Rotten 4/10
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Rotten
19%
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Cop Out (2010) |
"
A half-baked concept halfheartedly executed."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Aug 25, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
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Rotten
46%
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The Thorn in the Heart (L'épine dans le coeur) (2010) |
"
We can recognize the portrait for its intimacy and appreciation of the challenges of a life lived, but it doesn't have any other real pull."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Aug 21, 2010
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Rotten 4/10
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Rotten
38%
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Death at a Funeral (2010) |
"
The component that stayed mostly the same is the writing, which is bad news to me, since my main beef with the original movie was exactly that."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
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Fresh
97%
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A Prophet (Un prophete) (2010) |
"
An epic-styled comment on the practical side of getting through modern life, with spirituality and loyalty playing side parts to gaining raw skill."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
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Fresh
84%
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The Ghost Writer (2010) |
"
Polanski grinds the gears to entertaining effect, never losing pace from beginning to end, while not necessarily offering anything new."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
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Fresh
74%
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Greenberg (2010) |
"
Baumbach's movie once again walks a fine line between being off-putting and being fascinating in its character study, and for me the positives win out."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Aug 16, 2010
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Fresh 10/10
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Fresh
81%
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
10 out of 10. You win -- perfect!"
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Aug 15, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
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Fresh
75%
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Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
A bait-and-switch movie that lucks out because its switch is so much more appealing than its bait."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Aug 13, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
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Fresh
83%
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Ip Man (Yip Man) (2008) |
"
The movie is clearly hagiographic, but this aspect and its general function as a martial arts movie are supported greatly by Yen."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Aug 9, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
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Rotten
50%
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) |
"
Manages to pay its respects to the Greek myths and actually convey them as fun."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Aug 4, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
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Fresh
95%
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Mother (Madeo) (2010) |
"
Bong presents his characterizations with a blend of black humor and pathos ... He also happens to write (along with co-writer Park Eun-kyo) one heck of a narrative."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 31, 2010
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Rotten 5/10
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Rotten
55%
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Green Zone (2010) |
"
An angry, critical movie, but in the name of accessibility it foregoes complexity and depth in a subject that requires it."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 31, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
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Rotten
38%
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Formosa Betrayed (2010) |
"
Worth a look for the history lesson. Just remember it is a history lesson."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 18, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
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Fresh
85%
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A Single Man (2009) |
"
Tom Ford's feature directorial debut, A Single Man, is a bold first step, both visually ambitious and unapologetic about its point-of-view."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 18, 2010
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Fresh 9/10
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Fresh
85%
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The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009) |
"
A direct and simple human lesson -- that negative reinforcement creates negative consequences."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 17, 2010
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Rotten 4/10
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Fresh
61%
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Death at a Funeral (2007) |
"
Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 17, 2010
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Fresh 9/10
|
Fresh
87%
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Inception (2010) |
"
The first of [Nolan's] films that I would call flat-out fun."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 15, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
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Rotten
47%
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Creation (2010) |
"
Shows that all faith, any faith, is made stronger through questioning and emotional trial."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 9, 2010
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Rotten 5/10
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Fresh
70%
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The Last Station (2010) |
"
Feels akin to using Tolstoy's life to write a greeting card."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jul 8, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
|
Fresh
88%
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Man Push Cart (2006) |
"
A noble attempt to give us a look at one of the regular people who populate our civilization, one of the guys we may see everyday but would be otherwise totally unfamiliar with."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 1, 2010
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Fresh 10/10
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Fresh
99%
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Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Such a deep wrap-up that it makes the previous two movies feel like episodes, while this movie feels like the summation."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jun 23, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Fresh
67%
|
Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Shutter Island, after an involving and entertaining beginning, settles for a victory by judges' decision rather than a final knockout."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jun 23, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
76%
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Paranoid Park (2007) |
"
In Paranoid Park, not much actually happens and yet one teenager's mind is filled with far more than enough to ponder for a long time."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jun 23, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
89%
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Sanxia Haoren (Still Life) (2006) |
"
Observant and acts as a record of the inevitability of change, even ones mandated not by nature but by the government."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jun 16, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
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—
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Dong (2006) |
"
Shows the similar mindsets of artists who would travel to less familiar spaces in search of their next muse."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Jun 16, 2010
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Rotten 3/10
|
Rotten
51%
|
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
"
The Alice books gained fame for being totally unconventional, and you decide to make a totally conventional movie out of them?"
