328) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Woody Allen, A+
One of the best, ever. I wrote a paper about this in college.
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One of the best, ever. I wrote a paper about this in college.
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“Blaming the Victim: The Movie.” Seriously, one of the most depressing things Ive seen in a while. Nelson attempts the impossible, to film the moral universe inside concentration camps. His setting, the 12th...
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Shit sandwich. Im sure the Danes were watching indie films like this when they realized they had to invent Dogme 95.
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Youd think a movie about a remote childrens hospital fleeing an erupting volcano would be exciting, wouldnt you? Theres a lot of preaching, literally, in this alleged adventure picture. How Frank Sinatra wound up in the...
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Terrific. This simple, nearly predictable story is made mesmerizing through great performances, dialogue, tricky intercutting and tone. The ending had me cheering not in a “Rocky” way, but in a victory for humble...
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Part Hitchcock “Wrong Man” suspense picture, part-“Mad Max.” Unfortunately, the transitions between the two are quite jarring, making the whole movie, for me, preposterous. Fun beginning, though.
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