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Review: 'The Carabineers' (1963)
| 72; 3.5 stars; B+ | dir. Jean-Luc Godard | French | 80 min | PG | During war in an unnamed, imaginary country, soldiers recruit...
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Review: 'The Wind' (1928)
| 89; 4.5 stars; A | dir. Victor Sjöström | Silent with English intertitles | 75 min | Not rated | Letty, a young and poor woman, travels...
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Review: 'Taxi Driver' (1976)
| 85; 4 stars; A- | dir. Martin Scorsese | English | 113 min | M18 | Travis Bickle, a mentally unstable war veteran, further loses his...
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Review: 'Sylvio' (2017)
| 72; 3.5 stars; B+ | dir. Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney | English | 80 min | Not rated | A gorilla, toiling away at a debt-collection...
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Review: 'Good Time' (2017)
| 77; 4 stars; A- | dir. Joshua Safdie, Ben Safdie | English | 99 min | M18 | Two brothers, one mentally handicapped, rob a bank in New...
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Review: 'Naked' (1993)
| 88; 4.5 stars; A | dir. Mike Leigh | English | 131 min | R21 | Johnny, a drifter, moves in with his ex-girlfriend, Louise, and...
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Review: 'A City of Sadness' (1989)
| 70; 3.5 stars; B+ | dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwanese | 157 min | M18 | Taiwan, after the Japanese Occupation, is now governed by the...
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Review: 'The Disaster Artist' (2017)
| 54; 2.5 stars; B- | dir. James Franco | English | 104min | M18 | Burning with a desire to be famous? Can’t act? Have six million to...
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Review: 'Manchester by the Sea' (2016)
| 77; 4 stars; A- | dir. Kenneth Lonergan | English | 137 min | NC16 | Lee Chandler, a janitor and handyman living in the city, returns...
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Review: 'Paris, Texas' (1984)
| 75; 3.5 stars; B+ | dir. Wim Wenders | English | 145 min | PG13 | A man, seemingly amnesiac, wanders the West Texan desert in search of...
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Review: 'Antichrist' (2009)
| 77; 4 stars; A-| dir. Lars von Trier | English | 108 min | R21 with cuts | A grieving couple retreat into the woods after the death of...
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Review: 'On Body and Soul' (2017)
| 88; 4.5 stars; A | dir. Ildikó Enyedi | Hungarian | 116 min | M18 with cuts | Endre, the CFO of an abattoir, discovers he shares the...
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'La Ciénaga' (2001) Eloquently Captures the Spirit of Bourgeois Apathy
79 | 4 stars | A- Director: Lucrecia Martel Cast: Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Andrea López Synopsis: Members of two Argentine...
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'I Saw the Devil' (2010) Gleefully Revisits the Pursuit of Justice
68 | 3.5 stars | B+ Director: Kim Jee-woon Cast: Choi Min-sik, Lee Byung-hun, Choi Moo-sung Synopsis: A secret agent embarks on a game of...
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'Lady Bird' (2017) – An Endearing Ode to Growing Up
80 | 4 stars | A- Director: Greta Gerwig Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts Synopsis: A rebellious teenager spends one last...
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Michael Moore’s Somewhat Appealing Designs for 'Where to Invade Next' (2015)
60 | 3 stars | B Director: Michael Moore Cast: Michael Moore Synopsis: The outspoken documentary filmmaker is back on a tour around the...
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'The Fencer' (2015) – Forced and Sentimentalised Period Piece Offers Nothing Significant
30 | 1.5 stars | D+ Director: Klaus Härö Cast: Märt Avandi, Hendrik Toompere, Ursula Ratasepp Synopsis: A young Estonian fencer flees the...
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'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' (1972) – An Exceptional Melodrama on Domineering Passion
91 | 4.5 stars | A Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Cast: Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla Synopsis: Petra von Kant, a...
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'John Wick' (2014) – Kickass Gun Fu Flick Loses its Subversive Edge
63 | 3 stars | B Director: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch Cast: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe Synopsis: John...
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The Guilty Cinematic Excess of 'The Neon Demon' (2016)
42 | 2 stars | C- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Cast: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee Synopsis: Jesse, an aspiring...
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