65/100
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The Last Detail
(1973)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Oct 01, 2010
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65/100
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The Clock
(1945)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Sep 15, 2010
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65/100
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The Blob
(1958)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Aug 20, 2010
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65/100
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Inception
(2010)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Aug 04, 2010
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3.5/4
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Letters From Iwo Jima
(2006)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Dec 22, 2006
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3/5
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The Vanishing
(1988)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Somewhat erie and efficient, but never really gets under your skin.
Posted Sep 21, 2005
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3/5
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Rudy
(1993)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Shamelessly manipulative, but who cares when it's so damn uplifting?
Posted Sep 21, 2005
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3/5
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The Wolf Man
(1941)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Charming & fun 40's monster schlock.
Posted Sep 21, 2005
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1/5
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I Stand Alone
(1998)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Vomit.
Posted Jan 03, 2005
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1/5
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Boxcar Bertha
(1972)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Scorsese at his most droll and uninspired.
Posted Jan 03, 2005
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4/5
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Peter Pan
(1953)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Perhaps Disney's most underrated work.
Posted Jan 03, 2005
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5/5
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Great Expectations
(1946)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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A masterful adaptation of a masterful novel.
Posted Jan 03, 2005
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4/4
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Million Dollar Baby
(2004)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Dec 18, 2004
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5/5
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In a Lonely Place
(1950)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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One of the best--and most underrated--noirs.
Posted Dec 18, 2004
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4/5
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All the King's Men
(1949)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Outstanding poltical commentary, rife with tension.
Posted Nov 17, 2004
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5/5
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The Circus
(1928)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Chaplin's most underrated, consistently hysterical, and imaginative picture.
Posted Nov 16, 2004
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5/5
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Cleo From 5 to 7
(1961)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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As good as almost any entry from the French New Wave...a devastating portrait of running out of time...
Posted Oct 07, 2004
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2/5
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The Addams Family
(1991)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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I suppose there's a certain kooky charm, but talk about dated...
Posted Oct 07, 2004
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5/5
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The Shop on Main Street
(1965)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Mesmerizing and heart-breaking...
Posted Oct 07, 2004
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4/4
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House of Flying Daggers
(2004)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Oct 07, 2004
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4/4
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Ed Wood
(1994)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Jul 19, 2004
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0/5
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Street Fighter
(1994)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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OOOF!!!!!
Posted Jun 05, 2004
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4/5
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La Ronde
(1950)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Charming as can be, but with a dark underbellly that belies it.
Posted Jun 05, 2004
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4/5
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Stolen Kisses
(1968)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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A poignant portrait of sop-free love.
Posted Apr 13, 2004
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3/5
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Blade Runner
(1982)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Visually dazzling but thematically mediocre.
Posted Mar 31, 2004
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4/5
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The Lady Vanishes
(1938)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Underrated early Hitch with a killer finale.
Posted Mar 16, 2004
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1/5
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The Untouchables
(1987)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Too campy for its topic matter...Costner is typically dull as a 75 year-old unsharpened sword.
Posted Mar 01, 2004
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0/5
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Blackmail
(1929)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Horrific and dated....worth seeing from a strictly historical standpoint.
Posted Mar 01, 2004
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3/4
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Bad Santa
(2003)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Jan 06, 2004
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3/5
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High Heels
(1991)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Witty and snappy Almodovar....as usual, but still great fun.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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4/5
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Ivan's Childhood
(1963)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Tarkovsky's most underrated film, simple but riveting.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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4/5
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A Bronx Tale
(1993)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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A superb directorial debut by DeNiro, a work that rivals Goodfellas.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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3/5
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Crooklyn
(1994)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Standard Spike Lee fare, which means it comes with its high and low points.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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3/5
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Europa, Europa
(1990)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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The shower scene still sends shivers up my spine, and it's been years since I've seen it.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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4/5
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Repulsion
(1965)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Polanski's best by a wide margin. The walls! The walls!
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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2/5
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The General
(1926)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Vastly overrated; moderately charming but I think I laughed once.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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4/5
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Alphaville
(1965)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Packed to the brim with imagination, particularly the insane 2nd half.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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3/5
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Jules and Jim
(1962)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Far too cute and ridiculous for its own good, yet riddled with so many strong points that it can't be overlooked.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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2/5
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Sisters of the Gion
(1936)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Mizoguchi presents similar themes MUCH more powerfully in Ugetsu or Sansho the Bailiff; here, it falls flat
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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3/5
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Variety Lights
(1950)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Delightfully charming and whimsical, if nowhere near as consequential as Fellini's best.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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0/5
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Carnosaur
(1993)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Few movies have ever been more inept and ridiculous...but maybe that's the point.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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2/5
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The 39 Steps
(1935)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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As dull as anything Hitchcock has done, save the exhilerating final 10 minutes.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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4/5
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The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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A delightful fantasy for children and adults alike, one that cherishes childhood and its dreams.
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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2/5
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The Last Boy Scout
(1991)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Overblown rubbish, with nothing to hang on to save the opening football field scene
Posted Dec 22, 2003
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2/4
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The Tracker
(2002)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Posted Nov 26, 2003
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4/5
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On the Waterfront
(1954)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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Extremely polished and featuring another powerhouse effort from Brando.
Posted Sep 29, 2003
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5/5
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The Young and the Damned
(1950)
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Gabe Leibowitz
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One of the most powerful of all coming-of-age films, Los Olvidados is Luis Buuel's first masterpiece, a blend of surrealism and horrific neorealism which implants itself in the viewer's mind for days. It's criminal there's not a Region 1 DVD available,
Posted Sep 29, 2003
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