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ELEANOR RINGEL GILLESPIE
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• Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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" Hilarious, harrowing and heartbreaking, The Squid and the Whale is one of the best movies of the year." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 17, 2005
 
The Squid and the Whale (2005)94%
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" One of those rare, unexpected movies that gets to you in a way you've never been gotten to before. Never mind tears. It leaves you with a stunned heart." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Feb 24, 2005
 
Nobody Knows (2005)94%
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" Mostly confined to bed throughout the film, Finney pulls us to him with a flawless combination of theatrical skill and movie-star radiance." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 25, 2003
 
Big Fish (2003)76%
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" One of the most intelligent and caring book-to-screen transitions ever made." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 24, 2003
 
Cold Mountain (2003)71%
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" With The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Peter Jackson brings his epic series to a glorious finish. And in doing so, he's made the greatest movie trilogy in cinema history." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 16, 2003
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)94%
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" The School of Rock may be the best 'inspirational teacher' movie ever made." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 2, 2003
 
School of Rock (2003)91%
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" Miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid, that the only possible complaint you could have about Spirited Away is that there is no rest period, no timeout." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 4, 2002
 
Spirited Away (2002)97%
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" Whatever it is that makes great movies stand apart from great theater or great literature, this film has it." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 18, 2001
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)92%
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Click here to read article -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 7, 2001
 
Memento (2001)94%
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" The circus that became the '60s was ushered in cinematically by La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini's masterwork about the so-called 'sweet life' on Rome's teeming Via Veneto." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 23, 2004
 
La Dolce Vita (1960)98%
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" Offers us the rare chance to witness a filmmaker becoming a master filmmaker, as well as the birth of an important relationship with composer Nino Rota." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 10, 2004
 
I Vitelloni (1953)100%
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" Poised between Kafka and Tom Cruise, The Lives of Others is the sort of movie that constantly engages you. You never know what's going to happen next, and it's all done with a precision and intelligence that's rare in movies these days." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
The Lives of Others (2006)93%
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" While Glenn Close played her Fatal Attraction character's 'I will not be ignored' psycho-obsession out front and out loud, Dench does it as subtext, making it all the more insidious, frightening ... and fascinating." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 11, 2007
 
Notes on a Scandal (2006)87%
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" [Robert De Niro has] made one of the best pictures of the year." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 21, 2006
 
The Good Shepherd (2006)56%
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" Die-hard fans may miss Q and Miss Moneypenny or the boys-and-their-toys gadgets or even the smirky tone. But in their stead is a riveting picture that, for all its globetrotting glamour and eyepopping action, demands we take this new Bond seriously." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 16, 2006
 
Casino Royale (2006)94%
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" Killer cast, killer clothes, killer laughs. And best of all, you don't have to know the difference between Donna Karan and Donna Summer to delight in the film's wicked workplace politics." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 29, 2006
 
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)76%
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" A Prairie Home Companion is as heartwarming as a plate of Powdermilk Biscuits, as unexpected as a slice of rhubarb pie and as wistful as a chorus of Red River Valley." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 8, 2006
 
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)81%
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" ... a feel-good movie that also feels genuine, even when it's at its most rah-rah." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 27, 2006
 
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)83%
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" Many of the images in Fateless are familiar, but they're presented so unsparingly, so uncloaked by emotion, they become freshly potent." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 25, 2006
 
Fateless (2006)92%
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" Match Point is Woody Allen's best picture in more than a decade -- an excellent character piece/social study that evolves into a suspense thriller with an O. Henry twist." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 19, 2006
 
Match Point (2005)77%
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" A gripping and daringly complex movie about How Things Get Done these days in the blood-drenched world of oil, politics and religion." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 8, 2005
 
Syriana (2005)74%
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" Goblet of Fire is indisputably the best movie in the franchise thus far." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 17, 2005
 
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)89%
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" North Country is the most riled-up movie of the year." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 20, 2005
 
