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"...[A] lovable, fleet genre picture, which has inspired countless directors....Once you find the groove of this delectable cheese fest, you'll realize how influential GUILLOTINE has been..." New York Times "...This brisk, action-filled period thriller celebrates the combatants' mastery of style and technique and endless ingenuity rather than razzle-dazzle special effects....It is a gem of its genre..." Los Angeles Times "...For those sufficiently attuned to appreciate its magic and majesty, Jimmy Wang Yu's restored masterpiece may very well be the archival discovery of the decade..."Box Office25.74359
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"[T]he movie finds an austere beauty in this landscape of scrub and grassland ringed by forbidding slate-blue mountains....[The filmmakers] portray a world that, apart from its hardship, is thoroughly recognizable in its human complexity."New York Times "TUYA'S MARRIAGE exudes an infectious vitality as it vigorously plays humor against pathos amid the raw splendor of the steppes of inner Mongolia."Los Angeles Times33.21084
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"[A] gentle, pleasantly unrushed piece of moviemaking....A THOUSAND YEARS studies the subtle day-to-day tensions between Mr. Shi and Yilan before building, in its circumspect way, to a big emotional resolution."New York Times "[Q]uiet, understated....Rich in revealing detail and apt in its use of everyday Spokane settings, A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS shows that Wang remains a master explorer of the landscape of the human heart."Los Angeles Times "PRAYERS is a spare, controlled study in communication gaps and a piercing sketch of suburban American loneliness." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly30.41619
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"[I]t manages to sustain a goofy-sweet comic energy and offers sly observations about assimilation, sibling rivalry and the art of competitive maternal bragging."Los Angeles Times "A race-based comedy with a mischievous, post-race sensibility, PING PONG PLAYA mines hip-hop comedy gold from the least gangsta context imaginable: the assimilated Chinese-Americans of suburban California."New York Times "[A]n agreeably family-friendly film devoid of gooeyness....Like the game itself, the film's charm lies in its simplicity and zippy pace."Film Comment17.30154
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"[I]t manages to sustain a goofy-sweet comic energy and offers sly observations about assimilation, sibling rivalry and the art of competitive maternal bragging."Los Angeles Times "A race-based comedy with a mischievous, post-race sensibility, PING PONG PLAYA mines hip-hop comedy gold from the least gangsta context imaginable: the assimilated Chinese-Americans of suburban California."New York Times "[A]n agreeably family-friendly film devoid of gooeyness....Like the game itself, the film's charm lies in its simplicity and zippy pace."Film Comment17.24376
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"TAKE OUT tracks, with nimble attention and fine curiosity, a day in the life of an illegal Chinese immigrant as he darts around Upper Manhattan..."New York Times14.39685
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"...Damn if it isn't crackling fun....There's no resisting..." -- Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly "...The action is consistent..."USA Today "...[With] ingeniously choreographed, gravity-defying fight sequences..."Sight and Sound8.452878
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"...Damn if it isn't crackling fun....There's no resisting..." -- Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly "...The action is consistent..."USA Today "...[With] ingeniously choreographed, gravity-defying fight sequences..."Sight and Sound8.423986
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"[F]ilmmaker Yung Chang finds a sad and beautiful way to glimpse the big picture of dislocation through an exquisitely poised small study." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "One of the real pluses of 'Up The Yangtze,' aside from its empathy with its subjects, is its striking visual quality. Beijing-based cinematographer Wang Shi Qing has an impeccable eye, often coming up with haunting images..."Los Angeles Times0.4096381
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"...The grand musical swirl lends TOGETHER the feel of a historical epic..." New York Times "Lovely and unabashedly sentimental....The story's simple grace and humanity, poignantly directed by Kaige are its greatest assets..." USA Today "...Chen Kaige certainly knows how to draw out the very best from his cast, and Wang offers a delightful portrait of an unassertive man who has lost out on a lot in life..." Los Angeles Times "...Here is a movie not embarrassed by strong, basic emotions like love and ambition. It has the courage to face them head-on....TOGETHER is powerful in an old-fashioned, big-studio kind of way..."Chicago Sun-Times0.3835866
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"...The picture is more fun than it has a right to be....Mr. Lee puts things together artfully and stages this movie like a comedy of manners; it could be SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with a body count....It's an epic that breaks the laws of gravity." New York Times "...This Cannes/New York Film Festival favorite has it all, starting with three towering central characters....[Ang Lee's film] offers melodically choreographed action scenes by THE MATRIX's Yuen Wo-Ping, Oscar-caliber photography by Peter Pau and the pleasure of seeing [Chow Yun Fat] in his most appealing performance yet..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A triumph....CROUCHING TIGER envelops you in its exotic universe..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "....Always entertaining and exhilarating....CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is most notable for going beyond genre norms..."Sight and Sound "...CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON defies pigeon-holing by succeeding as a love story, an action movie and a fantasy....The best acted, best shot and most exciting film of the year..." -- 5 out of 5 stars Total Film "...A delightful one-of-a-kind martial arts romance where astounding fight sequences alternate with passionate yet idealistic love duets..." Los Angeles Times "...Exhilarating....Ang Lee stages magnificent action sequences..." Chicago Sun-Times0.1225799
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"...The picture is more fun than it has a right to be....Mr. Lee puts things together artfully and stages this movie like a comedy of manners; it could be SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with a body count....It's an epic that breaks the laws of gravity." New York Times "...This Cannes/New York Film Festival favorite has it all, starting with three towering central characters....[Ang Lee's film] offers melodically choreographed action scenes by THE MATRIX's Yuen Wo-Ping, Oscar-caliber photography by Peter Pau and the pleasure of seeing [Chow Yun Fat] in his most appealing performance yet..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A triumph....CROUCHING TIGER envelops you in its exotic universe..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "....Always entertaining and exhilarating....CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is most notable for going beyond genre norms..."Sight and Sound "...CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON defies pigeon-holing by succeeding as a love story, an action movie and a fantasy....The best acted, best shot and most exciting film of the year..." -- 5 out of 5 stars Total Film "...A delightful one-of-a-kind martial arts romance where astounding fight sequences alternate with passionate yet idealistic love duets..." Los Angeles Times "...Exhilarating....Ang Lee stages magnificent action sequences..." Chicago Sun-Times0.1225799
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"...There are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most American love stories look downright unfree..." Entertainment Weekly "...Assured, vital and well wrought, the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from Hong Kong's versatile Stanley Kwan..." Los Angeles Times18.45451
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"...Funny and fast moving, [it] crackles with the excitement of a new director tackling a new, exciting subject..." Sight and Sound "...Aside from having some good ideas on his mind, Wayne Wang displays a flair for eliciting naturalistic performances..." Variety 4 stars out of 5 -- "Ragged, rambling, but still entirely relevant."Total Film15.63244
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Rolling Stone (12/25/97, pp.164-166) - "...a band that has both Black Flag and Maqdness on the brain. Smash Mouth don't beat around the bush...and rarely stray far from ska-thrash basics. But they could be onto something with the bubblegum funk of `Walkin' on the Sun.'..."13.11143
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Uncut (p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "In the spirit of The Velvet Underground, guitars are allowed to bleed over the limits of distortion while the voices are left raw and untreated."13.11143
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