Christopher Long
Tomatometer-approved critic
Homicide (1991)
88%
8/10
“The doomy mood of the final scenes packs a wallop that's missing from Mamet's more contrived narratives.” –
Movie Metropolis
Dec 13, 2017
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L'Avventura (1960)
94%
10/10
“This is a world without design, where characters can no longer single-mindedly pursue goals and resolve problems.” –
Movie Metropolis
Jan 29, 2015
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La ciénaga (2001)
87%
8/10
“Martel doesn't try to connect the dots with typical continuity editing either, opting instead to focus on textures and fleeting movements” –
Movie Metropolis
Jan 29, 2015
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
85%
10/10
“You can understand why (Petra Von Kant) is viewed by many as one of Fassbinder's masterpieces. Not bad for ten days' work, anyway.” –
Movie Metropolis
Jan 29, 2015
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My Winnipeg (2007)
95%
8/10
“A remembrance of things forgotten.” –
Movie Metropolis
Jan 29, 2015
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The Innocents (1961)
95%
8/10
“This is a space with ample room for both the living and the dead.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Macbeth (1971)
78%
8/10
“I don't know that there's a clear winner in the contest for Roman Polanski's bleakest depiction of human nature. But "Macbeth" is indisputably in the running.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
7/10
“Whatever delusions of grandeur (Calvi) may have had while climbing the corporate ladder are dispelled by the discovery that he is but a tiny fish among the sharks.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Burt's Buzz (2013)
79%
7/10
“Burt's not your typical entrepreneur. He's not your typical anything.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Eraserhead (1977)
87%
9/10
“Sculpted out of blocks of stark light amid pools of impenetrable darkness.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Ghost Bird (2009)
91%
8/10
“Crocker crafts a surprisingly suspenseful tale as he follows the battle of experts on each side as well as the more fundamental tug of war between faith and empiricism.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010)
7/10
“The question is whether there's a way to make that freely-available knowledge less... sh***y.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
69%
4/10
“The film's tone is so campy and off-kilter it's hard to take any of it seriously... it's equally hard to find any of it particularly funny.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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No No: A Dockumentary (2014)
97%
7/10
“Ellis emerges from the movie as a complex and thoughtful character. He loved to say and do outrageous things, but seldom did so without a calculated purpose.” –
Movie Metropolis
Sep 23, 2014
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A Touch of Sin (2013)
95%
8/10
“It might be my least favorite of (Jia's) movies, but I still count it as one of the best films of 2013 which should tell you what I think of this extraordinary filmmaker.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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Breaking the Waves (1996)
85%
10/10
“Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013)
88%
7/10
“It's hard to go wrong with footage of the charismatic and abrasive Ali who is not always depicted as a saint” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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Like Someone in Love (2012)
83%
8/10
“Kiarostami still possesses a remarkable knack for crafting vivid supporting characters from just a few details.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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Red River (1948)
100%
8/10
“Just when loyalty seems to be an entirely perverse and oppressive force in this world of might makes right, the film (shows) there are limits decent men won't cross.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)
91%
8/10
“Works as a straightforward melodrama, but is so meticulously crafted by a visual master that it provides endless material for those who wish to mine for deeper social commentary.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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The Eclipse (1962)
87%
9/10
“(Vittoria) desires... something, and the inability to articulate her need only heightens the desperation to fulfill it.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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Judex (1963)
89%
7/10
“In shaving off 210 minutes or so, Franju eliminates all the backstory along with any concern for motivation or logic.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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A Hard Day's Night (1964)
98%
10/10
“Critic Andrew Sarris wasn't just playing the fanboy when he described this movie as 'The Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals.' He just might have been selling it short.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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Scanners (1981)
67%
7/10
“Cronenberg is so great at juxtaposing the surreal with the mundane to generate both creeps and (nervous) laughter.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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La Chute des anges (2014)
86%
10/10
“I think it's not just Demy's masterpiece, but one of the great French films of the sixties, which is pretty high praise.” –
Movie Metropolis
Aug 3, 2014
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