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Cinematic Reflections

Cinematic Reflections is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Derek Smith.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Frost/Nixon (2008) Derek Smith Its boxing metaphor plays out in such mind-numbingly literal terms, there might as well have been a woman in a bikini announcing the beginning of each day's interview.
Posted Dec 07, 2008
3.5/4
The Bucket List (2007) Derek Smith
Posted Jan 16, 2008
4/4
This Land Is Mine (1943) Derek Smith
Posted Dec 30, 2006
1.5/4
How Green Was My Valley (1941) Derek Smith
Posted Oct 30, 2006
4/4
Bitter Victory (1958) Derek Smith
Posted Oct 30, 2006
4/4
Down by Law (1986) Derek Smith
Posted Sep 25, 2006
2.5/4
A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
2/4
Perfect Blue (1997) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
4/4
The Seventh Continent (1966) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
3/4
Benny's Video (1992) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
3/4
They Live (1988) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
1.5/4
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Derek Smith
Posted Aug 19, 2006
4/4
Top Hat (1935) Derek Smith
Posted Jun 24, 2006
32/100
The Bow (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Mar 28, 2006
3.5/4
Pandora's Box (1929) Derek Smith One of the great films about the mysterious allure of the female form and the destructive power of the male gaze that's inflicted upon it.
Posted Mar 28, 2006
4/4
The New World (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Mar 28, 2006
70/100
The Firm (1988) Derek Smith A jarring exploration of the male psyche and the devastating consequences of pride and uncontained machismo in a society where men's lives have lost meaning.
Posted Mar 28, 2006
3.5/4
Salesman (1969) Derek Smith Functions as both a tribute to their work ethic and a condemnation of the system that considers such a profession a healthy route to the American dream.
Posted Mar 28, 2006
4/4
Funny Ha Ha (2003) Derek Smith
Posted Mar 28, 2006
4/4
The World (2004) Derek Smith
Posted Mar 04, 2006
71/100
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Derek Smith
Posted Dec 06, 2005
59/100
Where the Truth Lies (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Dec 06, 2005
38/100
The Birth of a Nation (1915) Derek Smith
Posted Sep 24, 2005
4/4
Grizzly Man (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Sep 24, 2005
65/100
Downfall (2004) Derek Smith Downfall takes on the unenviable task of portraying [Hitler] as a man, rather than a caricature or parody as the norm has dictated.
Posted Jul 24, 2005
2/5
Stardust Memories (1980) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 24, 2005
83/100
Last Days (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 24, 2005
65/100
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 05, 2005
3/5
A Close Shave (1995) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 01, 2005
40/100
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 01, 2005
73/100
Rize (2005) Derek Smith
Posted Jul 01, 2005
90/100
Miss Julie (1951) Derek Smith A vivid portrait of class barriers, overbearing social mores and the torrid, forbidden love affair that is effected by it.
Posted Jul 01, 2005
82/100
(undefined) Derek Smith A vibrant discussion of the nature of the image and how they come to define our reality.
Posted Apr 23, 2005
73/100
The Age of Innocence (1993) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
93/100
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
66/100
Air Force (1943) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
4/4
Nouvelle Vague (1990) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
4/4
In Praise of Love (2001) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
4/4
Trust (1990) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
72/100
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
77/100
All I Desire (1953) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
3/4
Tape (2001) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
90/100
Heat (1995) Derek Smith
Posted Apr 23, 2005
3/5
The Last Supper (1995) Derek Smith
Posted Feb 05, 2005
3/5
Stray Dog (1949) Derek Smith
Posted Feb 05, 2005
Garden State (2004) Derek Smith
Posted Feb 05, 2005
4/4
Playtime (1967) Derek Smith 'It is a new way of seeing the world around us, both life affirming in its vision and brilliant in its satire'
Posted Jan 30, 2005
3/4
Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1967) Derek Smith
Posted Nov 08, 2004
2/5
Street of Shame (1956) Derek Smith
Posted Oct 24, 2004
3/5
Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1958) Derek Smith
Posted Oct 24, 2004
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