellectually interesting....The film is distinctive and worth watching because unusually it presents King's decision not to return to the war sympathetically -- that is, as an act requiring genuine courage."Sight and Sound "STOP-LOSS has a formidable performance at its center in Phillippe's portrait of squad leader Staff Sgt. Brandon King....Phillippe has been finding himself with characters who display an edge..."Los Angeles Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The emotional battlefield on which Peirce paints her canvas strikes a universal chord that transcends politics and preaching....[A] raw, riveting movie..."Rolling Stone "Peirce's intention in cataloguing even a handful of the war's staggering home-turf losses is heartfelt."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Phillippe's at his best in the lead role, giving depth and humanity to a characters who could have been a mere cipher....He gets excellent support from Channing Tatum, who never strays into stereotype..."Empire13.06111
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