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"CLOVERFIELD is a surprisingly gripping thriller. Employing a pseudo-documentary handheld camera style, it offers a fresh spin on the monster movie genre."USA Today "There is a visceral, pit-of-the-stomach dread to the scenes of urban destruction that rise above mere genre."Los Angeles Times "[A] surreptitiously subversive, stylistically clever little gem of an entertainment..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "CLOVERFIELD brings a new, more primal fear to the monster movie....[Made with] whip-smart invention and brilliant simplicity."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "Breathless blockbuster entertainment with a bracing political payload and satire to spare."Total Film "[T]he production team's integration of handheld low-light long-take camerawork and effects is a peculiarly austere marvel....CLOVERFIELD's uncomprehending vision can be chilling..."Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] film that delivers a clever twist on perhaps the oldest sci-fi/horror staple of all: The Giant Monster Movie."Premiere12.36187

"[T]he production team's integration of handheld low-light long-take camerawork and effects is a peculiarly austere marvel....CLOVERFIELD's uncomprehending vision can be chilling..."Sight and Sound "CLOVERFIELD is a surprisingly gripping thriller. Employing a pseudo-documentary handheld camera style, it offers a fresh spin on the monster movie genre."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] film that delivers a clever twist on perhaps the oldest sci-fi/horror staple of all: The Giant Monster Movie."Premiere "There is a visceral, pit-of-the-stomach dread to the scenes of urban destruction that rise above mere genre."Los Angeles Times "[A] surreptitiously subversive, stylistically clever little gem of an entertainment..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "CLOVERFIELD brings a new, more primal fear to the monster movie....[Made with] whip-smart invention and brilliant simplicity."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "Breathless blockbuster entertainment with a bracing political payload and satire to spare."Total Film12.36187

"[T]he production team's integration of handheld low-light long-take camerawork and effects is a peculiarly austere marvel....CLOVERFIELD's uncomprehending vision can be chilling..."Sight and Sound "CLOVERFIELD is a surprisingly gripping thriller. Employing a pseudo-documentary handheld camera style, it offers a fresh spin on the monster movie genre."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] film that delivers a clever twist on perhaps the oldest sci-fi/horror staple of all: The Giant Monster Movie."Premiere "There is a visceral, pit-of-the-stomach dread to the scenes of urban destruction that rise above mere genre."Los Angeles Times "[A] surreptitiously subversive, stylistically clever little gem of an entertainment..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "CLOVERFIELD brings a new, more primal fear to the monster movie....[Made with] whip-smart invention and brilliant simplicity."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "Breathless blockbuster entertainment with a bracing political payload and satire to spare."Total Film12.36187

"...Tautly made....The acting is hypnotically good....A well-recruited cast gives the film a sense of trapped lives..."Hollywood Reporter "...[Clark] has assembled a talented and uninhibited cast -- Michael Pitt is especially good and surprisingly funny..."New York Times "...[A] gripping, intelligent film..."Total Film "...The movie is brilliantly and courageously well-acted by its young cast; it's one of those movies so perceptive and wounding that there's no place for the actors to hide, no cop out they can exercise..."Chicago Sun-Times "...It's filmed with passion and with a courage of convictions that mainstream studio releases have just about abandoned. Rachel Miner is a standout..."USA Today "...A truly disturbing modern tragedy unfolds..."Sight and Sound "...[BULLY is] abundant in visual times; at times, one wonders if Clark might have been poring over prints of Techine's WILD REEDS or Bruno Dumont's LIFE OF JESUS..."Film Comment7.905764

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4 stars out of 5 -- "Schleinzer adopts an austere, typically 'arthouse' approach: hence the restrained performances, the troubling silences, the controlled camerawork, and the muted colour palette."Total Film11.06282

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"...Frank Phillips does a fine job photographing a variety of locales....[The] music is appropriately youthful..." Variety10.3135

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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal9.91234

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal9.91234

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal9.91234

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"[T]he Oscar-winning epic's colors really pop, and the performances remain vivid too." Entertainment Weekly "Producer Michael Todd gambled his way to the best-picture Oscar and four more with the star-studded movie of Jules Verne's balloon-less novel."USA Today8.72201

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"...The characters are inventive, varied and distinctive..." Sight and Sound "...Definite improvements [in the Ninja Turtles series]....[Enjoy the] treatment of Ninja fight scenes as the playful dance sequences that the essentially are..." New York Times "...They're every-teens as turtles, and the sheer silliness of the mixture carries its goofy little charge..." Los Angeles Times7.961488

"...The viewer is bombarded with enjoyable visual information and made to feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all..."Sight and Sound "...RESTORATION vividly recreates one of the most colorful chapters in English history....Gorgeously mounted and elegantly scored..."Los Angeles Times "...Lively, lavish and grandly acted..."Rolling Stone "Resplendent in its evocation of teeming, gaudy, plague-stricken 17th-century England....[The] sweeping yet intimate drama boasts and exemplary cast headed by Robert Downey Jr., who does bravura work..."Variety "...Charming....Downey struggles...manfully in the role..." -- Rating: BEntertainment Weekly "...The film has many virtues...the most enchanting is simply the lust with which it depicts a bold and colorful era in history..."Chicago Sun-Times7.961488

"...The characters are inventive, varied and distinctive..." Sight and Sound "...Definite improvements [in the Ninja Turtles series]....[Enjoy the] treatment of Ninja fight scenes as the playful dance sequences that the essentially are..." New York Times "...They're every-teens as turtles, and the sheer silliness of the mixture carries its goofy little charge..." Los Angeles Times7.961488

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"...They're every-teens as turtles, and the sheer silliness of the mixture carries its goofy little charge..."Los Angeles Times "...The characters are inventive, varied and distinctive..."Sight and Sound "...Definite improvements [in the Ninja Turtles series]....[Enjoy the] treatment of Ninja fight scenes as the playful dance sequences that the essentially are..."New York Times7.961488

"...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..." Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..." USA Today "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..." Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..." Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..." Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..." USA Today "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..." Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..." Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..." Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..." USA Today "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..." Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..." Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..."Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..."USA Today "...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..."Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..."Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..."Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..."USA Today "...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 starsTotal Film "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..."Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..."Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"...Breathtaking..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Rod Steiger gives one of the performances of his career..." Chicago Sun-Times "...It influenced fashion and inspired men to grow mustaches....It also launched a best-selling soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre's score and made a superstar of Julie Christie..." USA Today "...Hollywood's last great romantic epic....A Panavision marvel of snow-swept vistas, ice-glazed architecture, and elegantly choreographed legions of extras..." Entertainment Weekly "...Unabashedly romantic and beloved by moviegoers around the world. Omar Sharif became an international superstar with his performance..." Los Angeles Times "[T]he cast is aces across the board....Even better: cinematographer Freddie Young's wide-screen shots, which capture the snowy steppes with the same haunting beauty he found in the desert on Lean's previous film..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It boasts huge sets and great epic scenes....Lean delivers the heavy breathing through his choreography of extras, extraordinary cinematography and a stirring score."Empire7.831657

"There are numerous fascinating frank mini-docs here, including interviews with many PEAKS participants..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly "[W]ith crisp images that preserve the series's odd reddish tinge....TWIN PEAKS has had lasting influence..."New York Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "It was the coolest show ever, and is still hypnotic 20 years on."Empire7.776894

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"...DARK ANGEL had a lot of cool dystopian touches..." Rolling Stone7.757467

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