Matt Bailey
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
I have been to many schools and studied many subjects. I have seen lots of movies.
Official Website:
http://www.notcoming.com
Chinese Roulette (1976)
83%
“Chinese Roulette is one of those films where you hate every single one of the characters yet can?t tear yourself away from them until you find out how they end up.” –
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Jul 6, 2015
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Ninotchka (1939)
95%
“Ninotchka stands as one of the finest films Lubitsch made. It was reportedly one of the director's own favorites among his films, and it's easy to see why.” –
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Mar 1, 2011
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The Scarlet Empress (1934)
86%
“Overstuffed with indulgent, idiosyncratic performances using every accent from Budapest to Brooklyn, the film is like a flower so strange and so beautiful it could only have germinated in the hothouse environment of a major Hollywood studio.” –
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Aug 24, 2010
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The Silence of the Sea (1949)
100%
“Requisite viewing for any student of post-war French cinema.” –
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Jul 27, 2007
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Mouchette (1967)
89%
“In its brevity and phantasmagoric intensity, Georges Bernanos' Mouchette resembles a fairy tale. Robert Bresson's film adaptation of the novella is something else entirely.” –
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Jan 22, 2007
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The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961)
“Though there is nothing original at all about it, The Curse of the Crying Woman rises above the also-rans to become a minor classic of gothic horror.” –
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Oct 4, 2006
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Walking and Talking (1996)
88%
“If any of Nicole Holofcener's films were to appeal to a male audience (or at least provide the fewest squirm-inducing moments to it), it would be Walking and Talking.” –
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Jul 30, 2006
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The Birds (1963)
94%
“What sets The Birds apart from the other films in Hitchcock's incredible ten-year run between 1954 and 1964 is its remarkable chilliness.” –
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Nov 1, 2005
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The Seventh Victim (1943)
95%
“It is clear that the film was designed to appeal to an intelligent film-going crowd out for a thrill as well as those just looking to get the bejeezus scared out of them.” –
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Oct 18, 2005
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
88%
“Vincent Price was an actor who never gave anything than his best possible performance at any given time.” –
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Oct 11, 2005
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
59%
“Competently made.” –
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Oct 11, 2005
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Francis, God's Fool (1950)
100%
“Rossellini's film has an uncomplicated charm and an effortless beauty.” –
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May 31, 2005
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Asphalt (1929)
“An exceptional piece of entertainment with a modern sense of pacing and style.” –
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May 3, 2005
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Pulse (2001)
76%
“Pulse may be just as effective an exploration of the nature of loneliness and isolation in Japanese society as any number of documentaries on the subject.” –
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Apr 29, 2005
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Otoshiana (1962)
100%
“One of the most successful teams in Japanese film was that of director Hiroshi Teshigahara, screenwriter Kobo Abe, composer Toru Takemitsu, and cinematographer Hiroshi Segawa.” –
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Apr 20, 2005
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The Face of Another (1966)
86%
“I watched Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Face of Another and read about it and thought about it, yet ultimately failed to connect with it.” –
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Mar 28, 2005
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Vera Drake (2004)
93%
“There are few topics that generate more controversy than abortion, yet Mike Leigh's film seems wholly uninterested in courting debate.” –
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Mar 27, 2005
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Casino Royale (1967)
26%
“Watching this movie is a serious drag.” –
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Mar 22, 2005
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Last Life in the Universe (2003)
90%
“A film that demands second and even third viewings in order to absorb all of its nuances.” –
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Mar 1, 2005
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
100%
“This film is Hollywood at the top of its game.” –
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Feb 27, 2005
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
85%
“Though the story is involving enough to make this film a classic, it is perhaps more rightly renowned for its Technicolor cinematography and original set and costume design.” –
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Feb 21, 2005
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The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
92%
“The Life of Emile Zola may seem somewhat dated today, its methods and manner a little old-fashioned, and its style rather quaint.” –
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Feb 9, 2005
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The Broadway Melody (1929)
42%
“The Broadway Melody won the Academy Award for the best picture of 1929, but I am at a total loss to explain how or why.” –
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Feb 7, 2005
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Fall Guy (1982)
“I have seen a lot of strange, bizarre movies in my day, but Kinji Fukasaku's 1982 comedy Fall Guy is among the strangest.” –
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Feb 3, 2005
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Criminal Lovers (1999)
67%
2/5
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Feb 3, 2005
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