North Country (2005)69%
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" [Fiennes] gives an Oscar-worthy portrayal, holding us with his quivering half-smile and his wounded eyes." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 30, 2005
 
The Constant Gardener (2005)84%
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" A stunning and complex final bow from a stunning and complex artist." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 11, 2005
 
Saraband (2005)93%
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" One of those terrific out-of-the-blue movies that come along every so often." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 21, 2005
 
Hustle & Flow (2005)82%
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" March of the Penguins is an astonishing and irresistible documentary set in the frozen no-man's-land of Antarctica." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 5, 2005
 
March of the Penguins (2005)94%
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" It has more heft than the Ritchie movies." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
 
Layer Cake (2005)80%
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" It's hard to guess how much of the beautiful science Academy members can take, but let's worry about that next February." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
 
Cinderella Man (2005)80%
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" Same logo. Same starry-night spacescape. Same music. Same crawl. Same everything. Only different. And so much better." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 17, 2005
 
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)79%
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" Gibney's research is impressive, as is his ability to clarify a complex bit of shady business into something (semi) comprehensible to those who don't know a day trader from a daytripper." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 28, 2005
 
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)97%
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" An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 13, 2005
 
House of Flying Daggers (2004)88%
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" Cheadle gives one of the best performances (if not the best) of last year -- an Oscar-worthy portrait of a man who kept his head clear and his humanity intact in the midst of a man-made hell." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 7, 2005
 
Hotel Rwanda (2004)92%
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" The picture uses the familiar boxing milieu -- the dingy gym, the late-night training sessions, the build-up to the Big Bout -- as background for a far more intimate and surprising love story between a surrogate father and a surrogate daughter." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 6, 2005
 
Million Dollar Baby (2004)91%
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" The film reminds us not only of the many uses of enchantment, but of the exhilarating magic of the words, 'Let's pretend.'" -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 18, 2004
 
Finding Neverland (2004)83%
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" The acting is superb, from the free-spirited Oh to the compassionate Madsen to the irresponsible Church. The standout is Giamatti." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 11, 2004
 
Sideways (2004)96%
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" You'll be surprised -- and thrilled -- by how completely this film engages you." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 7, 2004
 
Friday Night Lights (2004)82%
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" The statistics, the footage, the accumulation of facts are staggering -- or, at the very least, fascinating." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)83%
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" More magical than its cinematic predecessors." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 3, 2004
 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)89%
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" Super Size Me can be frivolous and slightly smug, but it certainly puts the question of America's health squarely on the table -- and in a wonderfully entertaining way." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 27, 2004
 
Super Size Me (2004)93%
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" [Murray] can still do more with a raised eyebrow than anyone since Groucho Marx, but he's mellower and sometimes slightly poignant." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 7, 2005
 
Lost in Translation (2003)95%
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" It's the sort of holiday treat even a Grinch would love." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 6, 2003
 
Elf (2003)83%
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" Eastwood has handed Penn the role of a lifetime, and the actor scorches the screen with his anguish and angry vengefulness." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 16, 2003
 
Mystic River (2003)87%
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" Taken on its own repellently coarse and shocking B-movie terms, it's every bit as infectious in its way as the gross-out virus it depicts." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 12, 2003
 
Cabin Fever (2003)62%
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" Much like the horse it celebrates, Seabiscuit outruns its problems and comes home a winner by a nose." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 25, 2003
 
Seabiscuit (2003)77%
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" A delectable and daring psychological drama." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 16, 2003
 
Swimming Pool (2003)85%
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" A whale of a tale." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 27, 2003
 
Whale Rider (2003)90%
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" This is a movie to be seen and savored. And savored again." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 20, 2003
 
Winged Migration (2003)97%
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" What the Osbournes are to farce, the Friedmans are to tragicomedy." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 20, 2003
 
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)97%
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" Carrey is utterly delightful, whether pulling off some hilarious pratfall or energizing the most mundane piece of dialogue." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 22, 2003
 
Bruce Almighty (2003)49%

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