Tag: 2000s
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Cruel Summer
On ‘La Collectionneuse,’ ‘Long Weekend,’ and ‘La Ciénaga.’
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‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is an Arresting Thriller
Demme’s movie arguably creeps under the skin more than the more-unanimously acclaimed 1962 cinematization.
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Rebirth
On ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘He Got Game,’ and ‘Inside Man.’
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‘Thirteen’: Rebel Girls
‘Thirteen’ is ultimately about as thick-stroked and (perhaps inadvertently) fear-stoking as an after-school special, just better-acted and more idiosyncratically made.
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A Thousand Stars Burst Open
On ‘The Living End,’ ‘Totally Fucked Up,’ and ‘Mysterious Skin.’
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‘Being Julia’ is Nothing Without Annette Bening
‘Being Julia’ is a flat imitation of a Hollywood Golden Era melodrama.
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‘Cherry Falls’ is a Solid Teen Slasher Movie
‘Cherry Falls’ felt kind of like a balm when I saw it.
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Lesson in Survival
Five films by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li.
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You Get Lost in ‘Miami Vice’
On Michael Mann’s cinematic take on the 1980s TV show.
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‘Infernal Affairs’: A Cop Thriller with a Smart Premise
Ambition is like a poison in ‘Infernal Affairs.’
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‘Two Lovers’ and ‘High Art,’ Reviewed
Two movies about dysfunctional romance.
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Baubles
On ‘Glitter’ and ‘Xanadu.’
Peterson Reviews 