Dirty Work (1998)
19%
2/4
“Crass, juvenile, ribald.” –
Christian Science Monitor
May 15, 2025
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Mission: Impossible (1996)
65%
2/4
“Some of the suspense set-pieces are impressive, but the picture would pack a greater wallop if it were stitched together more tightly and consistently. ” –
Christian Science Monitor
May 3, 2025
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National Velvet (1944)
98%
“There has never been such an elaborate horse race on stage or screen as that presented in this picture. It has expansive setting, long sustained suspense, a multitude of incidents, and the well simulated excitement of the great crowd of onlookers.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 26, 2024
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Captain January (1924)
79%
“Baby Peggy just runs away with the honors in her newest picture. For the first time she has been given the right environment for her histrionics. No antics, capers, cutie tricks now.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 21, 2023
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Eve's Bayou (1997)
84%
2/4
“The movie deserves enormous credit for paying serious attention to the family lives of black people... In the end, however, the story is too contrived and melodramatic to reach its full potential. ” –
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 10, 2023
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The Lady Eve (1941)
99%
“As he has shown before, Mr. Sturges knows how to use all sorts of film potentials in telling his story... Both Mr. Fonda and Miss Stanwyck have helped him to make a hilarious bit of nonsense. ” –
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 28, 2022
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
99%
“It is brutal and hard-bitten, a grim and ironic but absorbing thriller.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Nov 10, 2022
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Tess (1979)
81%
“Mr. Polanski's version seems rather stolid, though he sticks firmly to Hardy's moving tale of a lass whose love life carries her to a tragic fate. Yet it's sensitively directed, in its own conservative way, and luminously photographed.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 17, 2022
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Lake Placid (1999)
47%
1/4
“Stay away unless you enjoy gross- out violence, and stay even farther away if you're an animal lover, since some of the most grisly attacks are aimed at cows who just want to chew their cuds in peace.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Jul 9, 2019
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
75%
2/4
“The humor is as rude and crude as the characters, but the picture certainly isn't lacking in energy.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Tango (1998)
68%
3/4
“The plot and dialogue are far less engaging than in [director Carlos] Saura's best work, but the dance sequences are exuberantly performed and radiantly filmed.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
94%
3/4
“The story raises hard moral questions relating to the relative value of human lives and the overwhelming debt that may be felt by those who benefit when others sacrifice.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Analyze This (1999)
69%
3/4
“The screenplay offers some hearty laughs if you can stand bursts of violence and language as foul as a Mafioso's business agenda.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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200 Cigarettes (1999)
30%
.5/4
“Silly, plotless, slow.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Life Is Beautiful (1997)
81%
4/4
“Exceptional, well-crafted, uplifting.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Elizabeth (1998)
84%
3/4
“Acted and directed with great energy and imagination.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Children of Heaven (1997)
83%
4/4
“This modestly produced family drama has all the poignancy and humor associated with today's vibrant Iranian film industry.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Dancemaker (1998)
92%
3/4
“A splendidly entertaining visit with the world's greatest modern-dance choreographer and members of his brilliant troupe, focusing on the hardships as well as the rewards of their highly exacting profession.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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The Harmonists (1998)
81%
3/4
“Like the Harmonists in their shows, this neatly assembled German production serves up a beguiling blend of humor, sentiment, and nostalgia.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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The School of Flesh (1998)
68%
2/4
“This rather perfunctory French drama never quite catches fire.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Devil's Island (1997)
2/4
“Ambitious but uneven.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
42%
2/4
“The subject is poignant and suspenseful, but the treatment is drab and uninvolving despite competent acting and a few well-crafted scenes.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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The Corruptor (1999)
48%
2/4
“The trite story has plenty of distasteful moments.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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Cruel Intentions (1999)
54%
.5/4
“The cruelest intentions of this film are aimed at its audience, who gets only lame comedy and unconvincing drama as it wallows in its sordid subject matter.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 21, 2019
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My Life as a Dog (1985)
100%
“Splendidly acted, and directed with touches of visual poetry by Lasse Hallström.” –
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 19, 2019
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