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"John Adams"
Sets a new standard for the historical miniseries that will be nearly impossible to surpass in the future
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"Vantage Point"
While this film won't win any awards, it is still an entertaining (and sometimes fascinating) way to spend ninety minutes.
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"The Orphanage"
How to make a genuinely scary, intelligent horror film without resorting to special effects or cheap shocks
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"The Bucket List"
There is a good reason that this film is making so much money, and the critics' overall reaction to it is a reflection on them, not on the film
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"Charlie Wilson's War"
The story of how one Texas Congressman helped the Afghanistans to victory over the Russians in the 1980's, and inadvertently paved the way for the rise of the Taliban
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"No Country for Old Men"
Because this is a Coen Brothers film, it has gotten rave reviews, but it has serious flaws as far as I'm concerned
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"Michael Clayton"
This latest George Clooney film is every bit as good as his recent Oscar-nominated hits. Perhaps nominations will also come out of this one.
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"2 Days in Paris"
Some have enjoyed this, and it has its moments, but overall, it isn't worth it
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"As You Like It"
Kenneth Branagh's best Shakespeare film since his "Hamlet" - and that's saying a lot
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"The Bourne Ultimatum"
Very thin on plot, but so full of action you will practically be begging for a breather.
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"A Mighty Heart"
An unsettling, intense, realistic depiction of the plight of Daniel and Mariane Pearl
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"Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - Handicapped Parking"
One of the most provocative (as in "inciting to anger") TV programs ever made about disability
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"Venus"
It would be a crime if the Academy overlooked Peter O'Toole yet again in favor of the more "politically correct" hype surrounding Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland"
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"Notes on a Scandal"
A deeply disturbing, but riveting, psychological thriller, starring two of the best actresses working in films.
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"Volver"
An excellent foreign-language film that establishes Penelope Cruz as a serious actress once and for all
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"Lassie" (2005 film)
The best family film to come along in a very, very long time
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"Oliver Twist" (the Polanski version)
An excellent remake of Charles Dickens' novel, unfairly treated by most critics, snubbed by audiences, and ignored by the Oscars
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"Elizabeth I"
An excellent, very realistic miniseries about the famous monarch which has just been nominated for several Emmys
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"Transamerica"
A potentially sensationalistic and tastless story becomes one of the best films of 2005.
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"The Sentinel"
An interesting thriller somewhat compromised by unnecessarily flashy camera tricks
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"Inside Man"
Although it has its unanswered questions, this is still the best crime thriller to come along in a long time.
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"Caché"
A film that exposes the pretentiousness of many critics, who are falling all over themselves to praise this drivel
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"Capote"
The story of how the writing of his most famous book affected the life of one of the twentieth century's most noted authors
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"Syriana"
Stephen Gaghan's follow-up to "Traffic" is well-acted, but so confusing that you most likely won't understand all of it.
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"The Nutcracker" (Baryshnikov version)
What will probably remain the classic version of Tchaikovsky's ballet has been given as great a DVD transfer as one could possibly hope for.
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"Good Night, and Good Luck"
A low-key, but probably very accurate account of CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow's battle against Senator Joseph McCarthy
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"North Country"
An excellent fictionalized dramatization of the first class action sexual harassment case filed in the U.S. is being overlooked at the box office
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"Proof"
The film version of the long-running, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama has finally made it to the big screen after a nine-month postponement by jittery distributors.
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"The Constant Gardener"
The latest screen adaptation of a John Le Carré novel is slow in spots, but well-acted and worth catching
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"Murderball"
More than just a rugby film, and much better because of that
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