Planet of the Apes (2001)
43%
“While it's fun to revisit this nearly forgotten planet in the company of a master of movie magic, one gets the feeling that Burton never found a way to embrace this place and make it his own.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
May 1, 2024
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Almost Famous (2000)
91%
“It's a coming-of-age tale compressed into a few mad weeks. And Crowe, the ex-journalist, captures the essence of good journalism -- its watchfulness, persistence and that instinct for a good human story.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Mar 26, 2024
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Mean Girls (2004)
84%
“One of the movie's achievements is persuading the audience to stay firmly in Cady's camp during her odyssey of self-discovery.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jan 8, 2024
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Mulholland Dr. (2001)
84%
“Few will be able to resist its heady sense of intrigue and two riveting lead performances by Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jul 11, 2023
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An American Tail (1986)
77%
“Once you get past these conceptual stumbling blocks, the full force of Bluth's magnificent animation takes over. It's gorgeous.” –
Los Angeles Daily News
May 16, 2023
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
94%
“The film glories in this deadpan humor and its wacky, improbably escapes and situations.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
May 2, 2023
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9 to 5 (1980)
69%
“Colin Higgins directs broadly, which is to say he never knows when to leave well enough alone.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Mar 3, 2023
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Chariots of Fire (1981)
84%
“Chariots of Fire is, like all of producer David Puttnam's films, exceptionally well photographed and acted with verve by a fresh crop of young performers. Yet all the film presents are miscellaneous incidents without any real connecting tissue. ” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Jul 18, 2022
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Ordinary People (1980)
89%
“Robert Redford chose this story for his directional debut undoubtedly because it's an actor's movie. And, boy, can Redford direct actors! There isn't a false note in any performance.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Jul 14, 2022
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Thief (1981)
80%
“The film is white hot with data, but the very steadiness of the data, the almost drone-like quality reinforced by the hammering soundtrack music by Tangerine Dream and the clear, close-up images empties the mind and spurs the adrenaline.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Jul 7, 2022
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The Godfather, Part II (1974)
96%
“Seldom has a motion picture captured the feel and texture of novel form as this film does.” –
Valley News (Van Nuys, CA
Mar 8, 2022
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Lucky (2011)
15%
“Nothing is bleaker than failed black comedy, which this is.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 9, 2021
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The Last Unicorn (1982)
76%
“My guess is that The Last Unicom falls into a dangerous no-man's-land: Its storyline is too uninvolving for children and the animation too unsophisticated to intrigue adults.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Jul 21, 2021
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Paris, Texas (1984)
95%
“Paris, Texas is the cinematic equivalent of a symphony. The film is composed in movements that chart the emotional lives of its characters -- of haunting images and anxious silences, of gestures, landscapes, weird juxtapositions and epiphanies.” –
Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)
Jul 21, 2021
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Face (2002)
63%
“[Pan's] actors are exceptional.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Mar 13, 2021
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Tuya's Marriage (2006)
95%
“Yu is an experienced and most talented actress. But the real surprise here is how well the non-pros -- Bater, a Mongolian herdsman, and Sen'ge, an equestrian -- perform.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Sep 23, 2020
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Conception (2011)
“For a slapdash, no-time-to-think indie production, Conception rolls out with surprising confidence.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun 15, 2020
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Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon (2011)
100%
“War of the Arrows is one helluva chase movie.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Feb 5, 2020
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The Green Mile (1999)
79%
“The simple fable can't stand such scrutiny. More pivotally, the weight given to each moment lends The Green Mile a ponderousness that works against the emotions the story seems to want to plug into.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 10, 2019
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Three Kings (1999)
94%
“[Russell] not only has designed an action-adventure laced with incendiary humor but a movie that wants to explore race, politics, war, the media and U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. In large measure, he pulls it off with breathtaking aplomb.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Oct 25, 2019
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Goodfellas (1990)
94%
“Complex, volatile, ironic and disquieting, Scorsese's Goodfellas is a masterly achievement in intense observation.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Sep 19, 2019
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American Pie (1999)
62%
“American Pie has a likable cast, but the actors appear throttled back by a pedestrian script and direction. Consequently, one winds up liking the film more than it deserves because of the gameness of its attractive cast.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Jul 9, 2019
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Position Among the Stars (2011)
95%
“Rentel Helmrich has intimately captured a family in transition as they adjust to bewildering gaps in education, outlook, religion and even class among three generations jammed into cramped quarters.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Nov 21, 2018
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“[Pan's] actors are exceptional.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
Oct 20, 2018
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Gladiator (2000)
80%
“Russell Crowe solidly anchors this epic-scale gladiator movie - the first in nearly four decades - by using his burly frame and expressive face to give dimension to what might otherwise have been comic book heroics.” –
The Hollywood Reporter
May 8, 2018
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