Movie Reviews9.7/10
Kurosawa’s Ran Ends His Career by Tracing a Mad Warlord’s Decline Through War
A Japanese epic of an aging lord dividing his realm among three sons, a tale of betrayal, madness, and painterly ruin.
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Movie Reviews4.5/10
Mona Lisa Smile Turns 23: Julia Roberts Anchors a Thin Script About Women Finding Their Voices
A review of Mona Lisa Smile, starring Julia Roberts, a tale of a teacher's earnest attempts to awaken her students' minds.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Barton Fink Review: A Decaying Hotel Swallows a Writer Whole
A Broadway writer loses his mind in a haunted Hollywood hotel in this tense, flawed tale of creative terror.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
A Long Walk Review Argues That Running for Your Life Deserves Its Grim Reputation
A grim, relentless race across an open road where fifty boys walk till they fall, one wish the price of surviving the walk.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Sally Hawkins Builds A Ritual Of Grief Around A Daughter’s Death In ‘Bring Her Back’
A grim tale of a grieving mother who sacrifices her foster children to bring her dead daughter back, a haunting chamber piece.
Movie Reviews9/10
Come and See Review: Flyora’s Nightmare Of War
A nightmare dressed as a war movie: Come and See follows a boy's descent into horror amid German occupation.
Movie Reviews6/10
Christopher Nolan’s Debut ‘Following’ Is Lean, Obsessive and Occasionally Gripping
A lean, obsessive tale of a young man who cannot stop following others, a study of obsession and identity.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
‘Hoodwinked!’ Rewrites Red Riding Hood as a Police Case — and Mostly Pulls It Off
A tale of hoodwinking, wherein five voices recount one domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, each telling a different truth.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
A Starship That Won’t Stop: Forty Years On, The Motion Picture Still Moves at Its Own Pace
A giant cloud drifts toward Earth, and the Enterprise stares at it. A relic of a simpler, more patient age.
Movie Reviews8/10
Tokyo Toilet Cleaner’s Quiet Life Takes Center Stage in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days
A quiet film about a man who finds beauty in routine, cassettes, and trees beneath the looming Skytree.
Movie Reviews1.7/10
Ice Cube Steps Into the Lead Role in xXx: State of the Union, and the Film Loses Its Way
A man of extreme sports and a criminal record becomes the perfect new agent, yet the film fails to live up to its own premise.
Movie Reviews3/10
Four Years On, Troll Still Proves That Monster Movies Work Better Without Anyone Worth Saving
A monstrous troll stirs in Norway's Dovre mountains, while paleontologists, soldiers, and politicians fail miserably to contain it.