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13 Tzameti (2006) |
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"Gela Babluani creates tension with a stripped-down style and an unflinching camera and drives the film with a crisp pace that feels both out-of-control and achingly protracted." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Adam's Apples (2007) |
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"Jensen doesn't pretend it's cute and/or harmless -- there's a fascinating ambiguity to the happy fantasy laid over the misery and failure." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Ain't Scared (2008) |
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"... the debut feature from French director Audrey Estrougo has echoes of Abdellatif Kechiche's L'Esquive... but has its own sensibility and its own vivid surprises." | |
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Allegro (2005) |
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"Catching Up with Christoffer Boe" | |
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Allegro (2005) |
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"[Director Christoffer] Boe offers us a vision of love as a beautiful thing that leaves destruction and pain in its wake." | |
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American Teen (2008) |
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"The portraits of these kids often feel honest, sometimes intrusive, and occasionally they come off a little camera-conscious, which may simply be the nature of the beast." | |
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The Aristocrats (2005) |
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"Paul Provenza: "All it is, is just a joke"" | |
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Army of Shadows (1969) |
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"If anything, the vision is more fatalistic than any of Melville's crime classics." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Au Bonheur des Dames (1930) |
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" ... a mix of poetic realism and expressionism in a story set around a corporate department store that is crushing its competition by design..." | |
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Battle in Seattle (2008) |
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"[Director Stuart] Townsend believes in the politics and the passion of the protesters; he makes their concerns heard over the media noise focused on the spectacle of conflict." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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1/5 |
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) |
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No article available. | |
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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) |
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"Blind Masseur Swordfighter Gambling Genius: a talk with Takeshi Kitano" | |
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Bottle Shock (2008) |
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"A fascinating true story... is buried in a mundane story of generational conflict." | |
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Bright Leaves (2004) |
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"Ross McElwee's "Replication of Reality"" | |
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Bright Young Things (2004) |
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"Stephen Fry: "Have a go."" | |
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The Call of Cthulhu (2005) |
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"... more than simply a love letter to the stylized artificiality of silent expressionist horror... the most faithful screen translation of the author's work to date." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Children of Men (2006) |
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"Alfonso Cuarón Dares to Hope" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) |
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"Between the wry trademark Jarmusch deadpan humor (and there is quite a bit of it) and the great cast, this one is worth a look, particularly for those already in the Jarmusch camp." | |
Craig Phillips | |
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2/5 |
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The Cowboy Way (1994) |
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Elite Squad (2008) |
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"... for all the glorification of the mercenary methods of this elite squad, it's still a fascinating portrait of a nightmarish police and crime culture and a vivid narrative." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Foster Child (2007) |
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"The poverty and desperation is palpable, but where Slingshot showed the constant hustling and thieving in a male-dominated culture, Foster Child is anchored by women..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005) |
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"George A. Romero: "I've Had a Terrific Run of It"" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) |
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"David Strathairn: "Film is Our Literature"" | |
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Hair High (2006) |
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"On a Hair High with Bill Plympton" | |
Craig Phillips | |
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I'll Take You There (2001) |
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"A Conversation with Adrienne Shelly" | |
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I'm Not There (2007) |
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"Todd Haynes and a Whole Slew of Dylans" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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The Illusionist (2006) |
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"Crafted with a budget-minded luscious sense of period detail to distract from the rudimentary direction and clumsy screenwriting..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Inland Empire (2006) |
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"David Lynch's Empire" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Jolene (2008) |
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"[Jessica] Chastain does a great job of igniting Jolene's mix of street-wise survivalist instinct and romantic soul. Her performance anchors a film that has no solid grounding" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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L'Enfer (2005) |
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"Tanovic turns the drama of three damaged sisters... into a full-blooded opera with performances to match." | |
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Last Days (2005) |
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"Gus Van Sant: "A cinema that might have existed"" | |
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Letting Go of God (2008) |
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"... the cinema is at its best when it's invisible and we can get lost in her amazing, funny, serious and moving monologue..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Lord of War (2005) |
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"Andrew Niccol Finds a World of "Macabre Absurdity"" | |
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Lust, Caution (2007) |
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"Ang Lee: "I Like to Keep That Mystery"" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Max Havelaar (1976) |
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"Max Havelaar works because it's not about Max's heroism -- it's about how his idealism is shattered and the hypocrisy of his entire service is laid bare." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) |
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"The Miranda Act: Miranda July and the making of Me and You and Everyone We Know." | |
Craig Phillips | |
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4/5 |
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Medium Cool (1969) |
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No article available. | |
Craig Phillips | |
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3/5 |
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Mr. Arkadin (1955) |
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No article available. | |
Craig Phillips | |
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My Effortless Brilliance (2008) |
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"I found the texture of the relationships and the sly humor winning..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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My Effortless Brilliance (2008) |
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"Lynn Shelton: "They Could Just Make It Happen With Their Own Words"" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) |
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"... almost indistinguishable from any other portrait of the aimless American male who is jolted from passivity to action by a reckless pal." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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5/5 |
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Nashville (1975) |
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No article available. | |
Craig Phillips | |
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3/5 |
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Nico Icon (1995) |
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No article available. | |
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Old Joy (2006) |
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"Kelly Reichardt Interview" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) |
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"Tom Tykwer and the Collector's Compulsion" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006) |
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"Altman enjoys the company of the characters and their swirl of sweet-and-sour chemistry but has little luck creating any drama from the situation..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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The Promise (2005) |
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"Chen Kaige and The Promise" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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The Proposition (2006) |
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"Nick Cave's sinewy script looks austere and stripped down but echoes with a rich set of characters and conflicts..." | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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Pusher (1999) |
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"Nicolas Winding Refn: "I don't make crime films"" | |
Sean Axmaker | |
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3/5 |
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Queen Margot (1994) |
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No article available. | |
Craig Phillips | |
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