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Review of Marty (1955)

By Davey M (514) on 26 May 2014

Chayefsky's script is brilliant, perfectly observing Marty's cultural milieu and social world, low-key and focused, with a…

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Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Davey M (514) on 26 Mar 2014

A very European sense of fairy tale archetypes (good and evil, love conquering all) coupled with the very American notion of the superhero…

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Review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

By Davey M (514) on 13 Mar 2014

O'Toole, the desert, the music. Just extraordinary…

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Review of Where There's a Will (1936)

By Davey M (514) on 05 Mar 2014

Like most Hay films, it's a lot of fun--I'll have a double double then…

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Review of Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)

By Davey M (514) on 05 Mar 2014

Will Hay is magnificent, and trains have to be one of the most perfect platforms for comic invention ever…

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Review of The Great Beauty (2013)

By Davey M (514) on 02 Mar 2014

I accept the fact that Italy is a pretty country of massive history and culture and that this is going to have a big effect on it's…

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Review of Shaolin Soccer (2001)

By Davey M (514) on 26 Feb 2014

Unusual idea for the story. The film shows us how could be used kung fu, sometimes it is extremely funny…

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Review of Hellzapoppin' (1941)

By Davey M (514) on 20 Feb 2014

Surely one of the strangest movies ever released by a major studio…

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Review of Trouble in Paradise (1932)

By Davey M (514) on 16 Feb 2014

No one does comedy like Lubitsch…

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Review of The Proud Rebel (1958)

By Davey M (514) on 14 Feb 2014

The script takes its sweet time bringing the three central conflicts together (Ladd's love for his son and the quest to treat his…

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Review of The Act of Killing (2012)

By Davey M (514) on 02 Feb 2014

One of the most amazing movies I've ever seen…

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Review of Meet John Doe (1941)

By Davey M (514) on 15 Jan 2014

The story maybe bites off more than it can chew (Capra lamented the fact that they never could find quite the right ending), but, in many…

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Review of Blackfish (2013)

By Davey M (514) on 07 Jan 2014

At a brisk 80 minutes, Blackfish could maybe have used a little more time to more effectively establish the context for everything it…

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Review of Whores' Glory (2011)

By Davey M (514) on 03 Jan 2014

Bon documentaire qui arrive à rendre compte d'une réalité prenant différents visages selon les endroits visités sans même…

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Review of Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

By Davey M (514) on 18 Dec 2013

The beautiful, radiant, vital Barbara Stanwyck (along with the excellent supporting cast--folks like Sydney Greenstreet and S. Z…

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Review of Sunshine (2007)

By Davey M (514) on 09 Dec 2013

I own this on DVD in a five movie pack along with: * I, Robot (2004) * The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) * Babylon A.D. (2008) * In Time (2011)…

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Review of Die Hard (1988)

By Davey M (514) on 07 Dec 2013

Immaculately structured and executed action, humor, and some pretty tremendous performances from Willis and Rickman…

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Review of Love Actually (2003)

By Davey M (514) on 03 Dec 2013

Where is all the security for the Prime Minister? Why can't airport security catch an 11-year-old kid…

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Review of Donnie Darko (2001)

By Davey M (514) on 01 Dec 2013

What a real real crazy movie this is…

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Review of The Faculty (1998)

By Davey M (514) on 17 Nov 2013

A great premise and a lot of terrific moments and components in search of a better, more cohesive movie…

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