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The Last Metro (1980)

A loving account of the literal and figurative romance of the stage, even under the most trying of social circumstances.
The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) (1959)

An enduring masterpiece...Truffaut's autobiographical fiction shows an admirable equanimity by depicting the highs and lows of boyhood.
Quantum of Solace (2008)

The 22nd Bond film too often seems like an old friend on the wrong anti-depressant: still the person you love, but the rhythm's off and the precious moments fewer and further between.
Batman & Robin (1997)

Alfred posits, "For what is Batman if not an effort to master the chaos that sweeps our world? An attempt to control death itself." Okay, fine, but we get this and dick jokes?
Batman Forever (1995)

The fatuousness of that title sums up Schumacher's approach. The director allows his few scrupulous choices to be overwhelmed by garish vaudeville.
Batman Returns (1992)

Burton['s] staging is expert, and his character conceptions are distinctive and gratifying.
Batman (1989)

Despite its failings...a hugely influential movie with literally towering design, mordant wit, and a hall-of-fame performance by Jack Nicholson.
Primal Fear (1996)

An unfolding mystery in which truth is elusive, and twists are the order of the day...gives Norton a career-making opportunity to strut his stuff.
Vanishing Point (1971)

Merged the appeal of Bullitt with that of, say, Zabriskie Point...fast cars and dusty existentialism.
The Who at the Isle of Wight (1970)

An electrifying performance that set a high standard plugged-in rockers continue to pursue.
Wonder Woman (DTV) (2009)

A fast-paced feature sure to satisfy fans and win a generation of new ones.
Milk (2008)

That Milk is merely excellent and not transcendent should not obscure its importance to popular culture...
Brokeback Mountain (2005)

With Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee paints...symbolist drama (is it coincidental that the film begins in Signal, Wyoming?).
Watchmen (2009)

Any film that depicts a 'superheroic' rapist-brute as a self-styled parody of America's 'true face' can hardly be accused of thematic squeamishness, and any film that sends readers back to the comic for Moore (and Gibbons) has served the public interest.
Two Lovers (2009)

Heartbreakingly explores our romantic delusions, and the tragedy of always wanting more than we can have.
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009)

As sunglasses and guitar picks fly, cello bows jut, and mics and pointed drumsticks thrust out of the screen, it's a sort of metaphor for the...film (and the band it captures) to ponder which effects are 'real' and which are manufactured in a computer.
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (DTV) (2009)

Groening’s notoriously prickly fanbase may well overlook the inclusion of nearly the entire extended universe of Futurama characters and focus on the negative: the warmed-over story and jokes.
Sex Drive (2008)

Likeable enough, and even amusing for stretches, but ultimately too generic for a recommendation.
Groundhog Day (1993)

A memorable comedy for the ages, Groundhog Day digs deeper than most magic-realist comedies...
The French Connection II (1975)

More conventional than its predecessor, but it's still unconventional by the cop thriller standard set by a wash of anonymous, lesser films.
Amadeus (1984)

A witty and highly imaginative historical fiction, well adapted by screenwriter Peter Shaffer from his own hit play.
13 Going on 30 (2004)

Naive as its young heroine, but also as good-natured.
The Pink Panther (2006)

Martin's innate verbal panache is the only asset that shows any reliability here.
A History of Violence (2005)

[Cronenberg] investigates his own cinematic propensity for violence and skill at purveying it...sex and violence can be random, can be animal, and certainly can be satisfying.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

Knows its priorities: to make the legions of High School Musical fans dewy-eyed, toe-tapping, soul-soaring happy, and to pave the way for High School Musical 4.
Pretty Woman (1990)

Believing in love is swell and all, but maybe we're better off not buying the brand Pretty Woman is selling.
The Rundown (2003)

I think you can smell what the Rock is cooking: a dish that'll fatten your head but pleasantly plump your gut.
Appaloosa (2008)

Harris has made himself a reputation as a mark of quality...Like Pollack, Appaloosa has the best of both worlds, with Harris both in front of and behind the camera.
Ping Pong Playa (2008)

One way to break down cultural walls is assimilation, and that's where Ping Pong Playa has its dubious triumph: it's just about as generic as the next 'loser makes good by coaching kids' comedy...
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Energetic, fast-paced, and pumped full of zany humor...sure to entertain the younguns and be fairly painless for their guardians.
High School Musical (2006)

There's no denying the tween audience was hungering for this movie, without even knowing it.
In Cold Blood (w/ Capote) (1967)

One of the most creditable true-crime films ever made.
Capote (w/ In Cold Blood) (2005)

Radiating serpentine self-absorption, Philip Seymour Hoffman embodies a youthful Truman Capote.
My Name Is Bruce (2008)

Pretty bad, but in a way, we'd be disappointed if it wasn't...it's all about Campbell, a limber linguist whose verbal sense seems straight out of the '40s, and a game physical comic.
Doom (2005)

As far as I can tell, no one is at the controls of Doom.
Body of Lies (2008)

If you’re going to have a mall-ready entertainment about the war on terror, you might as well have this one.
Friday the 13th (1980)

Whether you want to credit or blame Friday the 13th for its role in influencing modern cineplex cinema is a matter of taste.
The Pelican Brief (1993)

You'd think that Pakula would be just the man to tease the intellectual and emotional depth out of a Grisham potboiler, but you'd be wrong.
Any Given Sunday (1999)

Stone isn't interested in merely bashing modern football: Any Given Sunday looks at the best and worst of the sport.
Frozen River (2008)

It’s hard not to think of the film as a timely reflection of today’s deep economic recession...writer-director Courtney Hunt has something of the eye for detail expected from a good short story writer.

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