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jun 8, 2010
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Rotten 5/10
|
Fresh
75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
Has an interesting thesis about morality and humanity, but lacks complexity in its approach."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jun 8, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Rotten
57%
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It's Complicated (2009) |
"
While it may be complicated for the characters, it's a simple formula for light movie entertainment."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Jun 8, 2010
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Rotten 5/10
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Rotten
27%
|
Extraordinary Measures (2010) |
"
Easy to root for a loving father fighting through the system, but Extraordinary Measures shamelessly piles on the sentimentality and disregards the real work of the many scientists dedicated to fighting this disease for years."
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Window to the Movies
Posted May 22, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
|
Fresh
70%
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Tetro (2009) |
"
Has something to say about the fulfillment of art not coming from commercial success or the approval of others, but from a personal sense of completion, something we'd easily feel coming directly from Coppola."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted May 18, 2010
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Rotten 4/10
|
Rotten
37%
|
Nine (2009) |
"
Comes across as a very unimaginative re-working, a shallow interpretation."
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Window to the Movies
Posted May 12, 2010
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Rotten 5/10
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Fresh
64%
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) |
"
Overplotted and the film ends up as a head-scratcher -- we're supposed to sympathize with Parnassus, but the case just isn't strongly made."
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Window to the Movies
Posted May 12, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Fresh
74%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
Bent on escapism and content to stay on the surface of the issues it presents, it at least does its best to give that surface a pleasing, gleaming polish."
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Window to the Movies
Posted May 11, 2010
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Fresh 9/10
|
Fresh
96%
|
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (2008) |
"
The overall effect of Denis's movie duplicates that unique and wonderful Ozu effect."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted May 1, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Fresh
69%
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Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
"
It's entertaining, but it's also a bit goofy -- Holmes here is a Victorian 007."
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Window to the Movies
Posted May 1, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Fresh
75%
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Tales From the Script (2010) |
"
Serves more as practical discouragement, working off the idea that would-be writers are mostly deluded and starry-eyed, and what this movie can do is hammer in the reality."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 24, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
87%
|
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"
Somehow this is fun -- a result of a unique synergy between Cage and Herzog."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 22, 2010
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Fresh 10/10
|
Fresh
100%
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Sita Sings the Blues (2008) |
"
It's akin to watching creativity just explode onscreen -- part abstract, part musical, part improvisation-style comedy, and, most compellingly, all inspired by real-life pain."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 15, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Fresh
79%
|
Iris (2001) |
"
Admittedly, it's hard not to be affected."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Apr 9, 2010
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Fresh 7/10
|
Fresh
95%
|
Wordplay (2006) |
"
If the movie emphasizes anything, it affirms that common-interest societies like this ... all survive by sharing the traits of community, devotion, and mutual dedication."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 8, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
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Fresh
90%
|
Brendan and the Secret of Kells (2009) |
"
Concludes in a wholly unpredictable way and emphasizes such lessons as the retainment of knowledge, art, and spirit as perhaps the most valuable act for any surviving society."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 5, 2010
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Fresh 6/10
|
Rotten
45%
|
The Box (2009) |
"
Kelly runs The Box a little too closely to the themes of The Day the Earth Stood Still, although it does have something more cynical to say about humanity."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Apr 1, 2010
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Fresh 10/10
|
Fresh
97%
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Les Plages d'Agnčs (The Beaches of Agnes) (2008) |
"
We should all be so lucky to have the chance to make movies about our own lives when we're much older; and as one of the lucky ones, Varda wastes no opportunity to provide a fun, humble, and shining entry."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Apr 1, 2010
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Rotten 4/10
|
Rotten
28%
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"
My main problem with the Twilight series so far is that Bella doesn't have much in the way of admirable qualities. What's her distinction? She pines a lot."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 24, 2010
|
Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
81%
|
Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) (Broken Hugs) (2009) |
"
I must be completely dazzled by Pedro Almodóvar's current skills as a filmmaker because I really enjoyed Broken Embraces even though I had several reasons not to."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
84%
|
The Princess and the Frog (2009) |
"
A heady dose of nostalgia, and the question left in our heads after seeing it is, 'why did [Disney] ever stop making these?'"
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
92%
|
The Gleaners and I (2000) |
"
A tribute to all the people who think outside the box."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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Rotten 3/10
|
Rotten
18%
|
Gentlemen Broncos (2009) |
"
You can't root for [the characters] while laughing at the work they hold dear -- it just doesn't go both ways."
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Posted Mar 12, 2010
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Fresh 8/10
|
Fresh
92%
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Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo) (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) (2009) |
"
Doesn't commit itself to mining our deeper feelings, and as such it feels much more geared to younger viewers; but with that comes dazzling displays of drawn and painted visuals, full of color, life."
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Window to the Movies
Posted Mar 12, 2010
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